NICKELBACK. . .
. . . is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta, in 1995 by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake. Their hit single « How You Remind Me » from their third album, Silver Side Up reached the top on the Canadian Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, making them the third Canadian band to accomplish this, the first being The Guess Who with « American Woman », the second being Bachman-Turner Overdrive with « You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet ».
Since their smash hit « How You Remind Me » in 2001, the band enjoyed major commercial (although not critical) success. Nickelback has sold over 14 million albums in the United States and over 1.7 million albums in their native Canada. The band has sold almost 25 million records worldwide.
The band has won nine Juno Awards, an American MusicAward, an MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film (Hero), and a World Music Award for World’s Best-Selling Rock Artist. The band was also nominated for seven Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards and twelve Juno Awards. On December 4, 2006, Nickelback won three Billboard Music Awards out of five nominations. Nickelback’s latest release, All The Right Reasons has already sold over 5.3 million albums in the United Statesand over 7 million albums worldwide. A year and a half after its release, it still regularly appears in the top 20 of the Billboard 200.
Nickelback’s cover of Elton John’s song « Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting » featuring Kid Rock can be heard every Saturday night during the intro of Hockey Night In Canada. The band is currently in the pre-production stages of the recording of a new full-length album, which is tentatively due for release in late 2007/early 2008.
– Haley R.
Laisser un commentaire