Photograph (Nickelback song)

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"Photograph"
Nickelgraph.jpg
Worldwide cover
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
B-side "We Will Rock You"
ReleasedAugust 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)
Studio Abbotsford (British Columbia, Canada)
Genre Post-grunge
Length
  • 4:19 (album version)
  • 3:55 (radio edit)
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Joey Moi
Nickelback singles chronology
"Because of You"
(2004)		"Photograph"
(2005)		"Animals"
(2005)
Nickelback UK singles chronology
"See You at the Show"
(2004)		"Photograph"
(2005)		"Far Away"
(2006)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [47] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [48] Platinum10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [50] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesAugust 8, 2005 Roadrunner [51]
September 5, 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio [52]
AustraliaSeptember 12, 2005CD [53]
United KingdomSeptember 26, 2005 [54]

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