Nickelback Lyrics

Nickelback Info:

From:
Hanna, Alberta, Canada

Genres:
Post-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock, heavy metal, pop rock

Years active:
1995–present

Name Origin:
The band's name originates from the nickel in change that band member Mike Kroeger gave customers at his job at Starbucks; he would frequently say, "Here's your nickel back."

Members:
Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, lead guitar
(1995–present)

Ryan Peake – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
(1995–present)

Mike Kroeger – bass guitar, backing vocals
(1995–present)

Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals
(2005–present)

Past Members:
Brandon Kroeger – drums (1995–1997)
Mitch Guindon – drums (1997–1998)
Ryan Vikedal – drums (1998–2005)

Owe their success to:
Cancon, the Canadian law requiring a certain percentage of music played on Canadian radio to be from Canadian musical artists

Did You Know:
Invested $30,000 into their breakthrough album "The State"

Nickelback Quotes:
"A lot of people think we take ourselves really seriously and we're this serious band..."
- Chad Kroeger bemoans fun, frivolous

"That was one of the most senseless acts that somebody could possibly do."
- Chad Kroeger remembers the killing of Damageplan's Dimebag Darrell.

"I truly, honestly believe he's one of the best rock drummers in the world today."
- Chad Kroeger on Nickelback's new drummer Daniel Adair.

"Totally. Yeah. You have that any time. We had that with 'How You Remind' and then with the single after that, 'Too Bad', and then single after that, 'Never Again'. When everything did what it was sort of projected to do, when it was doing what it was supposed to do it was a huge relief. Like I said, I'll refer back to what I just said, this whole thing is based on what if's and crazy things happening that you don't expect that could be good, bad or otherwise. I've never seen a business with this many variables."

"It's not really anxiety, but a sense of relief that we got it this far. Life's just full of a bunch of what if's and when you do this you realize that one crazy thing can happen and the whole thing can stop. Do you know what I mean?"

Nickelback Awards:
2001
Juno Award for Best New Group

2002
3 Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Single ("How You Remind Me"), and Best Rock Album (Silver Side Up).
2 MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Video ("Too Bad") and Best Rock Video ("How You Remind Me").
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film. ("Hero")

2003
Juno Award for Songwriters of the Year
Western Canadian Music Award for Entertainer of the Year

2004
Western Canadian Music Award for Outstanding Album (Major Label) "The Long Road" Hungarian Music Award for Rock Album "The Long Road"

2006
2 Juno Awards for Best Group and Best Rock Album (All The Right Reasons).

2009 
Juno Award for ALBUM OF THE YEAR Winner: Dark Horse 
Juno Award for GROUP OF THE YEAR 
Juno Award for JUNO Fan Choice Award 

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