of the drums, the ringing power chords, and the wordless refrain seem to beam down from some impossibly halcyon era, as if Cheap Trick suddenly became the house band for Schoolhouse Rock." At the 1997 Billboard Music Awards, "Semi-Charmed Life" garnered Third Eye Blind a win in the Modern Rock Track category. Chart performance In the United States, "Semi-Charmed Life" debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue dated July 5, 1997. The song reached its peak after five weeks, peaking at number four for the issue dated August 9, 1997. The song spent a total of 43 weeks on the chart, with the week of April 25, 1998, being its final appearance on the chart. On both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Top 40 charts, the song reached a peak of number one. The song was also a success on the US Adult Alternative Songs and Adult Top 40 charts, peaking at number six and three, respectively. On the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart, "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at number 17 and 57 for 1997 and 1998, respectively. The song also peaked at number one on the year-end US Modern Rock Tracks chart. Almost four months after its release, "Semi-Charmed Life" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of five hundred thousand. On the all-time Mainstream Top 40 chart, the song held a position of number 53. In Canada, "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at number two on the Canada Top Singles chart for the issue dated August 4, 1997. The song placed at number 12 on the year-end chart while re-entering the chart at number 59 in 1998. On the Canada Rock/Alternative chart, "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at number 3. The song also received considerable airplay in the country, with Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) confirming that "Semi-Charmed Life" peaked at number 13 on the Canada Adult Contemporary chart. "Semi-Charmed Life" was also a success in Australia and the United Kingdom. The song debuted at number 49 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and ascended to the number eight position nine weeks later. The song spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart in the country. "Semi-Charmed Life" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for the shipment of 35,000 copies. In the United Kingdom, "Semi-Charmed Life" spent five weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking