The Long Road

The Long Road is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on September 23, 2003. The album was recorded at famed Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.[9] It is the band's last album with Ryan Vikedal as drummer, The album 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: August 5, 2003 "Figured You Out" Released: December 2, 2003 "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" Released: March 21, 2004 "See You at the Show" Released: June 14, 2004 "Because of You" Released: September 7, 2004

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Q	[7]
E! Online	B-[8]

The album was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in March 2005 and it had sold 3,591,000 copies as of April 2011.[10] It has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and in the year 2003, was only the album to have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.[11] It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was ranked #157 on Billboard's 200 Albums of the Decade.[12]

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"	2:55

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.	"Learn The Hard Way"	3:32
14.	"Yanking Out My Heart"	3:36

Limited Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Hero (Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott)" (appears on the Spider-Man soundtrack)
13.	"Love Will Keep Us Together"

Singles

Single information
"Someday" Released: August, 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: January, 2004 (US, Australia) Chart position: 1 (U.S. Main Rock) 4 (U.S. Modern Rock) 10 (Australia) 65 (U.S.)
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" Released:March, 2004 Chart position: 3 (U.S Main Rock) 23 (U.S. Modern Rock) 39 (UK) 40 (Australia) 48 (US)
"Because of You" Released: 2004 (US, Canada) Chart position: 6 (U.S. Main Rock)
"See You at the Show" Released: June 14, 2004 (US, Canada) Chart position: -

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[13]

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 and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[14] 6 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[14] 6 Canadian Albums Chart[14] 1 Australian Albums Chart[15] 4 New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 3 Austrian Albums Chart[15] 4 German Albums Chart[15] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[15] 4 Denmark Albums Chart[15] 16 Danish Albums Chart 16 Irish Albums Chart[15] 9 Swedish Albums Chart[15] 27 Italian Albums Chart[15] 11 Belgian Albums Chart[15] 29 Norwegian Albums Chart[15] 38 Portugal Albums Chart[15] 29 Netherlands Albums Chart[15] 11 French Albums Chart[15] 39 UK Albums Chart 5

Decade-end charts Chart (2000–09) Position U.S. Billboard 200 157 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[16] 3× Platinum 210,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Gold 15,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[18] 5× Platinum 500,000^^ Germany (BVMI)[19] Gold 100,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] Gold 7,500^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000^^ United States (RIAA)[22] 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.

References

1. "The Long Road Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Long Road - Nickelback > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
3. Sinclair, Tom (September 26, 2003). "The Long Road review". Entertainment Weekly (730). ISSN 1049-0434. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
4. "The Long Road". Rolling Stone. November 13, 2003. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
5. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
6. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 584.
7. "Nickelback : The Long Road". Q: 130. December 2003.
8. http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3055,00.html
9. Reesman, Bryan (November 1, 2013). "In The Studio With Nickelback". Mix.
10. Grein, Paul (13 April 2011). "Week Ending April 10, 2011. Albums: Adele Is Everywhere". Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
11. "Billboard 200: Week of October 11, 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
12. "Best of the 2000s: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard.com. Showing 141-160. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
13. The Long Road (booklet). Roadrunner. 2003.
14. "Nickleback > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
15. "Nickleback - The Long Road". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
17. "Austrian album certifications – Nickelback – The Long Road" (in German). IFPI Austria.
18. "Canadian album certifications – Nickelback – The Long Road". Music Canada.
19. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Nickelback; 'The Long Road')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
20. "New Zealand album certifications – Nickelback – The Long Road". Recorded Music NZ.
21. "British album certifications – Nickelback – The Long Road". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Long Road in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
22. "American album certifications – Nickelback – The Long Road". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• The Long Road at Metacritic