Feed the Machine

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Feed the Machine
FeedtheMachineNickelbackAlbum.jpg
Studio album by
Nickelback
ReleasedJune 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
RecordedJune–October 2016
Genre
Length43:04
Label BMG
Producer
  • Nickelback
  • Chris Baseford
Nickelback chronology
No Fixed Address
(2014)		Feed the Machine
(2017)		 Get Rollin'
(2022)
Singles from Feed the Machine
  1. "Feed the Machine"
    Released: February 1, 2017
  2. "Song on Fire"
    Released: April 28, 2017
  3. "Must Be Nice"
    Released: June 6, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Wall of Sound7/10 [3]

Feed the Machine is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, and was released on June 16, 2017. It is the band's first release through record label BMG. [4] Feed the Machine debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 47,000 album-equivalent units. [5]

Contents

Background

Following the release of their prior album, No Fixed Address , in 2014, the band cancelled the majority of their touring due to Chad Kroeger needing to have surgery to remove a cyst in his vocal cord. [6] The band subsequently became bogged down in legal battles related to the cancellation of the tour. [6]

The album was released on June 16, 2017. [7] [8] Shortly after the release of the album, the band began a 44-city tour on June 23, 2017, in North America, co-headlined with Daughtry, Shaman's Harvest and Cheap Trick as supporting acts. [6]

Promotion and release

The album's first single, "Feed the Machine" was released on February 1, 2017. The second single, "Song on Fire", was released on April 28, 2017. [9] On June 1, 2017, Nickelback made the song "Must Be Nice" available on their YouTube channel [10] and gave it away to those who had pre-ordered the album. [11] "Must Be Nice" was released to American rock radio stations on June 6, 2017, as the album's third official single and second rock single. [12]

Commercial performance

Feed the Machine debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 47,000 album-equivalent units, of which 43,000 were pure album sales. [4] [13] It debuted at number three in the UK, becoming their highest-debuting album of their career in that country. Later, it has been certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.

Track listing

Feed the Machine track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feed the Machine"
5:02
2."Coin for the Ferryman"C. Kroeger4:50
3."Song on Fire"
3:50
4."Must Be Nice"C. Kroeger3:42
5."After the Rain"
3:34
6."For the River"C. Kroeger3:28
7."Home"C. Kroeger3:52
8."The Betrayal (Act III)"
4:20
9."Silent Majority"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Peake
3:52
10."Every Time We're Together"
3:52
11."The Betrayal (Act I)" (instrumental)Peake2:42
Total length:43:04

Personnel

Nickelback

Other musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Feed the Machine
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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