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| Released = [[October 4]] [[2005]]
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| Recorded = March - April 2005 in Texas Music Studios <br>[[Dallas]], [[Texas]] and <br>River's Edge Productions in [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
| Recorded = March - April 2005 in Texas Music Studios <br>[[Dallas]], [[Texas]] and <br>River's Edge Productions in [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
| Genre = [[Hard Rock]]
| Genre = [[Hard Rock]]/[[Alt. Rock]]
| Length = 41:33
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| Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
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'''''All the Right Reasons''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Hard Rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Nickelback]], released on [[October 4]], [[2005]]. It's title is meant to be the opposite of the song "Fight For All The Wrong Reasons", on this album. It is the first album without the original drummer [[Ryan Vikedal]] and the first to feature his replacement, [[Daniel Adair]]. All lyrics were written by [[Chad Kroeger]] and all the music is by Nickelback, except for the [[bonus track]] "[[We Will Rock You]]".
'''''All the Right Reasons''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Nickelback]], released on [[October 4]], [[2005]]. It's title is meant to be the opposite of the song "Fight For All The Wrong Reasons", on this album. It is the first album without the original drummer [[Ryan Vikedal]] and the first to feature his replacement, [[Daniel Adair]]. All lyrics were written by [[Chad Kroeger]] and all the music is by Nickelback, except for the [[bonus track]] "[[We Will Rock You]]".


The albums lyrical themes are a direct contrast to the band's previous albums. On most of their previous albums the lyrics were about having a bad relationship with the opposite sex, but on this album it is about apologizing and making up with the opposite sex.
==Track Listings==
==Track Listings==
# "Follow You Home" – 10:20
# "Follow You Home" – 10:20

Revision as of 17:50, 19 May 2007

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All the Right Reasons is the fifth studio album by the Canadian Rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005. It's title is meant to be the opposite of the song "Fight For All The Wrong Reasons", on this album. It is the first album without the original drummer Ryan Vikedal and the first to feature his replacement, Daniel Adair. All lyrics were written by Chad Kroeger and all the music is by Nickelback, except for the bonus track "We Will Rock You".

The albums lyrical themes are a direct contrast to the band's previous albums. On most of their previous albums the lyrics were about having a bad relationship with the opposite sex, but on this album it is about apologizing and making up with the opposite sex.

Track Listings

  1. "Follow You Home" – 10:20
  2. "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons" – 3:44
  3. "Photograph" – 4:18
  4. "Animals" – 3:06
  5. "Savin' Me" – 3:39
  6. "Far Away" – 3:58
  7. "Next Contestant" – 3:34
  8. "Side of a Bullet" – 3:00
  9. "If Everyone Cared" – 3:38
  10. "Someone That You're With" – 4:01
  11. "Rockstar" – 4:15
  12. "Someday (live)"*
  13. "We Will Rock You"* - 20:59


The asterisk (*) indicates a bonus track.

Singles

Single cover Single information
"Photograph"
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"Animals"
  • Released: November, 2007 (US, Australia)
  • Chart position:
    • #1 (U.S. Main Rock)
    • #16 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • #27 (Australia)
    • #97 (U.S.)
"Far Away"
"Savin' Me"
  • Released: February, 2006 (US, Canada)
    April 27, 2006 (Europe, Australasia)
  • Chart position:
    • #1 (Canada)
    • #9 (New Zealand)
    • #11 (U.S. Main Rock)
    • #18 (Australia)
    • #19 (U.S.)
    • #20 (UWC)
    • #25 (Netherlands)
    • #29 (U.S. Modern Rock)
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"Rockstar"
  • Released: August, 2006 (US, Canada)
  • Chart position:
    • #4 (U.S. Main Rock)
    • #13 (Canada)
    • #37 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • #54 (U.S.)
"If Everyone Cared"
"Side of a Bullet"
  • Released: March, 2007 (US)
  • Chart position:
    • #10 (U.S. Main Rock)

Chart

Year Title Chart positions[1]
US Hot 100 US Pop US Modern Rock US Main Rock US Hot DGT US Hot Ring US Hot Adult Top 40 US Hot Adult CNTMPR WW
2005 "Photograph" 2 1 (1) 3 1 (7) 1 (1) 9 1 (18) 16 6
2006 "Animals" 97 16 1 (6)
2006 "Savin' Me" 19 14 29 11 15 2 29 20
2006 "Far Away" 8 4 6 5 1 (5) 6 16
2006 "Rockstar" 54 48 37 4 49 3 34
2006 "If Everyone Cared" 17 12 37 12 1 (4) 17
2007 "Side of a Bullet" 10

Album

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1 (1)
New Zealand Albums Chart 1 (2)
Canada Albums Chart 1 (4)
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 1
Australian Albums Chart 2
Germany Albums Chart 4
Switzerland Albums Chart 4
Austria Albums Chart 7
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 9
UK Album Chart 13
Netherlands Albums Chart 20
Sweden Albums Chart 22
Denmark Albums Chart 32
Finland Albums Chart 32
Belgium Albums Chart 35
France Albums Chart 67
United World Chart 2
  • The note between brackets () represents the amount of weeks at number 1.

Worldwide certifications

  • USA: 5,331,065 copies (5x Platinum)[1]
  • Canada: 500,000 copies (5x Platinum) [2]
  • Australia: 280,000 copies (4x Platinum)
  • New Zealand: 45,000 copies (3x Platinum)
  • UK: 100,000 copies (Gold)
  • Germany: 100,000 copies (Gold)
  • Switzerland: 15,000 copies (Gold)
  • Worldwide sales: 7,000,000 copies

Miscellanea

  • "Next Contestant" had been performed live several years before the release of this album.
  • "Follow You Home" and "Rockstar" feature vocals and guitar from Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.
  • "Side of a Bullet" contains lyrics dedicated to Dimebag Darrell and a guitar solo from the Far Beyond Driven era of Dimebag's band, Pantera.
  • "We Will Rock You" is a Queen cover and is available exclusively from Wal-Mart (a download voucher was inserted in the packaging for instore sales or the song could be downloaded with complete album download purchase from the Website).
  • Wal-Mart also bundled an exclusive DVD, Nickelback - Photo Album, with the album when it was released.
  • The car driving down the highway on the cover is a black 1960 Ford Thunderbird.

Achievements

  • All the Right Reasons is now Nickelback's best selling album in the US, surpassing Silver Side Up.
  • All the Right Reasons was the 4th biggest-selling album of 2006 in the US with sales during the year topping 2.6 million.
  • "Photograph" became the sixth song in the U.S. history to surpass the million download mark, Photograph hit the million download mark after 28 weeks, making it the 2nd fastest climb in digital history.
  • All the Right Reasons was the first Roadrunner Records release ever that debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
  • All the Right Reasons after spending almost a year in charts, in its 44th week the album returned to the top 10 albums of U.S. and remained there for the next 2 weeks. In its 48th week on the chart, Nickelback's "All the Right Reasons" re-entered the top 10 of U.S. with over 60,000 copies. In its 56th week the album returned in the top 10 albums of the U.S., this time at #9 and with over 49,000 copies. It again re-entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in its 67th week on the chart at #10, shifting 35,000 copies, and the next week it rose to #8 selling another 35,000 copies.
  • In its 60th week the album with an 99% increase sold over 100,000 copies. That was the 12th week the album sold over 100,000 copies.
  • The album sold over 100,000 copies in a single week for 14 times since its release.
  • All the Right Reasons has in total stayed for 24 weeks in the Top 10 and for 66 weeks in the Top 20 of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
  • All the Right Reasons was able to have week sales over 30k for 79 consecutive weeks since the day it was released and its lowest position on the chart is No. 27.
  • With the success of All the Right Reasons, after almost a year and a half, the previous album of Nickelback, The Long Road returned to the Billboard Top 200 Comprehensive Albums of U.S. at No. 197, which means after almost 3 years since its release The Long Road sold over 4,000 copies that week.
  • All the Right Reasons became the first Nickelback album to date to have two Top Ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Also All the Right Reasons is the first Nickelback album that has six Hot 100 singles.
  • All the Right Reasons is the third in a row album of Nickelback which has been certified at least 3x Platinum in the United States.
  • All the Right Reasons has the most singles from any other Nickelback release. The album released so far 7 singles (Photograph, Animals, Savin' Me, Far Away, Rockstar, If Everyone Cared, and Side of a Bullet), all of which have appeared on multiple charts in the U.S.
  • Another record for the album is the number of music videos that have been made (4), Photograph, Far Away, Savin' Me, If Everyone Cared.
  • All the singles of the album have totally sold more than 4.3 million digital downloads (Photograph "1,468,379", Far Away "1,019,086", Savin' Me "856,403", If Everyone Cared "658,182", Rockstar "363,279").
  • Currently All the Right Reasons is listed as the 31st worldwide best-selling album ever (since the chart was started in 2003, while some albums are listed with cumulative sales since 2002), with sales topping 6,431,000 (+ 7,5 that Mediatraffic not cover =6,913,325, + the over 10 weeks that the album was out from the weekly top 40, proves that the album has well overpassed the 7 million mark around the globe).
  • All The Right Reasons has now produced four Hot AC #1 hits, a success achieved only by Matchbox Twenty, according to Nielsen BDS.
  • All The Right Reasons has now produced seven Top 10 hits all of which have charted on multiple charts.
  • All the Right Reasons won Nickelback its first American Music Award.

References

Preceded by Billboard 200 Number 1 Album
October 22, 2005 - October 28, 2005
Succeeded by