San Quentin (song)

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"San Quentin"
Nickelback - San Quentin (Single) Cover Art.png
Single by Nickelback
from the album Get Rollin'
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2022
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:31
Label
  • Nickelback II Productions Inc.
  • BMG
Songwriter Chad Kroeger
Producers
Nickelback singles chronology
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
(2020)		"San Quentin"
(2022)		"Those Days"
(2022)

"San Quentin" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback from their tenth studio album, Get Rollin' . It was released as the album's lead single on September 7, 2022.

Contents

Musical style

"San Quentin" is described as a hard rock and heavy metal song [4] [5] [6] with elements of metalcore. [7]

Background

During an interview with WRAT radio station, lead vocalist Chad Kroeger spoke about the lyrical inspiration for “San Quentin”, saying: “I met the San Quentin prison warden at a party. And I couldn’t believe how young he was. I was, like, ‘There’s just no way that you’re the warden of San Quentin,’ and everyone was, like, ‘Yup. He is.’ Guy Fieri’s a buddy of mine, and I was at his birthday party a few years back. And the entire time we were talking, I’m speaking to this guy, but in my head all I could think about was, ‘I’m gonna write a song called 'San Quentin’. That’s it.‘ And I stuck it in my notes in my phone. And then once the riff was down, I think I screamed out this line, 'Can somebody please keep me the hell out of San Quentin?’ And we just took it from there.” [8] [9]

Release

On August 26, 2022, students attending school at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia received a newsletter stating they were invited to attend and participate in a video shoot Nickelback will be hosting on August 30, 2022 for their forthcoming single, outside the Convocation Mall on campus. [10] [11] [12] [13]

In August 2022, Nickelback began posting small snippets and teasers of new music via their official social media accounts with the date "09.07.2022" being branded on the posts. [14] [15] [16] [17] "San Quentin" was officially released to radio and digital music retailers along with the official lyric video via YouTube on September 7, 2022. [18] [19] [20] On September 14, 2022, a music video for the song was released. [21]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "San Quentin"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [31] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [32] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire . Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (September 7, 2022). "Remember That Heavy Nickelback Clip? Here's the Rest of the Song". MetalSucks . Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "San Quentin". Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07– via www.youtube.com.
  4. ↑ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire . Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (September 7, 2022). "Remember That Heavy Nickelback Clip? Here's the Rest of the Song". MetalSucks . Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ Slingerland, Calum (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback's Tease of New Music Sounds Heavy as Hell | Exclaim!". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire . Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lane, Robyn (September 6, 2022). "Watch: Nickelback Back For A Sonic Attack!". 95.9 The RAT. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ Schaffner, Lauryn (September 2, 2022). "Nickelback Guitarist Doesn't Think Releasing a Heavy Song Is 'Unusual' for Band". Loudwire . Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nickelback To Release New Single 'San Quentin' Next Week". Blabbermouth.net . August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nickelback Attract Hundreds of Fans to Video Shoot". August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (August 29, 2022). "Nickelback needs you for a video shoot at SFU Tuesday". Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Diehard Nickelback fans defend their love of the band". CBC . September 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ Trapp, Philip (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Tease New Music That Sounds Very Metalcore". Loudwire . Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ Lewis, JD (August 24, 2022). "Listen: 10 Seconds of New Nickelback...Which is Apparently Coming Soon". iHeartRadio . Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  16. ↑ Kennelty, Greg (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Is Teasing New Music And It Sounds Pretty Heavy". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 12, 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ Colothan, Scott (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback tease blisteringly heavy new song". Planet Work. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nickelback Announces 'Get Rollin'' Album Details, Shares New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net . September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ↑ Média, Bell (September 7, 2022). "New music from Nickelback - "San Quentin"". iHeartRadio . Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  20. ↑ Carter, Emily (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback unleash thumping new single San Quentin from upcoming 10th…". Kerrang! . Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Nickelback Shares Music Video For New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net . September 14, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  22. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1697. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 12, 2022. p. 9.
  23. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2022. [ dead link ]
  25. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart on 16/9/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Year-End Charts: Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs (2023)". Billboard . Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Nickelback – San Quentin". Music Canada . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  32. ↑ "American single certifications – Nickelback – San Quentin". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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