Lullaby (Nickelback song)

"Lullaby"
Single by Nickelback
from the album Here and Now
Released February 24, 2012
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2011 Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length 3:48 (Album version)
3:39 (Radio Edit)
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Chad Kroeger, Craig Wiseman, Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson
Producer(s) Nickelback, Joey Moi, Brian Howes
Nickelback singles chronology
"This Means War"
(2012)		 "Lullaby"
(2012)		 "Trying Not to Love You"
(2012)

"This Means War"
(2012)		 "Lullaby"
(2012)		 "Trying Not to Love You"
(2012)
Music video
"Lullaby" on YouTube

"Lullaby" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback It was released in February 2012 as the fourth single from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.

Composition

In 1979, the Kroeger brothers (Chad and Mike) lived in a trailer park in Orion, Alberta. Late one night, their babysitter learned from some friends that her boyfriend died while racing his motorbike. The babysitter was very upset, so she turned up the stereo on "Take the Long Way Home" by Supertramp. Many years later, Chad Kroeger met some songwriters in Nashville and suggested that they write a song about the incident.

Music video

The music video for "Lullaby", directed by Nigel Dick, was shot in a factory in California[1] on January 28, 2012.[2] It premiered on March 22 on VH1.[3]

The video features a constructed narrative interspersed with shots of the band performing in a cavernous building. It also returns to the emotionally wrenching stories the band had previously used in music videos for songs such as "Too Bad", "Someday", "Never Gonna Be Alone" and "Far Away". In the story a pregnant woman is rushed down a hospital corridor, ready to give birth. The baby is soon delivered, but the new mother dies moments later. Now left to raise his child alone, the father (played by Justin James Hughes) struggles to keep his life together. One day as he settles the child down, his phone slips from his pocket, and he finds a video of his wife that was shot while she was heavily pregnant. After showing it to the child, he feels confident enough to raise the child alone, and crumples up the adoption pamphlet he'd picked up before leaving the hospital.

A performance-only version of the video was also distributed amongst other channels, such as Kerrang! TV in the United Kingdom, that remove the narrative altogether.

Track listing

CD Single (RR 3618-2)
  1. "Lullaby" 3:48
  2. "If Today Was Your Last Day" 4:08
Promo CD Single (PRO16951)
  1. "Lullaby" (Pop Mix Edit) 3:28
  2. "Lullaby" (Pop Mix) 3:38
  3. "Lullaby" (Album Version) 3:48

Charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 58
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 27
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 3
Brazil (ABPD)[7] 84
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 52
Canada AC (Billboard)[9] 28
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 42
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[11] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 36
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14] 99
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 45
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16] 194
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[17] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 89
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Adult Pop Songs 47

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[20] Gold 2012 35,000
Canada[21] Gold August 27, 2012 40,000

Personnel

  • Chad Kroeger – lead vocals
  • Mike Kroeger – bass
  • Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals
  • Ryan Peake – piano, backing vocals
  • Rob Dawson - acoustic guitar

References

  1. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 10:15 AM - 28 Jan 12". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 5:53 PM - 28 Jan 12". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 12:39 PM - 11 Feb 12". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Report (Issue #1146)" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nickelback – {{{song}}}" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Lullaby" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nickelback – {{{song}}}". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
  14. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201210 into search.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Lullaby". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE (week 48)". zobbel.de c/o Official Charts Company. December 3, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSINGLEaccreds2012.htm
  21. ↑ "Canadian digital download certifications – Nickelback – Lullaby". Music Canada.
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