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For other uses, see Too Bad (disambiguation).

"Too Bad"
SinglebyNickelback
from the album Silver Side Up
B-side
  • "Yanking Out My Heart"
  • "Learn the Hard Way"
    • ReleasedNovember 27, 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 on November 27, 2001, as the second single from their third studio album, Silver Side Up (2001). The song reached number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and peaked within the top 20 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

    Lyrical content[edit]

    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[edit]

    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. After receiving a foreclosure notice, 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[edit]

    Personnel[edit]

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

    Charts[edit]

    Certifications[edit]

    Certifications and sales for "Too Bad"
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[36] Gold 500,000‡

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Release history[edit]

    Release dates and formats for "Too Bad"
    Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
    United States November 27, 2001
  • active rock radio
    		•  Roadrunner [37]
    Australia March 4, 2002 Maxi-CD [38]
    United States March 25, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [39]
    United Kingdom August 26, 2002
    • CD
  • cassette
    		•  [40]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "CNN Music Room interview with Nickelback". CNN. June 21, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  • ^ a b Too Bad (UK CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR2037-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Too Bad (UK cassette single sleeve). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR2037-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Too Bad (European CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2037-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Too Bad (European CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2050-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Too Bad (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. RR 2050-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Too Bad (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Nickelback. Roadrunner Records. 2002. 7 2051 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Canadian Radio Airplay". Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original on June 7, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  • ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2002" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  • ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 38. September 14, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Too Bad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback – Too Bad". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  • ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2002". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  • ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  • ^ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 16.
  • ^ a b "The Year in Music 2002: Mainstream and Modern Rock". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-87.
  • ^ "Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 12.
  • ^ "American single certifications – Nickelback – Too Bad". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  • ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1429. November 23, 2001. pp. 79, 82. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  • ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th March 2002" (PDF). ARIA. March 4, 2001. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  • ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1445. March 22, 2002. p. 32. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  • ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 26 August 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 24, 2002. p. 27. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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