NICKELBACK, "This Afternoon"

[(Artie Ziff)]

Dark Horse's eighth, and presumably final single, will head to CHR and rock formats in the last week of March from Billboard.biz.

If you didn't see this coming, you probably haven't heard the entire CD yet. The remaining three (or five with UK bonus tracks) do not seem radio ready. But I've said this before. If any band is going to send an entire album to radio, Nickelback would be it.

[Shadows in the Dark]

This would be their fifth rock single, am I right?

[metalfan87]

it was announced as the 8th single already

[(Artie Ziff)]

Not sure how many went to each format. I'm pretty sure I've heard all seven before today on various rock outlets.

[metalfan87]

This Afternoon is going to Pop format now

[(Artie Ziff)]

Yep, that's noted in the original post. I'm not sure what to expect success-wise for this song on any format. I think the oversaturation of the singer's voice along with nothing spectacular at all about this song could lead to some major underperforming. I hope they can take a break and come back in late 2012 with U2-like rebirth.

[metalfan87]

the song has the same kind of sound as Rockstar

[fran182]

Finally! This had to be a single!

Top 30 on Active and I'll already be satisfied with its performance...

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

Mar 12, 2010 16:02:41 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

Dark Horse's eighth, and presumably final single, will head to CHR and rock formats in the last week of March from Billboard.biz.

If you didn't see this coming, you probably haven't heard the entire CD yet. The remaining three (or five with UK bonus tracks) do not seem radio ready. But I've said this before. If any band is going to send an entire album to radio, Nickelback would be it.

they've released bonus tracks? i haven't heard anywhere about that

can u tell me those 2 bonus tracks titles? or are they live or acoustic?

[(Artie Ziff)]

My release has a cover of John's Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting and an acoustic version of This Afternoon.

I don't see much in common with Rockstar myself. This is probably the most unique Nickelback song I know.

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

yes it has nothing to do with rockstar, but this song will play the same role that rockstar played for all the right reasons. I don't know if it will be that successful all around the world like rockstar but I believe that in the US and Canada it will become huge and I think that summer will be a major factor that will help that song increase its longevity

[singingsparrow]

Mar 12, 2010 19:15:32 GMT -5 Jorge_Str [Som3on3] said:

yes it has nothing to do with rockstar, but this song will play the same role that rockstar played for all the right reasons. I don't know if it will be that successful all around the world like rockstar but I believe that in the US and Canada it will become huge and I think that summer will be a major factor that will help that song increase its longevity

How it is received at Country radio, I think, will determine how well it will be received in the wider mainstream.

If this becomes something like the next "All Summer Long" in reverse (meaning it first succeeds at Country then crosses over, in contrast to "All Summer Long" first going to Active Rock, then Top 40 and finally Country), I think this can explode all across both the Mainstream Top 40 and Hot AC formats and become their biggest hit since "Rockstar". Otherwise, this will be all hype but no sizzle.

Sincerely,
Lisping Hibiscus

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

is there any confirmation that they will release it at country radio also?

[countryfan2002]

^No.
I would imagine that, since there is no real indication of this going for adds on country, that it would rather take the ASL route, succeeding everywhere else before country. But this does definately have a "country flare" to it.

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

it will be great to see that peaking high in a country chart

actually I don't know if it's confirmed for rock stations

[metalfan87]

Mar 13, 2010 20:19:44 GMT -5 Jorge_Str [Som3on3] said:

it will be great to see that peaking high in a country chart

actually I don't know if it's confirmed for rock stations

as of now, it's not.

[(Artie Ziff)]

Hey, if Hootie can do it, why not Nickelback? That would be hoot. A bit of a stretch in my opinion for this song to even be considered by C&W, but even that market would like to cash in on the biggest band in the world.

[singingsparrow]

Mar 13, 2010 22:51:45 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

Hey, if Hootie can do it, why not Nickelback? That would be hoot. A bit of a stretch in my opinion for this song to even be considered by C&W, but even that market would like to cash in on the biggest band in the world.

They allowed Jessica Simpson a Top Twenty hit there, as well as a cover of "Lips Of An Angel"! :o

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[Nicholas2.0]

I'm not one to rag on them, as I usually give the band a free pass, but this is pretty much the worst Nickelback song ever made.

[Cody]

Mar 15, 2010 1:19:52 GMT -5 Nicholas2.0 said:

I'm not one to rag on them, as I usually give the band a free pass, but this is pretty much the worst Nickelback song ever made.

Well it's definitely their worst single ever, that's for sure

[American Idiot]

I don't know about that. Does "Something In Your Mouth" or "Animals" get nominees?

[lockebox]

^"Rockstar" surely has to get a mention.

[Pipa]

"Shakin' Hands" gets my pick.

[Cody]

1. Gotta Be Somebody
2. Too Bad
3. If Today Was Your Last Day
4. How You Remind Me
5. Figured You Out
6. Savin' Me
7. Someday
8. Photograph
9. Shakin' Hands
10. Rockstar
11. Animals
12. If Everyone Cared
13. Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
14. Far Away
15. Never Again
16. I'd Come For You
17. Leader Of Men
18. Burn It To The Ground
19. Breathe
20. Never Gonna Be Alone
21. Something In Your Mouth
22. Because Of You
23. Old Enough
24. Worthy To Say
25. Side Of A Bullet
26. Fly
27. See You At The Show
28. This Afternoon

[Ron57]

Mar 15, 2010 22:30:52 GMT -5 Cody said:

1. Gotta Be Somebody
2. Too Bad
3. If Today Was Your Last Day
4. How You Remind Me
5. Figured You Out
6. Savin' Me
7. Someday
8. Photograph
9. Shakin' Hands
10. Rockstar
11. Animals
12. If Everyone Cared
13. Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
14. Far Away
15. Never Again
16. I'd Come For You
17. Leader Of Men
18. Burn It To The Ground
19. Breathe
20. Never Gonna Be Alone
21. Something In Your Mouth
22. Because Of You
23. Old Enough
24. Worthy To Say
25. Side Of A Bullet
26. Fly
27. See You At The Show
28. This Afternoon

why the hate, brah?

[Cody]

It's just not very good. It's not them and it just doesn't seem right. It actually sounds like they're trying to sound like Rehab and Kid Rock at the same time.

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

Mar 15, 2010 22:30:52 GMT -5 Cody said:

1. Gotta Be Somebody
2. Too Bad
3. If Today Was Your Last Day
4. How You Remind Me
5. Figured You Out
6. Savin' Me
7. Someday
8. Photograph
9. Shakin' Hands
10. Rockstar
11. Animals
12. If Everyone Cared
13. Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
14. Far Away
15. Never Again
16. I'd Come For You
17. Leader Of Men
18. Burn It To The Ground
19. Breathe
20. Never Gonna Be Alone
21. Something In Your Mouth
22. Because Of You
23. Old Enough
24. Worthy To Say
25. Side Of A Bullet
26. Fly
27. See You At The Show
28. This Afternoon

just my top 10

1. Far Away
2. If Today Was Your Last Day
3. Photograph
4. Burn It to the Ground
5. Figured You Out
6. Someday
7. If Everyone Cared
8. Something in your Mouth
9. Animals
10. How You Remind Me

This Afternoon must be close to the top 20!

[Ron57]

Mar 15, 2010 23:14:43 GMT -5 Cody said:

It's just not very good. It's not them and it just doesn't seem right. It actually sounds like they're trying to sound like Rehab and Kid Rock at the same time.

In what way? that it's cock-rockish? that it's about drugs? Hell, that it's pretty much acoustic?

It's totally them man xD

[aTunes]

Because of You and Never Gonna Be Alone are my least favorite singles of theirs. I like this in the same way I do Rockstar. As a fun sing a long song, and that's it. I'm ticked that it looks like Just To Get High won't be getting released to rock though. That would have fared far better than Shakin' Hands did or this probably will.

[Nicholas2.0]

I formulated a reply to this last night, but it looks like I went on my merry way after previewing it and didn't manage to actually post the reply. Boo. :(

Mar 15, 2010 13:17:37 GMT -5 American Idiot said:

I don't know about that. Does "Something In Your Mouth" or "Animals" get nominees?

Both are better than "This Afternoon." Hell, I even prefer the loathsome "Figured You Out" over this.

Mar 15, 2010 14:47:59 GMT -5 lockebox said:

^"Rockstar" surely has to get a mention.

"Rockstar" just might be my favorite Nickelback song.

Mar 15, 2010 23:14:43 GMT -5 Cody said:

It's not them and it just doesn't seem right.

This. It sounds like a very calculated, Mutt Lange-produced country song. And that's not Nickelback, plain and simple. Even if they personally live the lyrics, it doesn't come across as sincere at all. It just sounds like it was written with the sole intention of becoming a bar sing-along anthem. They even put in the bar background ambience for you.