| A Canadian rock band formed by six artists, | | | | Fly, which was played on local radio stations only. |
| Nickelback is a very well known group playing music | | | | Nickelback songs are unique in nature and this has |
| which can be classified as Post-grunge style. One of | | | | helped the band to carve out a niche for itself in the |
| the founder members used to work for Starbucks, the | | | | world of music. |
| renowned coffeehouse chain, where he used to say | | | | The Nickelback album called The State was released |
| frequently to the customers while giving back the | | | | in 1998. It did not meet the expected success initially |
| change – ‘here is your nickel back’, and the | | | | and the band tied up with EMI and Roadrunner |
| name of the band is derived from that pleasant | | | | Records for a record sum to market its songs. The |
| experience. | | | | State, which was re-released by EMI and Roadrunner |
| In Canada, the band is marketed by EMI, but has | | | | in 2000, fetched the band a Gold certificate in both |
| signed up with Roadrunner records for business in the | | | | United States and Canada. |
| rest of the world. The business involves recordings, | | | | The album Silver Side Up, released in 2001, put wings |
| tours, related rights and trivia. The first album release | | | | into the dreams of Nickelback. The band got |
| of Nickelback was as far back in 1996. Thereafter the | | | | acceptance in the mainstream music industry field with |
| band has brought out musical albums with regularity. It | | | | this. A single song, ‘How You Remind Me’ led |
| is said that Nickelback is the next best thing to come | | | | the charts in US. The Long Road, recorded in 2003 |
| out of Canada after the revered maple syrup. | | | | also garnered attention and praise. |
| The first album produced by Nickelback was Hesher in | | | | However, it was the fifth album, All the Right Reasons, |
| 1996. It consisted of seven tracks. Even though the | | | | which propelled Nickelback to such heights that we |
| band started as a country group, it has grown up and | | | | see today. Five songs from the album found |
| is known throughout the world for its unique style and | | | | themselves in the list of top 20 songs in the US. It |
| sound. The fan base of the band is also growing day | | | | should be noted here that three of these songs were |
| by day. The band is giving concerts in more countries | | | | charted in the top ten too. The latest album, Dark |
| than before. | | | | Horse, released in November 2008, has already |
| Immediately after the release of Hesher, Nickelback | | | | climbed several ladders. Some of the tracks have |
| recorded another album, Curb. It was the first full length | | | | already entered the top 100 and sales are also great. |
| album ever produced by the band. Then came a single, | | | | |