Here and Now (Nickelback album)
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Here and Now is the seventh studio album
by Canadian rock band Nickelback
. The album was released on November 21, 2011. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling Dark Horse
in 2008. On September 26, the band officially released two singles, "When We Stand Together
" and "Bottoms Up
". Both songs were made available for download on September 27, 2011. The first track of the record, "This Means War", was released on November 10, 2011 as the third single. The artwork for the album is the Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200
selling approximately 227,000 copies in its first week.
, the album has received an average review score of 57/100, based on 8 reviews. Consequence of Sound awarded the album two stars, out of a possible 5, stating that "Here and Now might prove to be a step above the last effort, but likewise a step high enough to hang its creators on a barn rafter." On the other end of the scale, Canadian music and entertainment website Rockstar Weekly
awarded the album a pefect 5 stars, calling it "far and away, the best Canadian album of 2011."
, seven songs from Here and Now reached top 40 positions, including "When We Stand Together
" at number one, "Lullaby" at number three, "Trying Not to Love You" at number five, "Dont Ever Let It End" at number 24, "This means War" at number 29 and "Holding on to Heaven" at number 40. The album was number 10 in the UK charts for the week of its release.
Additional personnel
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Canadian rock band Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
. The album was released on November 21, 2011. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling Dark Horse
Dark Horse (Nickelback album)
Dark Horse is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 17, 2008 in Europe and a day later elsewhere...
in 2008. On September 26, the band officially released two singles, "When We Stand Together
When We Stand Together
"When We Stand Together" is the lead single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.-Release:"When We Stand Together", along with "Bottoms Up" were made free for listening on the band's official website on September 22, 2011. Both songs were released as...
" and "Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up (Nickelback song)
"Bottoms Up" is a single by Canadian rock band Nickelback as the second single from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.A Billboard review of the song said that it was a "surprising return to [...] bawdy arena rock," but that it was also "amazingly monolithic" and "lack[ed] the slick melodies...
". Both songs were made available for download on September 27, 2011. The first track of the record, "This Means War", was released on November 10, 2011 as the third single. The artwork for the album is the Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
selling approximately 227,000 copies in its first week.
Critical
The album has received mixed to positive reviews from professional critics. It has been well received compared to Nickelback's previous albums. According to MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, the album has received an average review score of 57/100, based on 8 reviews. Consequence of Sound awarded the album two stars, out of a possible 5, stating that "Here and Now might prove to be a step above the last effort, but likewise a step high enough to hang its creators on a barn rafter." On the other end of the scale, Canadian music and entertainment website Rockstar Weekly
Rockstar Weekly
Rockstar Weekly is a Canadian music website, operated out of Surrey, British Columbia, that reports on music, film, fashion, and popular culture.-History:...
awarded the album a pefect 5 stars, calling it "far and away, the best Canadian album of 2011."
Commercial
The album has topped both the HMV Canada CD sales chart and the US iTunes Album chart in its first week of sales. It was also number nine on the UK Radio 1 midweek album chart update on the week of its release and number 20 on the HMV UK CD charts on 27th November 2011. In the UK Rock ChartUK Rock Chart
The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales....
, seven songs from Here and Now reached top 40 positions, including "When We Stand Together
When We Stand Together
"When We Stand Together" is the lead single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.-Release:"When We Stand Together", along with "Bottoms Up" were made free for listening on the band's official website on September 22, 2011. Both songs were released as...
" at number one, "Lullaby" at number three, "Trying Not to Love You" at number five, "Dont Ever Let It End" at number 24, "This means War" at number 29 and "Holding on to Heaven" at number 40. The album was number 10 in the UK charts for the week of its release.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 3 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 67 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Danish Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
8 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
19 |
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
28 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
26 |
| Italy Albums Chart | 18 |
| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
1 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
17 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 7 |
| South Africa Albums Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
10 |
| UK Rock Albums Chart | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
2 |
| US Billboard Top Rock Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Internet Albums | 2 |
| US Billboard Digital Albums | 2 |
Track listing
The tracklist of the album was revealed on September 26, 2011.Personnel
Musicians- Chad KroegerChad KroegerChad Robert Kroeger is aCanadian songwriter, singer, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian rock band Nickelback...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Ryan Peake – guitar, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, production - Mike Kroeger – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, production - Daniel AdairDaniel AdairDaniel Patrick Adair is a Canadian drummer best known as the current drummer for Canadian rock band Nickelback and his previous work with American rock band 3 Doors Down...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocals, production
Additional personnel
- Brian Howes - Production, Additional Guitar
- Joey Moi – production, engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
- Jay Van Poederooyen – engineering, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Scott Cooke – engineering, editing
- Chris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
– mixing - Randy StaubRandy StaubRandy Staub is a Canadian recording engineer. He has been nominated for the Juno Awards' "Recording Engineer of the Year" award nine times. He won in 2002 for the songs "How You Remind Me" and "Too Bad" by Nickelback. Staub also mixed Alice in Chains' fourth studio album, Black Gives Way to...
– mixing - Keith Armstrong – mixing assistance
- Zach Blackstone – mixing assistance
- Nik Karpen – mixing assistance
- Gail Marowitz – art directionArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
- Travis Shinn – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Brennan Brousseau – cover artworkAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...