Photograph (Nickelback song)

"Photograph"
Worldwide cover
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
B-side "We Will Rock You"
Released September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
Format CD single, digital download
Venue Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Genre Post-grunge
Length 4:19 (album version)
3:55 (radio edit)
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s) Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair
Producer(s) Nickelback
Nickelback singles chronology
"See You At The Show"
(2004)		 "Photograph"
(2005)		 "Animals"
(2005)
Nickelback UK singles chronology
"Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
(2004) Feelin' Way Too Damn Good2004		 "Photograph"
(2005) Photograph2005		 "Far Away"
(2006) Far Away2006
UK singles chronology
"Rockstar"
(2007) Rockstar2007		 "Photograph" (re-release)
(2008) String Module Error: Match not found2008		 "Far Away (re-release)"
(2008) Far Away (re-release)2008
Music video
"Photograph" on YouTube

"Photograph" is a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in September 2005 as the first single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons. The song made multiple US and UK top 10 charts, peaking at #1 in several of them.

Music video

The music video begins with Chad Kroeger, the video's protagonist, walking along a lonely, sparsely populated street, holding up a photograph of himself and Nickelback's producer, Joey Moi (who is referred to in the line "And what the hell is on Joey's head?"). As the song progresses to the line "And this is where I grew up," he walks to a rusty mailbox, addressed as number 29025. As he speaks of sneaking out, the camera does not show the house itself but does show a view from the inside looking out at him, possibly suggesting someone else lives there now. He continues walking and comes to an older building marked as "Hanna High School" on the front (it's now the Community Services Building: 210 6 Avenue East, Hanna, Alberta, Canada) announcing, "And this is where I went to school." He and his three other band members enter the gym with their gear and put on a seemingly impromptu concert alone. During the chorus, two band members go to an old junkyard and reminisce about a field where the rest of the band and their girlfriends are partying. Another experiences a similar event near an abandoned train yard, seeing his old girlfriend (most likely Kim, who was "the first girl I kissed") run near the tracks and kiss his younger self. The Hanna Roundhouse is shown. The camera then switches to flashbacks of various people ("I miss that town, I miss the faces") As the video ends, the flashback people get in their cars to go home as the band finishes the song.

The video was directed by Nigel Dick and was filmed in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, hometown to the majority of the band.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Photograph" [Album Version] – 4:21
  2. "Photograph" [Edit] – 3:55
  3. "We Will Rock You" – 2:01
  4. "Photograph" [Video]

2008 CD single (UK re-release)

  1. "Photograph" [Radio Mix] - 3:49
  2. "We Will Rock You" - 4:29

Release history

Country Release date Version
Japan September 20, 2005 Original
United Kingdom September 26, 2005
June 23, 2008 Re-release
Europe September 27, 2005 Original

Chart performance

The single became the band's third top ten hit in the United States, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Held from the top spot by Kanye West's "Gold Digger") "Photograph" has sold over 1.4 million digital downloads in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, though it is certified Gold by the RIAA. "Photograph", was the first of three top ten hits from All the Right Reasons in New Zealand, peaking at number 4.

The song also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Pop 100 charts. The single was also a huge success on the Canadian charts, peaking at number-one and staying there for seven weeks.

In 2008, the single was once again showing on future single release lists in the UK. The single was re-released on 23 June 2008[1] to capitalise on the success of "Rockstar". "Photograph" was added to the C-list at BBC Radio 1 on 21 May 2008, climbing to the B-list the following week, and then to the A-List. It was also added to the BBC Radio 2 C-list. "Photograph" originally peaked at number 29 upon its first release, three years earlier. The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 52 on 10 June 2008, climbed to number 29 a week later and reached a peak of number 18, two weeks after the physical release, outpeaking the original release of the song.

Charts

Chart (2005-06/08) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 10
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 9
Brazil (ABPD)[6] 16
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart) 1
Czech Republic (Radio Top 100)[7] 17
Europe (European Hot 100)[8] 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 15
Italy (FIMI)[10] 42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 4
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[14] 49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 18
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[18] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[20] 16
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 1
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[22] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[23] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 3
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[25] 1
  • "Photograph" has sold 1,815,798 downloads in the U.S. as of January 12, 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Photograph" UK re-release date
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Nickelback – Photograph". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nickelback – Photograph" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Photograph" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Photograph" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=143197&sec=40be2d9ebb018c92eb87ecaa9667dd09
  8. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/312256/nickelback/chart
  9. 1 2 http://acharts.us/song/902
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Nickelback – Photograph". Top Digital Download.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nickelback – Photograph" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Nickelback – Photograph". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ↑ "Polish Singles Chart |".
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Nickelback – Photograph". Singles Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Photograph". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Nickelback: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ Sources for "Photograph" positions on the UK Rock and Metal charts:
    • Week of 2 October 2005: "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 02 October 2005 - 08 October 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
    • Week of 09 October 2005: "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 09 October 2005 - 15 October 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Pop 100". Billboard. 14 January 2006. p. 64. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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