The Better Life is the first studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released on February 8, 2000. It has become 6 times Platinum since release. This is the only album that lead singer Brad Arnold played drums on. "Kryptonite", "Loser", and "Be Like That" all reached the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #3, #55, and #24, respectively. The Better Life sold 6 million copies worldwide. The album peaked at position #1 at the heatseekers albums chart.
It is the band's best-selling album to date, with sales of over 5,598,000 copies in the United States, as of December, 2010.