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The term nu-metal gets overused and sometimes, it gets label to bands that are not nu-metal. Just because it says that it has power ballads dressed in nu-metal leathers, doesn't make the album nu-metal. Power ballads are not even a common sound in nu-metal.
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This article is about the Nickelback album. For other uses, see Long Road (disambiguation).
The Long Road
Studio album by
Nickelback
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003
RecordedDecember 2002-April 2003, Greenhouse Studios and Mountainview Studios, British Columbia, Canada
Genre
Length40:27
59:47 (bonus tracks)
LabelRoadrunner
Producer
Nickelback chronology
Silver Side Up
(2001) 		The Long Road
(2003) 		All the Right Reasons
(2005)
Singles from The Long Road
  1. "Someday"
    Released: July 28, 2003[1]
  2. "Figured You Out"
    Released: November 3, 2003[1]
  3. "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
    Released: March 15, 2004[2]
  4. "Because of You"
    Released: September 6, 2004[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Q[9]
E! OnlineB−[10]

The Long Road is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 23, 2003. Recorded at the famed Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, [11] it is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer, and features a notable change in style towards more aggressive riffs and double bass drumming.

The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and it had sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011.[12] It has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and was the only album of 2003 to have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.[13] It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was ranked #157 on Billboard's 200 Albums of the Decade.[14]

Country music singer Travis Tritt released a cover version of the track "Should've Listened" on his 2007 album The Storm.

Track listing

Standard Edition

All lyrics are written by Chad Kroeger except where noted; all music is composed by Nickelback except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Flat on the Floor"2:02
2."Do This Anymore"4:03
3."Someday" (lyrics by C. Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake)3:27
4."Believe It or Not"4:07
5."Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"4:16
6."Because of You"3:30
7."Figured You Out"3:48
8."Should've Listened"3:42
9."Throw Yourself Away"3:55
10."Another Hole in the Head"3:35
11."See You at the Show"4:04
Total length:40:27
Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Someday (Acoustic)"3:20
13."Slow Motion"3:32
Special Edition
No.TitleLength
12."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (Elton John cover) (lyrics by Bernie Taupin; music by Elton John)3:44
13."Yanking Out My…"3:36
14."Learn the Hard Way"2:55
Other Tracks and B-Sides
No.TitleLength
12."Love Will Keep Us Together"2:17
13."Too Bad (Unplugged)" 
14."Where Do I Hide (Unplugged)" 
15."Leader of Men (Unplugged)" 

Singles

Single information
"Someday"
"Figured You Out"
  • Released: November 3, 2003
  • Chart position:
    • 1 (U.S. Main Rock)
    • 4 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • 10 (Australia)
    • 65 (U.S.)
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
  • Released: March 15, 2004
  • Chart position:
    • 3 (U.S Main Rock)
    • 23 (U.S. Modern Rock)
    • 39 (UK)
    • 40 (Australia)
    • 48 (US)
"See You at the Show"
  • Released: 2004
  • Chart position:
    • -
"Because of You"
  • Released: September 6, 2004
  • Chart position:
    • 6 (U.S. Main Rock)

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[15]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[43] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[44] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Gold 7,500^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[49] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Tour

Appearances

  • The song "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle in 2003.
  • The song "Learn The Hard Way" was featured on Daredevil: The Album in 2003.
  • The song "Slow Motion" was featured on The Punisher: The Album in 2004.
  • The song "Flat on the Floor" was featured in the video games MLB 2005 in 2004 and FlatOut 2 in 2006; the song "Believe It or Not" was also featured in the latter.
  • The song "See You at the Show" was featured on the album Harley-Davidson: Ride in 2005.
  • The song "Because of You" was featured in the video games MX vs. ATV Unleashed in 2005 and Guitar Hero World Tour in 2008.
  • The song "Figured You Out" was featured as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band in 2010. The song "Someday" was later included in 2011.

References

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  2. ^ "Reviews: Singles". Music Week. March 6, 2004. p. 25.
  3. ^ "The Long Road Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Long Road - Nickelback > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Sinclair, Tom (September 26, 2003). "The Long Road". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Long Road". Rolling Stone. November 13, 2003. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  8. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 584.
  9. ^ "Nickelback : The Long Road". Q: 130. December 2003.
  10. ^ "E! Online - Music - Nickelback "The Long Road"". Archived from the original on 2006-09-19. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  11. ^ Reesman, Bryan (November 1, 2013). "In The Studio With Nickelback". Mix.
  12. ^ Grein, Paul (13 April 2011). "Week Ending April 10, 2011. Albums: Adele Is Everywhere". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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  14. ^ "Best of the 2000s: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard.com. Showing 141-160. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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