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The Best Of Nickelback Volume 1
''The Best of Nickelback Volume 1'' is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on November 4, 2013, through Roadrunner Records (internationally) and Universal Music Canada (in Canada) to coincide with their October–November 2013 "The Hits Tour". Though frontman Chad Kroeger had previously stated in an interview that their upcoming greatest hits album would include new songs as well as previous hits, the final track listing contains only previously released material. The compilation features singles released from all but the first two studio albums (1996's ''Curb'' and 1998's ''The State'') from the band; ''Silver Side Up'' (2001), ''The Long Road'' (2003), ''All the Right Reasons'' (2005), ''Dark Horse'' (2008), and '' Here and Now'' (2011). Track listing All lyrics written by Chad Kroeger and all music composed by Nickelback, except where noted. * Tracks 2, 7, and 12 from ''Silver Side Up'' (2001) * Tracks 6 and 10-11 from ''The Long Road'' (200 ...
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Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. It went through several drummer changes between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current lineup when Adair replaced Ryan Vikedal. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. In 2009, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' ranked it the most successful rock group of that decade; "How You Remind Me" was the best-selling rock song and the fourth-best overall. The band ranked at No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' top artist of the decade list, with four albums among the publication's top albums of the decade. The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released its once-independent second studio album ''The State (album), The State''. This album was commercially ...
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Curb (album)
''Curb'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Recorded at Turtle Recording Studios in Richmond, British Columbia with producer Larry Anschell, it was originally released exclusively in Canada by FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) in 1996. The album was reissued locally later in the year by Shoreline Records. After Nickelback signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999, ''Curb'' was remastered and released internationally on June 25, 2002. This remaster reduced the dynamic range of the album and introduced severe clipping throughout. After releasing their debut EP '' Hesher'' earlier in the year, Nickelback recorded their debut full-length album in 1996. Much of the material dates back as far as 1993, and was written primarily by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Kroeger, although all four band members are credited equally. Two songs from ''Hesher'', "Where?" and "Left", were re-recorded for the album, while the original versi ...
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If Today Was Your Last Day
"If Today Was Your Last Day" is the third single from Nickelback's sixth studio album ''Dark Horse''. It was originally planned as the first single, to hit all U.S. radio formats September 30, 2008, but was scrapped as the first single in favour of "Gotta Be Somebody". Instead it was released on March 31, 2009. It was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who produced the entire album. The song was released as a digital download in the U.S. on November 11. "If Today Was Your Last Day" was released in the UK on June 15. The song was performed live for the first time on May 22 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. In the US, the song has sold over 1,500,000 downloads, as of February 2010. According to Roadrunner Records UK, the song is "dynamically swelling our bank accounts". The song has also apparently been around with Nickelback for a while, but had never been finished. The song received Gold certification in Australia. Lead vocalist/guitarist Chad Kroeger has mentio ...
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Too Bad
"Too Bad" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 27, 2001, as the second single from their third studio album, ''Silver Side Up'' (2001). The song reached number 42 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, number one on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart, and peaked within the top 20 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Lyrical content The lyrics were written by the band's singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger and deals with the issues he felt growing up without his father, who abandoned him at age two. Music video A music video was made for the song showing the band playing in the "Woodley Sawmill". A picture of the father and his son standing next to a truck is shown. The father leaves his family and his son seems to be the most impacted. After years pass, he and his mother get into a fight ending with him leaving. He speeds down a dirt road where several flashbacks appear and distracted he crashes into a wooden post, breaking ...
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Figured You Out
"Figured You Out" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on November 3, 2003, as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, ''The Long Road'' (2003). Copyright infringement In 2011, Vancouver-based band Econoline Crush sued Nickelback for copyright infringement over the song, claiming it "bears a substantial similarity" to their 1997 single, " All That You Are". Track listings European maxi-CD single # "Figured You Out" – 3:48 # "Too Bad" (live at ''MTV Unplugged'') – 4:28 # " Leader of Men" (live at ''MTV Unplugged'') – 3:44 # "Figured You Out" (video) Australian CD single # "Figured You Out" – 3:47 # "Too Bad" (live at ''MTV Unplugged'') – 4:28 # "Where Do I Hide" (live at ''MTV Unplugged'') – 3:42 Credits and personnel Credits are taken from ''The Long Road'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Greenhouse Studios (Burnaby, British Columbia) and Mountainview Studios (Abbotsford, British Columbia) * Mixed at The Warehouse Studio ( ...
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Savin' Me
"Savin' Me" is a song written and performed by Canadian band Nickelback. It was released as the third major single from their fifth studio album, ''All the Right Reasons'' (2005). The song reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, became another top-10 hit for the band in New Zealand, peaking at number nine, and peaked at number 19 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The music video was very well received and it is among their most well known videos. When the song returned to the band's live setlist during their Feed the Machine Tour; an edited version of the video, without the parts showing the band, was played on the big screen during the performance, being the only song with a music video during their live performances. The verse "''I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story''" is a reference to the eighteenth chapter of Dante Alighieri's poem ''Inferno'', the first part of the ''Divine Comedy''. The song was featured in the closing credits to the film ''The Conde ...
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Rockstar (Nickelback Song)
"Rockstar" is the fifth U.S. single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their fifth album, ''All the Right Reasons'' (2005). It was initially only released in the United States and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. The lyrics feature the hopes of someone who desires to be a rockstar. Spoken-word vocals between each verse are provided by Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. "Rockstar" is one of Nickelback's most popular singles to date, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom (their highest-charting single in that country) and being certified Platinum. It has also sold 4.5 million copies in the United States. Composition According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of G major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. Lawsuits In May 2020, Kirk Johnston, the guitarist for Texas rock band Snowblind Revival, sued Nickelback over the song's composition, which he bel ...
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Burn It To The Ground
"Burn It to the Ground" is the fourth U.S. single (fifth single in Canada after " I'd Come for You") released from Canadian rock band Nickelback's sixth studio album ''Dark Horse''. The song has been used extensively for various promotional uses, in television, film and mainly sports-related promos. Background and composition Frontman Chad Kroeger describes the song as being about drinking "everything in sight." The song is an arena anthem, and a live staple of the band's Dark Horse World Tour, where Kroeger usually began the song by stating "this song is the theme song of my life." Reception The song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for the 52nd Grammy Awards, but lost to AC/DC. On February 28, 2010, Nickelback performed the song at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The performance helped the song to reach number 2 on Canada's iTunes while the album reached also number 2 in the top albums category almost a year and a half after its relea ...
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How You Remind Me
"How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and composed by the band, the track was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, ''Silver Side Up'' (2001). A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. Kroeger referred to this song as the song that put Nickelback on the map when played at their concert in Sturgis, South Dakota. Considered to be Nickelback's signature song, "How You Remind Me" reached the top of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was named the number-one most played song on US radio of the 2000s decade by Nielsen Soundscan, being spun over 1.2 million times on US airwaves since its release in 2001 to the end of 2009. The song was ranked fourth on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and 75th on the UK decade-end chart. It was nominated for the ''Kerrang!'' Award for Best Single. "How You Remind Me" was also ...
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Photograph (Nickelback Song)
"Photograph" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on August 8, 2005, as the first single from their fifth studio album, ''All the Right Reasons''. The song reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States. Background The song is mostly autobiographical. Singer Chad Kroeger said, "It's just nostalgia, growing up in a small town, and you can't go back to your childhood. Saying goodbye to friends that you've drifted away from, where you grew up, where you went to school, who you hung out with and the dumb stuff you used to do as a kid, the first love — all of those things. Everyone has one or two of those memories that they are fond of, so this song is really just the bridge for all that." Kroeger said the photograph he holds up in the music video of himself and his friend Joey Moi with a champagne chiller on Joey's head is the same one he referred to in the lyrics. He also admitted he had broken into h ...
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Dark Horse (Nickelback Album)
''Dark Horse'' is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 17, 2008 in Europe and the next day elsewhere. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling ''All the Right Reasons'' (2005). It was co-produced by the band and producer and songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange, known for working with such acts as Foreigner, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard and Shania Twain. ''Dark Horse'' sold 326,000 in its first week and debuted at number 2 in the US. More than a year after its release, the album did not leave the Top 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In its 91st week, the album peaked at number 46 for the week of August 28, 2010. From 9 October, the album stayed at number 71 for 97 consecutive weeks The album spent 125 consecutive weeks inside the ''Billboard'' 200. On the week of November 29, 2014, Dark Horse re-entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 195, more than six years after the album's release. It was ranked at number 191 on ''Billb ...
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All The Right Reasons
''All the Right Reasons'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005, on Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first album with former 3 Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair, who replaced Ryan Vikedal in January 2005. The album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and the US ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and has sold 11 million copies worldwide. It is Nickelback's best-selling album to date, according to certifications from the CRIA, the RIAA, the BPI, and the ARIA. Seven singles were released from the album. The album re-entered the Finland Albums Chart in 2010, setting a new peak position at number 21. ''All the Right Reasons'' was certified diamond by the RIAA in March 2017 and had sold 7.96 million copies in the US as of December 2015, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time in the US. In Canada, ''All the Right Reasons'' was certified 7× Platinum by the CRIA in March 2010. Critical reception The album received mixed t ...
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