Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. The band is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. The band went through a few drummer changes between 1995 and 2005, achieving its current form when Adair replaced drummer Ryan Vikedal.Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and ranking as the eleventh best-selling music act, and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S. of the 2000s, behind The Beatles. Billboard ranks them the top rock group of the decade, and their hit song "How You Remind Me" was listed as the top rock song of the decade and the fourth song of the decade. They were listed number seven on the Billboard top artist of the decade, with four albums listed on the Billboard top albums of the decade.The band signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999 and re-released their once-independent album The State. The band achieved commercial success with the release of their 2000 album The State and then they achieved mainstream success with the release of their 2001 album Silver Side Up. Following the release of Silver Side Up the band released their biggest and most known hit today, "How You Remind Me" which peaked number 1 on the American and Canadian charts at the same time. Then, the band's fourth album The Long Road (2003) spawned 5 singles and continued the band's mainstream success with their hit single "Someday" which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 at the Canadian Singles Chart. Afterwards, the band put out their biggest album to date, All The Right Reasons (2005) which produced 3 top 10 singles and 5 top 20 singles, on the Billboard Hot 100 example of songs like "Photograph", "Far Away", and "Rockstar". The band's album Dark Horse (2008) was a success which produced eight singles, one of which peaked on the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and two of which peaked on the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2011, the band released their seventh album Here and Now which again topped the charts. Their eighth studio album No Fixed Address is slated for release on 17 November 2014.The band is based in Vancouver, Canada. The band's original domestic signing was with EMI Canada. They subsequently obtained an American deal with global distribution via Roadrunner Records. For the release of their seventh album, the band parted from EMI Canada and signed a new Canadian domestic distribution deal with Universal Music Canada.
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1 | After a world tour and promotion of 2005's highly acclaimed "All the Right Reasons", Nickelback are planning to record and release a new album sometime this year or 2008. [January 2007] |
2 | At the beginning of 2005 Ryan Vikedal left the band and in March 2005 Daniel Adair, who was the studio drummer for 3 Doors Down, joined as new drummer. |
3 | Members have included Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal, and Daniel Adair. |
4 | Their CD "Silver Side Up" has gone 1 time platinum in Holland. |
5 | Their CD "Silver Side Up" has gone 1 time platinum in Germany. |
6 | Their CD "Silver Side Up" has gone 2 times platinum in Australia. |
7 | Their CD "Silver Side Up" has gone 3 times platinum in the United Kingdom. |
8 | Their CD "Silver Side Up" has gone 8 times platinum in Canada. |
9 | "Silver Side Up" CD took 5 weeks to record. |
10 | "The Long Road" CD has gone 2 times platinum in the United States. |
11 | "Silver Side Up" CD has gone 5 times platinum in the United States. |
12 | "The State" CD has gone gold in the United States. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Guitar Hero Live | 2015 | Video Game performer: "Edge of a Revolution" | |
Coronation Street | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Girls | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Blutsschwestern - Jung, magisch, tödlich | 2013 | TV Movie performer: "S.E.X." - uncredited | |
Familie Undercover | 2013 | TV Series performer: "If Today Was Your Last Day" - uncredited | |
Todd's Pop Song Reviews | 2012 | TV Series documentary performer - 2 episodes | |
Metal Evolution | | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011 | |
Starnacht am Wörthersee | 2011 | TV Movie performer: "Photograph" - uncredited | |
DVD-R Hell | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 | 2010 | Video Game performer: "Burn It To The Ground" | |
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | 2010 | Video Game performer: "How You Remind Me" | |
WWE Raw | | TV Series performer - 6 episodes, 2009 writer - 2 episodes, 2009 | |
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | 2009 | Video performer: "Something In Your Mouth" | |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | |
NHL 10 | 2009 | Video Game performer: "Burn It to the Ground" | |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2009 | performer: "Burn It to the Ground" | |
Caminho das Índias | 2009 | TV Series performer: "Never Gonna Be Alone" / writer: "Never Gonna Be Alone" | |
WWE Tribute for the Troops | 2008 | TV Special music: "Gotta Be Somebody" / performer: "Gotta Be Somebody" | |
Bones | 2008 | TV Series music - 1 episode | |
Cold Case | 2006-2008 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
SingStar Amped | 2007 | Video Game performer: "Savin' Me" | |
The Condemned | 2007 | performer: "Savin' Me" | |
The Canterville Ghost | 2005 | TV Movie performer: "Someday" | |
The Punisher | 2004 | performer: "Slow Motion" / producer: "Slow Motion" / writer: "Slow Motion" | |
Torque | 2004 | performer: "Someday" | |
Nickelback: The Videos | 2003 | Video short music: "Leader of Men", "How You Remind Me", "Too Bad", "Never Again", "Someday" | |
Barend en Van Dorp | | TV Series music - 1 episode, 2003 performer - 1 episode, 2003 | |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 2003 | performer: "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" | |
Daredevil | 2003 | performer: "Learn the Hard Way" | |
Nickelback: Live at Home | 2002 | Video documentary music: "Woke Up this Morning", "One Last Run", "Too Bad", "Breathe", "Hollywood", "Hangnail", "Worthy to Say", "Never Again", "Old Enough", "Where Do I Hide", "Leader of Men", "How You Remind Me", "Good Times Gone" end credits, "How You Remind Me" video, "Too Bad" video, "Leader of Men" video / performer: "It Ain't Like That" | |
Clockstoppers | 2002 | performer: "Breathe" | |
The Forsaken | 2001 | performer: "Diggin This", "Hold Out Your Hand" | |
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 | 2000 | performer: "Old Enough" | |
Barnone | 1997 | performer: "Detangler", "Little Friend", "Fly", "Curb" | |
Horsey | 1997 | performer: "Fly" / writer: "Fly" | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Good Morning America | 2014 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Themselves |
The Best Hit USA | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Themselves |
Rock in Rio | 2013 | TV Series | Themselves - Performers |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest / Themselves |
99th Grey Cup Halftime Show | 2011 | TV Movie | Themselves |
The Hour | 2006-2011 | TV Series | Themselves |
Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Themselves - Closing Ceremony Performers (2010) |
2009 American Music Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Themselves |
2009 MuchMusic Video Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Themselves |
2008 American Music Awards | 2008 | TV Special documentary | Themselves - Presenters |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2001-2008 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guests |
Nickelback: Live from Sturgis | 2007 | Video documentary | Themselves |
Fashion Rocks | 2007 | TV Movie | Themselves |
VH1 Rock Honors | 2007 | TV Special | Themselves |
Down & Dirty | 2007 | TV Series | Themselves |
Wetten, dass..? | 2003-2006 | TV Series | Themselves |
2006 American Music Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves |
2006 MuchMusic Video Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves |
The 35th Annual Juno Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves |
Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash | 2006 | TV Special | Themselves |
Top of the Pops | 2002-2005 | TV Series | Themselves |
Your Life | 2005 | TV Series | Themselves |
Coors Light Mountain Jam | 2005 | TV Special | Themselves |
2004 Radio Music Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Themselves - Presenters |
The 33rd Annual Juno Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Themselves - Performers |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2004 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
Nickelback: Road to Success Unauthorized | 2004 | Video documentary | |
Today with Des and Mel | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves |
NFL Monday Night Football | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves |
CD:UK | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves |
Barend en Van Dorp | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves - Musicians |
MTV Day 2003 | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
The 32nd Annual Juno Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Themselves |
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Themselves |
Brit Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Themselves - Performers: 'How You Remind Me' |
The 30th Annual American Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Themselves - Performers: 'How You Remind Me' |
So Fresh 2003: Volume 2 | 2003 | Video | Themselves |
Hard Rock Live | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Performers |
I Love the '80s | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
The 2002 Billboard Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
Nickelback: Live at Home | 2002 | Video documentary | Themselves |
MTV Video Music Awards 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
The Kerrang Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
Comet 2002 | 2002 | TV Movie | Themselves |
V Festival 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
2002 Much Music Video Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
Stand-Up Spotlight | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
The 31st Annual Juno Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Themselves |
VH1 Guerilla Concerts | 2002 | TV Series | Themselves |
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2002 | 2002 | TV Special | Themselves |
MuchOnDemand | 1997 | TV Series | Themselves - Guests |
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