Nickelback

**Nickelback** is a Canadian rock band founded in 1995. They are signed the great law of peace in Canada and Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world.

### Beginning of career, _Hesher EP_, _Curb_ and _The State_ (1995-2000)

In 1996, Nickelback, from Alberta, started selling their first EP, _Hesher_, which has seven songs. Later that year, they started selling a new album: _Curb_. It can only be played on radio stations in Hanna, Alberta. The album tour lasted from August 29, 1997 to May 29, 1998. In 1999, they released a new album called _The State_. The album tour lasted from September 20, 1999 to December 11, 2000.

### _Silver Side Up_ and _The Long Road_ (2001-2004)

In 2001, Nickelback started selling an album which made them very popular. It is called _Silver Side Up_. The most popular song from this album became "How You Remind Me". The album tour lasted from January 19 to November 21, 2002. In 2003, they released another album called _The Long Road_. The album tour lasted from October 14, 2003 to August 13, 2004.

### Current era of the band (2005-present)

In 2005, they released another album called _All The Right Reasons_. In 2006, Nickelback released the single "Rockstar". It reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. The album tour lasted from January 17, 2006 to September 2, 2007.

In 2008, they released another album called _Dark Horse_. The album tour lasted from February 25, 2009 to October 30, 2010.

Their newest album is _Here and Now_, which came to stores in 2011. The album tour lasted from April 10 to December 3, 2012.

## Albums

- _The Curb_ (May 16, 1996)
    - "Fly" - August 1, 1996
- _The State_ (September 1, 1999)
    - "Leader Of Men" - March 4, 2000
    - "Old Enough" - October 2000
    - "Breathe" - November 20, 2000
    - "Worthy To Say" - December 2000
- _Silver Side Up_ (September 11, 2001)
    - "How You Remind Me" - August 21, 2001
    - "Too Bad" - February 26, 2002
    - "Never Again" - July 2, 2002
- _The Long Road_ (September 23, 2003)
    - "Someday" - August 5, 2003
    - "Figured You Out" - December 2, 2003
    - "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" - March 21, 2004
    - "See You At The Show" - June 14, 2004
    - "Because Of You" - September 7, 2004
- _All the Right Reasons_ (October 4, 2005)
    - "Photograph" - September 20, 2005
    - "Animals" - November 8, 2005
    - "Savin' Me" - February 13, 2006
    - "Far Away" - April 25, 2006
    - "Rockstar" - August 21, 2006
    - "If Everyone Cared" - November 28, 2006
    - "Side Of A Bullet" - March 15, 2007
- _Dark Horse_ (November 18, 2008)
    - "Gotta Be Somebody" - September 29, 2008
    - "Something In Your Mouth" - October 28, 2008
    - "If Today Was Your Last Day" - November 11, 2008
    - "Burn It To The Ground" - January 29, 2009
    - "I'd Come For You" - March 23, 2009
    - "Never Gonna Be Alone" - September 29, 2009
    - "Shakin' Hands" - November 16, 2009
    - "This Afternoon" - March 23, 2010
- _Here and Now_ (November 21, 2011)
    - "When We Stand Together" - September 26, 2011
    - "Bottoms Up" - September 26, 2011
    - "This Means War" - February 14, 2012
    - "Lullaby" - February 24, 2012
    - "Trying Not To Love You" - August 20, 2012

## Sources

- http://www.Nickelback.com
- http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/index.html

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Nickelback
- **img**: Ryan Peake Nickelback.jpg
- **img capt**: Nickelback live on stage, 2006
- **img size**: 259
- **landscape**: yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Hanna, Alberta, Hanna, Alberta, Canada
- **genre**: Alternative rock, post-grunge, , alternative metal, , pop rock, soft rock
- **years active**: 1995–present
- **label**: EMI Records, EMI Canada, Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner, Atlantic Records, Atlantic, LiveNation, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Canada
- **current members**: Chad Kroeger
Ryan Peake
Mike Kroeger
Daniel Adair
- **past members**: Brandon Kroeger
Mitch Guindon
Ryan Vikedal