Too Bad

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This article is about the Nickelback single. For the 2006 album by Buju Banton, see Too Bad (album).
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"Too Bad"
Nickelback - Too Bad - CD cover.jpg
Single by Nickelback
from the album Silver Side Up
B-side"Yanking Out My Heart" "Learn the Hard Way"
ReleasedNovember 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)
RecordedJune 2001
StudioGreenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia)
Length3:56
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"How You Remind Me"
(2001) 		"Too Bad"
(2001) 		"Never Again"
(2002)

"Too Bad" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released as the second single from their 2001 album, Silver Side Up, on November 27, 2001. It peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In Europe, it peaked within the top 20 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Lyrical content[]

The lyrics were written by the band's singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger and deals with the issues he felt growing up without his father, who abandoned him at age two.[1]

Music video[]

A music video was made for the song showing the band playing in the "Woodley Sawmill". A picture of the father and his son standing next to a truck is shown. The father leaves his family and his son seems to be the most impacted. After years pass, he and his mother get into a fight ending with him leaving. He speeds down a dirt road where several flashbacks appear and distracted he crashes into a wooden post, breaking his leg. The music stops for a moment when his father receives a phone call telling him about the accident, then starts again. He is brought back to his house, where he sees his father sitting at the table, and the two walk out to the father's truck. The song ends with the picture shown at the beginning of the video shown again.

Track listings[]

Personnel[]

Credits are lifted from the UK enhanced CD single liner notes.[2]

  • Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitars
  • Ryan Peake – guitars, vocals
  • Mike Kroeger – bass
  • Ryan Vikedal – drums

Charts[]

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 39
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 6
Italy (FIMI)[15] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 41
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[18] 100
Scotland (OCC)[19] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 9
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[22] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 42
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 31
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[25] 6
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[26] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 23

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)
Roadrunner [28][29]
Australia March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04) Maxi-CD [30]
United States March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) Contemporary hit radio [31]
United Kingdom August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) CD [32]

References[]

  1. ^ "CNN Music Room interview with Nickelback". CNN. June 21, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Too Bad (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR2037-5.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Too Bad (UK cassette single sleeve). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR2037-4.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Too Bad (European enhanced CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2037-3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Too Bad (European enhanced CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2050-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Too Bad (European enhanced maxi-single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2050-3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Too Bad (Australian maxi-single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. 7 2051 3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 38. September 14, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Too Bad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Nickelback – Too Bad". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Editia 21, saptamina 27.05–2.06, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on December 25, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2004.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Too Bad". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  23. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  27. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1429. November 23, 2001. p. 79. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  29. ^ "Active Rock: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1429. November 23, 2001. p. 82. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  30. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th March 2002" (PDF). ARIA. March 4, 2001. p. 26. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  31. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1445. March 22, 2002. p. 32. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  32. ^ "Too Bad -Ltd Enhanced Digi [CD 2]". Amazon. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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