The Long Road
Encyclopedia
The Long Road is the second major album by Canadian
rock
band Nickelback
, released on September 23, 2003.
The album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and it had sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011. It has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and in 2003 only the album sold 2 million copies worldwide. It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200
.
It was ranked #157 on Billboard
s 200 Albums of the Decade.
It is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer.
Country music singer Travis Tritt
released a cover version of the track "Should've Listened" on his August 2007 album, The Storm
.
Amazon / Best Buy / Wal-Mart Special Edition(s) Bonus Tracks
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
Other Tracks
A&R Consultant to Greenhouse Studios: Bryant K. Oden
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
, released on September 23, 2003.
The album was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and it had sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011. It has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and in 2003 only the album sold 2 million copies worldwide. It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
It was ranked #157 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s 200 Albums of the Decade.
It is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer.
Country music singer Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
released a cover version of the track "Should've Listened" on his August 2007 album, The Storm
The Storm (Travis Tritt album)
The Storm is the tenth studio album released by country music artist Travis Tritt. It is also his debut album for the Category 5 Records label....
.
Track listing
Standard EditionAmazon / Best Buy / Wal-Mart Special Edition(s) Bonus Tracks
- "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" is a rock song performed by musician Elton John and covered by W.A.S.P., Flotsam and Jetsam, Nickelback , Queen and The Who...
" (featuring Kid RockKid RockRobert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
& Dimebag DarrellDimebag DarrellDarrell Lance Abbott , also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist. He was best known as a founding member of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan. Abbott also contributed to the album Rebel Meets Rebel, a collaboration between Pantera and David Allan Coe...
) (Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
cover) – 3:44 - "Yanking Out My Heart" – 3:36
- "Learn The Hard Way" – 2:55
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
- "Someday (Acoustic)" – 3:27
- "Slow Motion" – 3:32 Also later available on The Punisher: The Album Soundtrack ©2004.
Other Tracks
- "Love Will Keep Us TogetherLove Will Keep Us Together"Love Will Keep Us Together" is a popular song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield in 1973. It was first released in the United Kingdom on Sedaka's 1973 LP The Tra-La Days Are Over, which was never released in the U.S. The song arrived in the U.S...
" – 2:27
Chart performance
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 6 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
4 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
3 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 4 |
| Denmark Albums Chart | 16 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 16 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
9 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 27 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 11 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 29 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 38 |
| Portugal Albums Chart | 29 |
| Netherlands Albums Chart | 11 |
| French Albums Chart | 39 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
5 |
A&R Consultant to Greenhouse Studios: Bryant K. Oden
Singles
| Single information |
|---|
| "Someday Someday (Nickelback song) "Someday" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in August 2003 as the lead single from their 2003 album The Long Road. It reached #1 in Canada for three weeks and #7 in the United States. It also charted in the Top 10 of the UK singles chart, where it... "
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| "Figured You Out Figured You Out "Figured You Out" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback. It was released in December 2003 as the second single from the group's 2003 album, The Long Road.- Impact :... "
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| "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good Feelin' Way Too Damn Good "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in June 2004 as the third single from their 2003 album The Long Road.-Charts:... "
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| "Because of You Because of You (Nickelback song) "Because of You" is the title of a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in September 2004 as the fourth single from their 2003 album The Long Road. The song was included in the MX vs. ATV Unleashed soundtrack along with a brief appearance in the trailer for Jeepers... "
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"See You at the Show"
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Worldwide certifications
- USA: 3,591,000 copies (3x Platinum)
- Canada: 500,000+ copies (5x Platinum)
- Australia: 210,000+ copies (3x Platinum)
- Germany: 200,000+ copies (Platinum)
- UK: 300,000+ copies (Platinum)
- New Zealand: 15,000+ copies (Platinum)
- Austria: 15,000+ copies (Gold)
- Worldwide sales: 5,000,000+ copies