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The State
second re-issue cover
Studio album by Nickelback
Released	September 1, 1998 September 1999 (first re-release) March 7, 2000 (second re-release)
Recorded	January–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	38:51
Label	self-released EMI Music Canada (first and second reissues) Roadrunner (third reissue)
Producer	Dale Penner
Nickelback chronology
Curb (1996) The State (1998) Silver Side Up (2001)
Singles from The State
"Leader of Men" Released: March 4, 2000 "Old Enough" Released: October 2000 "Breathe" Released: November 20, 2000 "Worthy to Say" Released: December 2000
Alternate cover
2000 re-release cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The State is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. "Leader of Men" was the lead single from this album, followed by "Old Enough", "Breathe", and "Worthy to Say". The album held a peak position of number 130 on the Billboard 200. The album also held a peak position on Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums charts position number 3 in 2000. The album was the band's first album to be certified Gold in both Canada and in the United States. It later went Platinum in Canada in April 2002 and then went Platinum in 2008 in the United States.

Background

The State was recorded in early 1998, with the band investing $30,000 into the record. On September 1, 1998, The State was released independently with a blue album cover. The original release was limited to 5,000 copies. 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. In early 2001, the band played its final dates with Everclear. In March 2001, Nickelback won its first Juno Award for Best New Group.

The album had four singles: "Leader of Men", "Breathe", "Old Enough", and "Worthy to Say". "Leader of Men" and "Breathe" both charted on the top 10 Mainstream Rock Tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chad Kroeger; all music is composed by Nickelback

Singles

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Release history

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Appearances

• 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.

Notes

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

Song from Curb (1996).

References

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2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
3. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 584.
4. "It's not grunge!". Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.
5. "Jan 2002: Nickelback strikes gold".
6. "Rock On The Net: Nickelback". www.rockonthenet.com.
7. "That Time Nickelback Sued and Ousted Its Drummer".
8. The State (booklet). Roadrunner. 2001.
9. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
10. "Nickelback | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
11. "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
12. "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
13. "Canadian album certifications – Nickelback – The State". Music Canada.
14. "American album certifications – Nickelback – The State". Recording Industry Association of America.
15. "British album certifications – Nickelback – The State". British Phonographic Industry.

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