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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 Long Road

Studio album by

Nickelback

Released

September 23, 2003

Recorded

December 2002-April 2003, Greenhouse Studios and Mountainview Studios, British Columbia, Canada

Genre

Post-grunge
alternative rock
hard rock
alternative metal

Length

40:27
59:47 (bonus tracks)

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Nickelback
Joey Moi

Nickelback chronology

Silver Side Up
(2001)

The Long Road
(2003)

All the Right Reasons
(2005)

Singles from The Long Road

"Someday"
Released: July 28, 2003[1]
"Figured You Out"
Released: November 3, 2003[1]
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
Released: March 15, 2004[2]
"See You at the Show"
Released: June 14, 2004
"Because of You"
Released: September 6, 2004[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Q	[9]
E! Online	B−[10]

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
12.	"Someday (Acoustic)"	3:20
13.	"Slow Motion"	3:32

Special Edition
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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" Released: July 28, 2003 Chart position: 1 (Canada) 2 (U.S. Main Rock) 4 (Australia, U.S. Modern Rock) 6 (UK) 7 (U.S.) 9 (New Zealand) 9 (Netherlands)
"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]

Nickelback

Chad Kroeger — lead vocals, lead guitar
Ryan Peake — rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Kroeger — bass, backing vocals
Ryan Vikedal — drums

Additional musicians

Brian Larsen, Cameron Wilson, Henry Lee, Zoltan Rozsnyai — strings (track 3)
Corrine Youchezin — vocals (track 5)

Production

Joey Moi — producer, engineer, digital editing
Nickelback — producer
Alex "Laquaysh" Aligizakis — assistant engineer
Ryan Andersen — digital editing
Randy Staub — mixing
Zach Blackstone — mixing assistant
George Marino — mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	29
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19]	1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[20]	16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	11
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24]	9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27]	38
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28]	29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	4
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	5
US Billboard 200[32]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33]	58
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[34]	51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[37]	92
US Billboard 200[38]	100

Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39]	22
US Billboard 200[40]	26

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–09)	Position
US Billboard 200[41]	157

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^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[47]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[48]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Tour

The Long Road 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.

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"Reviews: Singles". Music Week. March 6, 2004. p. 25.
"The Long Road Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
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The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 584.
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External links

The Long Road at Metacritic

v t e Nickelback
Chad Kroeger Ryan Peake Mike Kroeger Daniel Adair Brandon Kroeger Mitch Guindon Ryan Vikedal
Studio albums	Curb (1996) The State (1998) Silver Side Up (2001) The Long Road (2003) All the Right Reasons (2005) Dark Horse (2008) Here and Now (2011) No Fixed Address (2014) Feed the Machine (2017) Get Rollin' (2022)
Compilations	Three-Sided Coin (2002) The Best of Nickelback Volume 1 (2013)
Extended plays	Hesher (1996) Three #1's + The First One Live (2002)
Singles	"Leader of Men" "Breathe" "How You Remind Me" "Too Bad" "Never Again" "Someday" "Figured You Out" "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" "Because of You" "Photograph" "Animals" "Savin' Me" "Far Away" "Rockstar" "If Everyone Cared" "Side of a Bullet" "Gotta Be Somebody" "Something in Your Mouth" "If Today Was Your Last Day" "I'd Come for You" "Burn It to the Ground" "Never Gonna Be Alone" "Shakin' Hands" "This Afternoon" "When We Stand Together" "Bottoms Up" "This Means War" "Lullaby" "Trying Not to Love You" "Edge of a Revolution" "What Are You Waiting For?" "Million Miles an Hour" "She Keeps Me Up" "Satellite" "Get 'Em Up" "Dirty Laundry" "Feed the Machine" "Song on Fire" "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" San Quentin
Video albums	Live at Home (2002) Live at Sturgis 2006 (2008)
Concert tours	All the Right Reasons Tour Dark Horse Tour No Fixed Address Tour
Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Songs

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[de] The Long Road

The Long Road ist das vierte Studioalbum der kanadischen Band Nickelback und wurde am 23. September 2003 veröffentlicht. Es erreichte Platz sechs der US-amerikanischen Billboard-200-Charts und damit nicht ganz den Status des Vorgängers Silver Side Up.

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[es] The Long Road

The Long Road es el cuarto álbum de la banda de hard rock canadiense, Nickelback.

[ru] The Long Road

The Long Road — четвёртый студийный альбом канадской рок-группы Nickelback, вышедший 23 сентября 2003 года. Альбом был сертифицирован 3х платиной RIAA в марте 2005 года, и по состоянию на апрель 2011 года в США было продано 3 591 000 экземпляров[1]. Он дебютировал на 6 месте в Billboard 200 и занял 157 место в 200 альбомах Billboard десятилетия[2].

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