This Means War (Nickelback song)

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"This Means War"
Nickelback This Means War Cover.jpg
Single by Nickelback
from the album Here and Now
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2012
Recorded2011 Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre
Length3:20
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Chad Kroeger
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Bottoms Up"
(2011)
"This Means War"
(2012)
"Lullaby"
(2012)
Music video
"This Means War" on YouTube

"This Means War" is the third single from the Canadian rock band Nickelback's seventh studio album, Here and Now . It was initially released as a promotional single in Germany on November 10, 2011, [1] and was later released as a radio single in the United States on February 14, 2012. On February 16, 2012, a behind-the-scenes video is posted on nickelbacktv on YouTube. A music video was shot for the single, it premiered on March 29, 2012. It was also used as the official theme song for WWE's Elimination Chamber (2012).

Contents

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 9
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)Position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [4] 66

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References

  1. "This Means War". Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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