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The Long Road is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Nickelback.

All of the songs were written and performed by Nickelback. It was released on September 23, 2003. All lyrics are by Chad Kroeger, except for "Someday" which was written by Ryan Peake, Chad Kroeger and Mike Kroeger.

It is their band's last album to feature Ryan Vikedal as drummer.

The Long Road was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and has sold 3,517,388 copies as of September 19, 2009.[2]

Country music singer Travis Tritt released a cover version of the album cut "Should've Listened" on his August 2007 album, The Storm.

Track listing

  1. "Flat on the Floor" – 2:02
  2. "Do This Anymore" – 4:03
  3. "Someday" – 3:27
  4. "Believe It or Not" – 4:07
  5. "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" – 4:16
  6. "Because of You" – 3:30
  7. "Figured You Out" – 3:48
  8. "Should've Listened" – 3:42
  9. "Throw Yourself Away" – 3:55
  10. "Another Hole in the Head" – 3:35
  11. "See You at the Show" – 4:04

Bonus tracks:

  1. "Love Will Keep Us Together"

UK/US (in select regions) release bonus tracks:

  1. "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" (featuring Kid Rock and Dimebag Darrell)
  2. "Yanking Out My Heart"
  3. "Learn the Hard Way"


JP release bonus tracks:

  1. "Someday - Acoustic Version"
  2. "Slow Motion"

Cancelled tracks:

  1. "Next Contestant" (later released on All the Right Reasons)

Singles

Single information
"Someday"
"Figured You Out"
  • Released: January, 2004 (US, Australia)
  • Chart position:
    • #1 (Canada, U.S. Main Rock)
    • #4 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • #10 (Australia)
    • #65 (U.S.)
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
  • Released:March, 2004
  • Chart position:
    • #2 (Canada)
    • #3 (U.S Main Rock)
    • #23 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • #39 (UK)
    • #40 (Australia)
    • #48 (US)
"Because of You"
  • Released: 2004 (US, Canada)
  • Chart position:
    • #3 (Canada)
    • #7 (U.S. Main Rock)
"See You at the Show"
  • Released: June 14, 2004 (US, Canada)
  • Chart position:
    • -

Worldwide Certifications

  • USA: 3,486,687 copies (3x Platinum)
  • Canada: 400,000 copies (4x Platinum)
  • Australia: 210,000 copies (3x Platinum)
  • Germany: 200,000 copies (Platinum)
  • UK: 300,000 copies (Platinum)
  • Austria: 15,000 copies (Gold)
  • New Zealand: 15,000 copies (Platinum)
  • Worldwide sales: 5,000,000 copies

Tour

The Long Road Tour

References