The State (album)

The State was recorded in early 1998, with the band investing $30,000 into the record.{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nickelback.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030062858/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nickelback.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2001|title=It's not grunge!}} On September 1, 1998, The State was released independently with a blue album cover. The original release was limited to 5,000 copies.{{cite web | url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/2002/01/24/nickelback-strikes-gold | title=Jan 2002: Nickelback strikes gold }} In September of the next year, it was reissued on EMI Canada, with a re-formatted version of the original cover (the words "Nickelback" and "The State" were originally in yellow, in the same size near the right edge of the cover; on the EMI reissue, the word "Nickelback" was made into a bigger font and "The State" rendered in white at the top of the cover). In 2000, it was reissued again on EMI Canada, this time with different artwork featuring a young boy in a jail cell. This was also the artwork used on the American, European, and Australian releases on Roadrunner Records. In 2000, The State reached the Billboard 200 peaking 130. To support The State, Nickelback toured with Creed, Sevendust, 3 Doors Down, and Stone Temple Pilots.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} In early 2001, the band played its final dates with Everclear.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} In March 2001, Nickelback won its first Juno Award for Best New Group.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}

The album had four singles: "Leader of Men", "Breathe", "Old Enough", and "Worthy to Say".{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-n/nickelback.htm|title=Rock On The Net: Nickelback|website=www.rockonthenet.com}} "Leader of Men" and "Breathe" both charted on the top 10 Mainstream Rock Tracks.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/nickelback.htm|title=That Time Nickelback Sued and Ousted Its Drummer}}

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| all_lyrics = Chad Kroeger

| all_music = Nickelback

| title1 = Breathe

| length1 = 3:57

| title2 = Cowboy Hat

| length2 = 3:55

| title3 = Leader of Men

| length3 = 3:30

| title4 = Old Enough

| length4 = 2:45

| title5 = Worthy to Say

| length5 = 4:06

| title6 = Diggin' This

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Deep

| length7 = 2:48

| title8 = One Last Run

| length8 = 3:30

| title9 = Not Leavin' Yet

| length9 = 3:44

| title10 = Hold Out Your Hand

| length10 = 4:07

| title11 = Leader of Men (Acoustic)¹

| length11 = 3:23

| total_length = 38:51

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| headline = Japanese exclusive bonus track

| title12 = Little Friend²

| length12 = 3:49

| total_length = 42:40

}}

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= The State |year= 2001 |type= booklet |publisher= Roadrunner}}

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Nickelback

• Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitar
• Ryan Peake – guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Kroeger – bass
• Ryan Vikedal – drums (credited)
• Mitch Guindon – drums (not credited, but performed on the album)

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Production

• Dale Penner – producer, engineer
• Nickelback — producer
• Dave Ashton — second engineer
• GGGarth Richardson — mixing
• G.E. Slavin Creative Design — graphic design in Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Brett Zilahi — mastering at Metalworks in Mississauga, Ontario
• Ken Grant — executive producer

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• The song "Old Enough" was featured on the soundtrack to the film Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 in 2000.
• The songs "Diggin' This" and "Hold Out Your Hand" were featured in the film The Forsaken in 2001.
• The song "Leader of Men" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Soul Assassin in 2001.
• The song "Breathe" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Clockstoppers in 2002.

^1. Incorrectly titled "Leader of Men (Accoustic)" on the back insert of the original 1998 release.

^2. Song from Curb (1996).

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