Away from the Sun is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, released by Universal Records on November 12, 2002.

[5] The Away from the Sun recording sessions took place during the summer of 2002 with producer and engineer Rick Parashar at London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington.

Alex Lifeson, guitarist for the Canadian rock band Rush, performed live with 3 Doors Down in Biloxi, Mississippi during the premiere party for Away from the Sun.

[10] The extra songs include early studio recordings of "Dangerous Game," "Dead Love," and "Wasted Me," a live early recording of "When I'm Gone," a demo version of "Here Without You," a cover of "That Smell" by Lynyrd Skynyrd (from the U.S. "The Road I'm On" single), "Living a Lie" (from the Australian and European versions of the "When I'm Gone" single), the previously released bonus tracks "This Time" and "Pop Song," a re-recorded version of the band's 1997 demo track "Man in My Mind" titled "Something in My Mind," and the exclusive song "Long Day."

All songs written by 3 Doors Down except "Dangerous Game" and "Sarah Yellin'" by Arnold, Roberts and Harrell, and "That Smell" by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

3 Doors Down Additional musicians Production Limited Edition DVD As with their debut album, critical reception of Away from the Sun remained generally mixed.

Bob Waliszewski of the website PluggedIn wrote that "Unlike the band’s last disc, this one views hard times with less melancholy and more ambition to affect change.