Here and Now is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, and is their last to be released on Roadrunner Records. The album was released on November 21, 2011.[4] 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".[4] 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.[5] The album's cover features Vancouver's Gastown Steam Clock. The clock is set at 11:21, the date the album was released.[6]

Quick Facts Studio album by Nickelback, Released ...
Here and Now
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ReleasedNovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
Recorded2011
StudioMountain View Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia[1]
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Length39:43
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Producer
Nickelback chronology
Dark Horse
(2008)
Here and Now
(2011)
The Best of Nickelback Volume 1
(2013)
Singles from Here and Now
  1. "When We Stand Together"
    Released: September 21, 2011
  2. "Bottoms Up"
    Released: September 26, 2011
  3. "This Means War"
    Released: February 14, 2012
  4. "Lullaby"
    Released: February 24, 2012
  5. "Trying Not to Love You"
    Released: August 20, 2012
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The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 after selling approximately 227,000 copies in its first week, just 0.18% below the number one spot, Michael Bublé's Christmas.[7] Nickelback toured in support of the album on their Here and Now Tour. As of October 2013, the album has sold two million copies worldwide.[8]

Reception

Critical response

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According to Metacritic, the album has received an average review score of 51/100, based on nine reviews, indicating "mixed reviews".[9] Consequence of Sound awarded the album two out of a possible five stars, 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."[15] Conversely, Canadian music and entertainment website Rockstar Weekly called it "far and away, the best Canadian album of 2011."[18]

Commercial performance

The album has topped both the HMV Canada CD sales chart and the US iTunes Album chart in its first week of sales. The album debuted at number 10 in the UK charts. On December 16, 2011, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 100,000 copies in the UK.[19]

Track listing

The track list of the album was revealed on September 26, 2011.[20]

More information No., Title ...
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."This Means War"Chad KroegerC. Kroeger
3:20
2."Bottoms Up"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Mike Kroeger
  • Moi
C. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Moi
3:37
3."When We Stand Together"
  • C. Kroeger
  • M. Kroeger
  • Ryan Peake
  • Moi
  • C. Kroeger
  • Peake
  • Nickelback
  • Moi
3:10
4."Midnight Queen"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Peake
  • Moi
C. Kroeger
3:14
5."Gotta Get Me Some"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Moi
C. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Moi
3:41
6."Lullaby"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Wiseman
  • Tompkins
  • Clawson
  • Nickelback
  • Moi
  • Howes
3:48
7."Kiss It Goodbye"
  • C. Kroeger
  • M. Kroeger
  • Moi
C. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
3:35
8."Trying Not to Love You"
  • C. Kroeger
  • Peake
  • Brett Warren
  • Brad Warren
C. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
  • Moi
4:11
9."Holding on to Heaven"
  • C. Kroeger
  • M. Kroeger
C. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
3:51
10."Everything I Wanna Do"C. KroegerC. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
3:27
11."Don't Ever Let It End"C. KroegerC. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
3:49
Total length:39:43
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Japanese bonus tracks
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No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
12."Burn It To The Ground (Live at Summer Sonic 2010)"C. KroegerC. KroegerNickelback4:15
13."Something in Your Mouth (Live at Summer Sonic 2010)"C. KroegerC. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
4:12
14."Photograph (Live at Summer Sonic 2010)"C. KroegerC. Kroeger
  • Nickelback
  • Howes
4:57
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Personnel

Musicians
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Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[61] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[62] Platinum 20,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[63] Gold 17,227[63]
Germany (BVMI)[64] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[65] Gold 7,500^
Poland (ZPAV)[66] Gold 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[67] Gold 20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[68] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[70] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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Appearances

  • The song "This Means War" was featured as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band in 2011.

References

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