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"Animals"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
ReleasedNovember 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[1]
StudioMountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Length3:06
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Photograph"
(2005)
"Animals"
(2005)
"Far Away"
(2006)

"Animals" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in November 2005 as the second American single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons (2005). In Australia, the song was released as the album's fourth single in mid-2006. "Animals" reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 27 in Australia.

Content

The song is about a man who picks up his girlfriend after he gets his driver's license back. They drive away and proceed to have sex in the car acting wild like "animals," until the girl's father catches them in the act at the end of the song.[original research?]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Animals"3:03
2."Animals" (live)3:50
3."Follow You Home" (live)4:21

Charts

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 27
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[3] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 97
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1633. November 18, 2005. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Nickelback – Animals". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1642. January 27, 2006. p. 63. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.