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The State | ||||
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Released | September 1, 1998 September 1999 (first re-release) March 7, 2000 (second re-release) | |||
Recorded | January–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia | |||
Genre | Post-grunge [1] | |||
Length | 38:51 | |||
Label | self-released EMI Music Canada (first and second reissues) Roadrunner (third reissue) | |||
Producer | Dale Penner | |||
Nickelback chronology | ||||
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Singles from The State | ||||
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Alternate cover | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
The State is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. "Leader of Men" was the lead single from this album,followed by "Old Enough","Breathe",and "Worthy to Say". The album held a peak position of number 130 on the Billboard 200. The album also held a peak position on Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums charts position number 3 in 2000. The album was the band's first album to be certified Gold in both Canada and in the United States. It later went Platinum in Canada in April 2002 and then went Platinum in 2008 in the United States.
The State was recorded in early 1998,with the band investing $30,000 into the record. [4] On September 1,1998,The State was released independently with a blue album cover. The original release was limited to 5,000 copies. [5] In September of the next year,it was reissued on EMI Canada,with a re-formatted version of the original cover (the words "Nickelback" and "The State" were originally in yellow,in the same size near the right edge of the cover;on the EMI reissue,the word "Nickelback" was made into a bigger font and "The State" rendered in white at the top of the cover). In 2000,it was reissued again on EMI Canada,this time with different artwork featuring a young boy in a jail cell. This was also the artwork used on the American,European,and Australian releases on Roadrunner Records. In 2000,The State reached the Billboard 200 peaking 130. To support The State,Nickelback toured with Creed,Sevendust,3 Doors Down,and Stone Temple Pilots.[ citation needed ] In early 2001,the band played its final dates with Everclear.[ citation needed ] In March 2001,Nickelback won its first Juno Award for Best New Group.[ citation needed ]
The album had four singles:"Leader of Men","Breathe","Old Enough",and "Worthy to Say". [6] "Leader of Men" and "Breathe" both charted on the top 10 Mainstream Rock Tracks. [7]
All lyrics are written by Chad Kroeger; all music is composed by Nickelback
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Breathe" | 3:57 |
2. | "Cowboy Hat" | 3:55 |
3. | "Leader of Men" | 3:30 |
4. | "Old Enough" | 2:45 |
5. | "Worthy to Say" | 4:06 |
6. | "Diggin' This" | 3:01 |
7. | "Deep" | 2:48 |
8. | "One Last Run" | 3:30 |
9. | "Not Leavin' Yet" | 3:44 |
10. | "Hold Out Your Hand" | 4:07 |
11. | "Leader of Men (Acoustic)1" | 3:23 |
Total length: | 38:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Little Friend2" | 3:49 |
Total length: | 42:40 |
Single information |
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"Leader of Men"
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"Old Enough"
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"Breathe"
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Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [8]
Nickelback
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Release | Date |
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Original | September 4, 1999 |
Re-release | March 7, 2000 |
Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 57 |
UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 128 |
US Billboard 200 | 130 |
US Top Independent Albums | 6 |
US Top Heatseekers | 3 |
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [11] | 199 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [12] | 97 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [13] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Silver | 60,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
1. Incorrectly titled "Leader of Men (Accoustic)" on the back insert of the original 1998 release.
2. Song from Curb (1996).
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