This article is about the Canadian rock band. For American football position, see nickelback (position). Nickelback Country Canada Years active 1995 – present Genre(s) Post-grunge Label(s) Sony BMG Music Entertainment Roadrunner Records Members Chad Kroeger Ryan Peake Mike Kroeger Daniel Adair Nickelback is a post-grunge rock band founded in western Canada in 1995. The name derived from the nickel in change Mike Kroeger frequently had to give customers back in his job at a Starbucks coffee shop in which he would, almost trademarkingly say, Here's your Nickel Back. Contents 1 History 2 Style 3 Members 3.1 Current 3.2 Former 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 DVDs 4.3 Original Songs Appear On 4.4 Singles 5 See also 6 External links History The core of the band hails from Hanna, Alberta. They are now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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 6 Juno Awards and were nominated for 5 more in 2006. Their single "Photograph" was nominated for best single. Style Nickelbacks's style can be described as hard rock with a grunged up, modern arena rock sound (Many claim there are also a small amount of heavy metal and country influences). The frontman Chad Kroeger is the dominant element; his vocals sustain the songs through verse and hook. As with many bands, Nickelback's lyrics deal mostly with either acquiring romance, the loss of romance, or the transition between love and hate in relationships. Earlier albums included songs discussing problems such as parental desertion and domestic abuse. They seldom if ever speak metaphorically. Cover of their most recent album, All The Right Reasons Their fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005), sees a change in their subject matter. Kroeger deals with nostalgia, friendships and the passage of time in one of the 2005 singles, "Photograph". "Rockstar" has the band reflecting on the consequences of their new status as recognized musicians. Nickelback have often been tagged as grunge sell-outs, due to the heavy degree of radio-tailored music present in each of the band's albums and the similarity in sound between each full-length release. In addition, Nickelback are frequently panned by critics, who accuse the band of being generic, cliched [1], and 'depressingly bad.' [2] They have even been accused of self-plagiarism. [3] Nevertheless, the band are still immensely popular at mainstream top 40 and rock radio stations, as well as with millions of fans worldwide. Nickelback was the main support act for Bon Jovi on the European leg of the latter's "Have a Nice Day Tour" in 2006. Members Current Chad Kroeger - Lead Vocals and Guitars Ryan Peake - Guitar and Backing Vocals Mike Kroeger - Bass Guitar Daniel Adair - Drums and Backing Vocals Former Brandon Kroeger - Drums (Album: Curb) Ryan Vikedal - Drums (Albums: The State, Silver Side Up & The Long Road) Discography Albums Hesher (Demo EP) (1996) Curb (1996) re-released (June 25, 2002) The State (March 7, 2000) #11 CAN, #130 U.S. Silver Side Up (September 11, 2001) #1 CAN, #2 U.S., #1 UK, #4 DE *6x Platinum(US) The Long Road (September 23, 2003) #1 CAN, #6 U.S., #5 UK, #4 AUS *3x Platinum(US) All the Right Reasons (October 4, 2005) #1 CAN, #1 U.S., #13 UK, #2 AUS *3x Platinum(US) DVDs Nickelback - Live At Home (October 29, 2002) Nickelback - The Videos (September 23, 2003) Nickelback - Photo Album (October 4, 2005) Original Songs Appear On The Scorpion King (March 26, 2002) Yanking Out My Heart * Spider-Man (May 3, 2002) Hero, feat. Josey Scott of 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 (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 (March 23, 2004) Slow Motion * also available as bonus tracks on The Long Road Singles Year Title Chart Positions Album US Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock US Modern Rock UK Singles Chart AUS Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 1996 "Fly" - - - - - - - Curb 2000 "Leader of Men" - #8 #21 - - - - The State 2000 "Breathe" - #10 #21 - - - - The State 2000 "Old Enough" - #24 - - - - - The State 2000 "Worthy to Say" - - - - - - - The State 2001 "How You Remind Me" #1 (4 wk) #1 (13 wk) #1 (13 wk) #4 #2 #1 #7 Silver Side Up 2002 "Too Bad" #42 #1 #6 #9 - #1 #16 Silver Side Up 2002 "Never Again" - #1 #24 #30 - #1 - Silver Side Up 2003 "Someday" #7 #2 #4 #6 #8 #1 #11 The Long Road 2004 "Figured You Out" #65 #1 (13 wk) #4 - #10 #1 - The Long Road 2004 "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" #48 #3 #23 #39 #40 #2 - The Long Road 2004 "Because of You" - #7 - - - #3 - The Long Road 2005 "Photograph" #2 #1 (7 wk) #3 #29 #3 #1 #4 All the Right Reasons 2006 "Far Away" - - - #40 #2 #2 #18 All the Right Reasons 2006 "Animals" #97 #1 (5 wk) #16 - - - - All the Right Reasons 2006 "Savin' Me" #19 #11 #29 - #18 #1 #25* All the Right Reasons *: current position. See also Music of Vancouver List of bands from British Columbia List of bands from Canada External links Official Website Nickelback at MySpace Comparison of the similarities between "How You Remind Me" and "Someday" (Flash) Nickelback Chad Kroeger | Ryan Peake | Mike Kroeger | Daniel Adair Brandon Yario Kroeger | Ryan Vikedal Discography Albums: Curb | The State | Silver Side Up | The Long Road | All the Right Reasons Videos: Nickelback - Live At Home | Nickelback - The Videos | Nickelback - Photo Album Singles: Fly | Leader of Men | Breathe | Old Enough | Worthy To Say | How You Remind Me | Too Bad | Never Again | Someday | Figured You Out | Feelin' Way Too Damn Good | Because of You | Photograph | Far Away | Animals | Savin' Me Related articles Saliva | Alice in Chains | Kid Rock | Theory of a Deadman | Tin Foil Phoenix | Thornley | post-grunge | Spider-Man (movie) | The Scorpion King | Daredevil (movie) | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | The Punisher (2004 film) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback" Categories: Canadian musical groups | 2000s music groups | Post-grunge groups | Rhythmic Top 40 acts