This article is about the Canadian rock band. For American football position, see nickelback (position).
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Brandon Kroeger. 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".
Since their smash hit "How You Remind Me" in 2001, the band has enjoyed major commercial success. Nickelback has sold over 14 million albums in the United States and nearly 2 million albums in their native Canada. The band has sold almost 25 million records worldwide.
The band has won nine Juno Awards, an American Music Award, an 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 seven Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards. On December 4, 2006, Nickelback won three Billboard Music Awards out of five nominations.
Nickelback's latest release, All the Right Reasons has already sold over 5.8 million albums in the United States and over 8 million albums worldwide, and produced five U.S. Hot 100 top 20 singles, "Photograph", "Savin' Me", "Far Away", "If Everyone Cared", and "Rockstar", each with an accompanying music video. The album has enjoyed great longevity on the Billboard 200, spending the majority of its weeks in either the top 10 or top 20 of the chart, and was found yet again in the top 10 of the chart in it's 99th week.
NHL goalie Cam Ward, wore a goalie mask that has a Nickelback theme featuring the band members playing, and NHL goalie Jamie McLennan wears a mask that features the album artwork from Silver Side Up. Their cover of Elton John's song "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" featuring Kid Rock can also be heard every Saturday night during the intro of Hockey Night in Canada.
Nickelback plans to return to the studio to begin recording a new album that is scheduled for a November/December 2007 release.
Although the founders of the band hail from Hanna, Alberta, a small town east of Calgary, they are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name idea came from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger often had to give customers in his previous job at Starbucks, when he would say, "Here's your nickel back".[10]
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[citation needed] "How You Remind Me", gave them superstar status, scoring multi-format smashes on every album since.
They have received nine Juno Awards and were nominated for two more in 2007.
In 2006, Nickelback topped the American Music Awards nominations with three: Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Favourite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons), and Favorite Alternative Artist. They won for Favourite Pop/Rock Album. Also, Nickelback won a World Music Award for best rock group on November 15, 2006, which happened to be Chad's 32nd birthday.
In 2003, an internet meme known as "How You Remind Me of Someday" or "Nickelback to Back" was created to illustrate the similarities between the songs "How You Remind Me" and "Someday".[citation needed] In response, bassist Mike Kroeger said to the Cleveland Free Times in a press conference, "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."[citation needed]
Main article: Nickelback discography
Year
Album
US
UK
CA
Label
US Sales
WW Sales
1996/2002
Curb
#182
Self-Released/Roadrunner Records
The State
#130
Roadrunner Records
500,000+
600,000+
Silver Side Up
#2
#1
#1
Roadrunner Records
5,200,000+
10,000,000+
The Long Road
#6
#5
#1
Roadrunner Records
3,200,000+
5,000,000+
All the Right Reasons
#1
#13
#1
Roadrunner Records
5,818,194 (99wks)
8,000,000+
2007/2008
Untitled sixth album
Roadrunner Records
The following singles reached number one in the United States and Canada.
Year
Single
Chart positions
U.S. Hot 100
U.S. Main Rock
U.S. Modern Rock
Canada
"How You Remind Me"
1
1
1
1
"Too Bad"
42
1
6
1
"Never Again"
1
24
1
"Someday"
7
2
4
1
"Figured You Out"
65
1
4
1
"Photograph"
2
1
3
1
"Animals"
97
1
16
"Far Away"
8
1
"Savin' Me"
19
11
29
1
Total Number-one hits
1
7
1
8
See Nickelback videography
Year
Category
Genre
Title
Result[11]
Record of the Year
Rock
"How You Remind Me"
Nominated
Best Rock Song
Rock
"Someday"
Nominated
Best Rock Album
Rock
The Long Road
Nominated
Best Hard Rock Performance
Rock
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
Nominated
Year
Category
Title
Result[12]
Artist of the Year
Nickelback
Nominated
Rock Album of the Year
All the Right Reasons
Winner
Album of the Year
All the Right Reasons
Nominated
Duo/Group of the Year
Nickelback
Winner
Hot 100 Artist Duo/Group of the Year
Nickelback
Winner
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
Favorite Alternative Artist
Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Album (All the Right Reasons)
Winner
Year
Category
Title
Result[13]
Best New Group
Nickelback
Winner
Best Album
Silver Side Up
Nominated
Best Single
"How You Remind Me"
Winner
Best Group
Nickelback
Winner
Best Rock Album
Silver Side Up
Winner
Songwriter of the Year
"Spiderman Soundtrack"/"Silver Side Up"
Winner
Juno Fan Choice Award
Nickelback
Nominated
Album of the Year
The Long Road
Nominated
Group of the Year
Nickelback
Winner
Rock Album of the Year
The Long Road
Nominated
Single of the Year
"Someday"
Nominated
Juno Fan Choice Award
Nickelback
Winner
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Nickelback
Nominated
Album of the Year
All the Right Reasons
Nominated
Group of the Year
Nickelback
Winner
Rock Album of the Year
All the Right Reasons
Winner
Jack Richardson Producer of the Year
Nickelback
Nominated
Juno Fan Choice Award
Nickelback
Nominated
Single of the Year
"Photograph"
Nominated
Juno Fan Choice Award
Nickelback
Nominated
Songwriter of the Year
Nickelback
Nominated
Year
Category
Title
Result
Best Video
"Too Bad"
Winner
MuchLoud Best Rock Video
"Too Bad"
Winner
MuchLoud Best Rock Video
"Photograph"
Winner
Best Video
"If Everyone Cared"
Nominated
MuchLoud Best Rock Video
"If Everyone Cared"
Nominated
MuchMoreMusic Award
"Far Away"
Winner
Best International Video By A Canadian
"Far Away"
Nominated
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group
"Far Away"
Nominated
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