The State (album)

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The State
File:Nickelback - The State - CD cover.jpg
Studio album by Nickelback
Released September 4, 1998
September 1999 (first re-release)
March 7, 2000 (second re-release)
(See release history)
Recorded January–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia
Genre Post-grunge[1]
Length 38:50
Label self-released
EMI Music Canada (first and second reissues)
Roadrunner (third reissue)
Producer Dale Penner
Nickelback chronology
Curb
(1996)Curb1996		 The State
(1999)		 Silver Side Up
(2001)Silver Side Up2001
Singles from The State
  1. "Leader of Men"
    Released: March 4, 2000
  2. "Old Enough"
    Released: October 2000
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: November 20, 2000
  4. "Worthy to Say"
    Released: December 2000
Alternate Cover
Original 1999 Cover
Original 1999 Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]

The State is the second album released by the Canadian rock band Nickelback. "Leader of Men" was the lead single from this album followed by "Old Enough", "Breathe" and "Worthy to Say". "Leader of Men" held a peak position of #130 on the Billboard 200. The album also held a peak position on Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums charts position #3 in 2000. The album went Platinum in Canada in April 2002 and went Platinum in 2008 in the United States.

Background

The State was recorded in 1998.[citation needed] In September 1998, The State was released independently with a blue album cover. The next year later in 1999, 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 reissed again on EMI Canada, this time with different artwork: a young boy in a jail cell on the re-releases. In 2000 The State reached the Billboard 200 peaking 130. To support The State, Nickelback toured with 3 Doors Down, Creed, Sevendust, and Stone Temple Pilots.[citation needed] In early of 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] In 1999, when Roadrunner signed Nickelback, they reissued The State, keeping the cover from the 2000 reissue.

The album had four singles, "Leader of Men", "Breathe", "Old Enough" and "Worthy to Say".[2] "Leader of Men" and "Breathe", charted on the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chad Kroeger, all music composed by Nickelback.

No. Title Length
1. "Breathe"   3:58
2. "Cowboy Hat"   3:54
3. "Leader of Men"   3:29
4. "Old Enough"   2:45
5. "Worthy to Say"   4:05
6. "Diggin' This"   3:01
7. "Deep"   2:47
8. "One Last Run"   3:28
9. "Not Leavin' Yet"   3:44
10. "Hold Out Your Hand"   4:08
11. "Leader of Men (Acoustic)"   3:23
Total length:
 38:50

Singles

Single information
"Leader of Men"
"Old Enough" "
"Breathe"

Release history

Release Date
Original September 4, 1998 (1998-09-04)
Re-release March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)

Charts

Chart (2000-2001) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 57
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 128
US Billboard 200 130
US Top Independent Albums 6
US Top Heatseekers 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Platinum 100,000
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Silver 60,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Griffith, JT. The State at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-n/nickelback.htm
  3. ↑ http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/nickelback.htm
  4. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nickelback | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter The State in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

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