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*[[Brandon Kroeger]] — drums (1996 — 1997)
*[[Brandon Kroeger]] — drums (1996 — 1997)
*[[Ryan Vikedal]] — drums (2000 — 2003)
*[[Ryan Vikedal]] — drums (2000 — 2003)

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
<gallery>
Image:Nickelback_-_Hesher_-_CD_cover.jpg|''[[Hesher (album)|Hesher]] Demo ([[1996]]) ''
Image:Nickelback_-_Curb_-_CD_cover.jpg | ''[[Curb (album)|Curb]] ([[1996]]) re-released ([[June 25]], [[2002]])''
Image:Nickelback_-_The_State_-_CD_cover.jpg|''[[The State (album)|The State]] ([[March 7]], [[2000]])'' <br><center> '''Gold'''
Image:Nickelback_-_Silver_Side_Up_-_CD_cover.jpg|''[[Silver Side Up]] ([[September 11]], [[2001]]) '' <br><center> '''6x Platinum'''
Image:Nickelback_-_The_Long_Road.albumcover.jpg|''[[The Long Road]] ([[September 23]], [[2003]]) '' <br><center> '''3x Platinum'''
Image:Nickelback_All_the_Right_Reasons.jpg|''[[All the Right Reasons]] ([[October 4]], [[2005]])'' <br><center> '''3x Platinum'''<!-- Do not change this to 4x platinum without a reliable citation. Vandalising the certifications may result in you being blocked from editing. -->

</gallery>

=== DVDs ===
* ''[[Nickelback - Live At Home]]'' ([[October 29]], [[2002]]) '''[Gold]'''
* ''[[Nickelback - The Videos]]'' ([[September 23]], [[2003]]) '''[Platinum]'''
* ''[[Nickelback - Photo Album]]'' ([[October 4]], [[2005]])
* ''[[Nickelback - Pictures]]'' ([[September 12]], [[2006]])

=== Original songs appear on ===
* ''[[The Scorpion King]]'' ([[March 26]], [[2002]]) ''Yanking Out My Heart'' *
* ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' ([[May 3]], [[2002]]) ''Hero'', feat. [[Josey Scott]] of [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]] (A very short sound clip is contained in the movie. The song received heavy video airplay and is featured on the DVD)
* ''Live At Home (DVD above)'' ([[October 29]], [[2002]]) ''It Ain't Like That'' ([[Alice in Chains]] cover, feat. [[Jerry Cantrell]])
* ''Live At Home (DVD above)'' ([[October 29]], [[2002]]) ''Mistake''
* ''[[Daredevil (movie)|Daredevil]]'' ([[February 4]], [[2003]]) ''Learn the Hard Way'' *
* ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' ([[June 24]], [[2003]]) ''[[Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)]]'' ([[Elton John]] cover, feat. [[Kid Rock]]) *
* ''[[The Punisher (2004 film)|The Punisher]]'' ([[March 23]], [[2004]]) ''Slow Motion''
"Someday" appears in the movie - Torque

<small>* also available as bonus tracks on [[The Long Road]] import versions</small>

=== Singles ===

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
! width="27" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="200" rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="8"| Chart Positions
! width="228" rowspan="2"| Album
|-

! width="86"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Mainstream Rock Tracks chart|U.S. Mainstream Rock]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Modern Rock Tracks chart|U.S. Modern Rock]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS Singles Chart]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Canadian Singles Chart]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[RIANZ|New Zealand Singles Chart]]</small>
! width="86"| <small>[[Dutch Top 40]]</small>
|-
| [[1996 in music|1996]]
| "Fly"
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''Curb''
|-
| [[2000 in music|2000]]
| "Leader of Men"
! -
! #8
! #21
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The State''
|-
| [[2000 in music|2000]]
| "Breathe"
! -
! #10
! #21
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The State''
|-
| [[2000 in music|2000]]
| "Old Enough"
! -
! #24
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The State''
|-
| [[2000 in music|2000]]
| "Worthy to Say"
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
| ''The State''
|-
| [[2001 in music|2001]]
| "[[How You Remind Me]]"
! #1 <small>(4 wk)</small>
! #1 <small>(13 wk)</small>
! #1 <small>(13 wk)</small>
! #4
! #2
! #1
! #4
! #7
| ''Silver Side Up''
|-
| [[2002 in music|2002]]
| "[[Too Bad]]"
! #42
! #1 <small>(3 wk)</small>
! #6
! #9
! #56
! #1
! -
! #16
| ''Silver Side Up''
|-
| [[2002 in music|2002]]
| "[[Never Again (song)|Never Again]]"
! -
! #1 <small>(3 wk)</small>
! #24
! #30
! -
! #1
! -
! -
| ''Silver Side Up''
|-
| [[2003 in music|2003]]
| "[[Someday (Nickelback song)|Someday]]"
! #7
! #2
! #4
! #6
! #8
! #1
! #9
! #11
| ''The Long Road''
|-
| [[2004 in music|2004]]
| "[[Figured You Out]]"
! #65
! #1 <small>(13 wk)</small>
! #4
! -
! #10
! #1
! -
! -
| ''The Long Road''
|-
| [[2004 in music|2004]]
| "[[Feelin' Way Too Damn Good]]"
! #48
! #3
! #23
! #39
! #40
! #2
! -
! -
| ''The Long Road''
|-
| [[2004 in music|2004]]
| "[[Because of You (Nickelback song)|Because of You]]"
! -
! #7
! -
! -
! -
! #3
! -
! -
| ''The Long Road''
|-
| [[2005 in music|2005]]
| "[[Photograph (Nickelback song)|Photograph]]"
! #2
! #1 <small>(7 wk)</small>
! #3
! #29
! #3
! #1
! #4
! #4
| ''All the Right Reasons''
|-
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
| "[[Animals (Nickelback song)|Animals]]"
! #97
! #1 <small>(6 wk)</small>
! #16
! -
! #27
! -
! -
! -
| ''All the Right Reasons''
|-
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
| "[[Far Away (Nickelback song)|Far Away]]"
! #8
! -
! -
! #40
! #2
! #2
! #2
! #18
| ''All the Right Reasons''
|-
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
| "[[Savin' Me]]"
! #19
! #11
! #29
! -
! #18
! #1
! #9
! #25
| ''All the Right Reasons''
|-
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
| "[[Rockstar (Nickelback song)|Rockstar]]"
! #76*
! #4
! #37
! -
! -
! -
! -
! -
|''All the Right Reasons''
|-
| [[2006 in music|2006]]
| "[[If Everyone Cared (song)|If Everyone Cared]]"
! -
! -
! -
! -
! #50
! -
! -
! -
|''All the Right Reasons''
|-
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>: current position.


==Awards==
==Awards==

Revision as of 06:12, 4 December 2006

This article is about the Canadian rock band. For American football position, see nickelback (position).
Nickelback

Nickelback is a post-grunge/alternative rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta, Canada in 1995 by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal. Their hit single "How You Remind Me" from their third album, Silver Side Up reached the top on the Canadian Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, making them the second Canadian band to accomplish this, the first being The Guess Who with "American Woman".[1]

Ever since their smash hit "How You Remind Me" in 2001 the band enjoyed major commercial (although not critical) success. Nickelback sold over 13.5 million albums in the United States and over 1.7 million albums in Canada, their worldwide albums sales counted near to 20 million.

The band has won 11 Juno Awards, 1 American Music Award, 1 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film (Hero), and a World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Rock Artist. The band was also nominated for 7 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards and 8 Juno Awards.

Nickelback's latest release, All the Right Reasons has already sold more than 4.1 million albums in the United States and over 5.6 million albums worldwide.

History

Nickelback supporting Bon Jovi in Dublin, May 20th 2006.

Although the core of the band hails from Hanna, Alberta, a small town east of Calgary, they are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name derived from the nickel in change Mike Kroeger's brother frequently had to give customers back in his job at a coffee shop in which he would say, "Here's your nickel back".[2]

Nickelback was helped early on by Cancon, the Canadian law requiring a certain percentage of music played on Canadian radio to be from Canadian musical artists. Their second full length album, The State, propelled them to the mainstream with two Top 10 hits (one being "Leader of Men") and the follow up album Silver Side Up, with 2002's most-played single "How You Remind Me", gave them superstar status, scoring multi-format smashes on every album since.

Silver Side Up was released on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. On that morning, they were on their tour bus traveling across Pennsylvania less than 10 miles from where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.

They have received six Juno Awards and were nominated for five more in 2006. Their single "Photograph" was nominated for best single.

In May and June 2006, Nickelback supported Bon Jovi on the European leg of their Have A Nice Day Tour, playing in Germany, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and finishing in the UK.

Nickelback with their latest album, topped the nominees with three, the nominations including Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons) and Favorite Alternative Artist, for the 34th American Music Awards which were held on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 and winning for Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons). Also Nickelback won a World Music Award for best rock group on November 15 2006, which happened to be Chad's 32th birthday.

Criticism

In 2003, an internet meme pokes fun at the similarities between the song How You Remind Me and Someday, referred to as "How You Remind Me of Someday".[3]

Nickelback is often the target of jokes and criticism by comedians such as Brian Posehn, and Tony Martin

In a press conference, bassist Mike Kroeger said to the Cleveland Free Times, "I think that's remarkable for someone to notice that there is a hit quality. If all hits sound the same, then sorry. When you are a band that has a distinct style such as us or AC/DC, that happens. When you have a distinct style, you run the risk of sounding similar."[4].

Chad Kroeger has on several occasions lashed out at his band's detractors in television interviews and during concert appearances by stating that "Nickelback doesn't suck" and citing sales figures of their albums as proof.

The band was playing their second song at the Ilha do Ermal festival in Portugal on August 19, 2002, when singer Chad Kroeger was suddenly sprayed with a full bottle of water, hurled from somewhere within the audience. Kroeger immediately tore off his guitar and confronted the crowd. As he turned away, he was pelted in the back of the head with what looked like a large rock. "See ya," he replied with a wave. With that, the entire band followed him off the stage. Both Kroeger and drummer Ryan Vikedal gave the audience the finger as they strode off.[5]

Members

Current members

Former members

Awards

Grammy Awards

Nickelback Grammy Awards History

Year Category Genre Title Result
2003 Record of the Year Rock "How You Remind Me" Nominated
2004 Best Rock Song Rock "Someday" Nominated
2004 Best Rock Album Rock The Long Road Nominated
2005 Best Hard Rock Performance Rock "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" Nominated

Chad Kroeger's Grammy Awards History

Year Category Genre Title Result
2003 Best Rock Song Rock "Hero" Nominated
2003 Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Rock "Hero" Nominated
2003 Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Rock "Hero" Nominated

American Music Awards

Date Category Result
January, 2003 30th American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Nominated
November, 2004 32nd American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Nominated
November, 2006 34th American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Nominated
November, 2006 34th American Music Awards Favorite Alternative Artist Nominated
November, 2006 34th American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons) Winner

Juno Awards

Year Category Title Result
2001 Best New Group Nickelback Winner
2002 Best Album "Silver Side Up" Nominated
2002 Best Single "How You Remind Me" Winner
2002 Best Group Nickelback Winner
2002 Best Rock Album "Silver Side Up" Winner
2003 Songwriter of the Year "Spiderman Soundtrack"/"Silver Side Up" Winner
2003 Juno Fan Choice Award Nickelback Winner
2004 Album of the Year "The Long Road" Nominated
2004 Group of the Year Nickelback Winner
2004 Rock Album of the Year "The Long Road" Nominated
2004 Single of the Year "Someday" Nominated
2004 Juno Fan Choice Award Nickelback Winner
2005 Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Nickelback Nominated
2006 Album of the Year "All The Right Reasons" Nominated
2006 Group of the Year Nickelback Winner
2006 Rock Album of the Year "All The Right Reasons" Winner
2006 Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Nickelback Nominated
2006 Juno Fan Choice Award Nickelback Winner
2006 Single of the Year Nickelback Nominated

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Trivia

  • Chad is frequently referred to by the Australian nationally syndicated radio program Get This by the nickname of the "Paddlepop Lion", in reference to his long hair and general similarities in looks to the popular Australian ice cream icon. The entire band are also referenced due the hosts' dislike particularly of their song lyrics[1].

See also

References

  1. ^ Nickelback Biography AMG
  2. ^ Namely Nickelback MusicMatch Guide
  3. ^ The synchronisation can be heard online where one song is played through the left speaker and one through the right.
  4. ^ The NPR Broadcast on the issue as well as quotes can be found here
  5. ^ Nickelback Get Pelted By Rocks In Portugal ChartAttack.com
  6. ^ "Billboard chart rankings". billboard.com.
  7. ^ "Grammy Award winners and nominations". grammy.com.
  8. ^ "Juno Awards/Canadian Music Hall of Fame winners and nominations". juno-awards.ca.
  9. ^ "For all Gold & Platinum certification of albums at RIAA". www.riaa.com.
  10. ^ "Canadian chart rankings at Jam!". jam.canoe.ca.
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