After the Rain (Nickelback song)
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| name = After the Rain
| cover = Nickelback_-_After_The_Rain_-Single_(Cover_Art).png
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| type = single
| artist = Nickelback
| album = Feed the Machine
| released = {{Start date|2017|10|22}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|pop rock}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=34}}
| label = BMG
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| prev_title = Must Be Nice
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = The Devil Went Down to Georgia
| next_year = 2020
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"After the Rain" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on October 22, 2017 as the fourth and final single from their ninth studio album, Feed the Machine.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.artistcaretaker.com/de/News/Newsmeldung?newsid=99 |title=Artistcaretaker • Radio Force - NICKELBACK - AFTER THE RAIN |website=Artist-Caretaker |date=September 20, 2017 |accessdate=February 9, 2023}} The song was written entirely by lead singer, Chad Kroeger and Ali Tamposi,{{cite web |title=Nickelback - After the Rain -Single (Song Credits) |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/after-the-rain-mt0054464525 |website=Allmusic |publisher=BMG Entertainment |access-date=10 March 2025}} marking the band's second collaboration with Tamposi after the latter had performed backing vocals on "She Keeps Me Up" in 2014.{{cite web |title=Nickelback’s ‘No Fixed Address’: Is anyone really listening? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-nickelback-no-fixed-address-20141121-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher=Mikael Wood |access-date=21 November 2014}}
Background
In an interview with Louder Sound, lead singer Chad Kroeger said about the song's motivational theme "Often times in life I think we lose sight that our most challenging trials and tribulations can also be our most teachable moments. Those very hardships that we encounter aren't really obstacles at all. Rather, they are seeds that if planted properly will bear fruit that we can learn, grow and benefit from to be the very best versions of ourselves that we can be. And that is the message I wanted to get across in 'After the Rain'".{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/nickelback-launch-lyric-video-for-after-the-rain |title=Nickelback launch lyric video for After The Rain {{!}} Louder |magazine=Louder Sound |date= September 20, 2017 |accessdate=February 9, 2023}}
The band later released an official lyric video for the song on September 20, 2017.
Personnel
- Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitar
- Ryan Peake – guitar, keyboards
- Mike Kroeger – bass guitar
- Daniel Adair – drums
Charts
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| {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|43|artist=Nickelback|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 9, 2023}} |