# All the Right Reasons
**All the Right Reasons** is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band [Nickelback](https://www.edgepedia.org/nickelback), released on September 26, 2005, and produced by Joey Moi and Nickelback. It became the band's third consecutive number-one album, topping the charts in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand, and it has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide.[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406) • [3](http://musicbrainz.org/release/c37d1208-0007-4952-8651-46fab4909c34)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | September 26, 2005 (US); September 28, 2005 in Japan (Warner Music Japan, catalog RRCY-21252, ¥2,670 tax included)[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406) • [4](https://wmg.jp/nickelback/discography/7577/) |
| Production | Joey Moi and Nickelback[3](http://musicbrainz.org/release/c37d1208-0007-4952-8651-46fab4909c34) |
| Length and tracks | 11 songs in 41 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406) |
| Chart peak | Number one in Canada, the US, the UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand; the band's third consecutive #1 album[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) |
| Sales | More than 19 million copies worldwide; Nickelback's best-selling release to date[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [5](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd) |
| Certifications | RIAA Diamond awarded in 2018; the band's site also cites 7x platinum status[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [6](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd) |
| Singles | Seven singles, five of them Top 20 hits: "Photograph," "Savin' Me," "Far Away," "Rockstar," and "If Everyone Cared"[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) |
## Background and lineup changes
All the Right Reasons followed Nickelback's breakthrough album *Silver Side Up* (2001) and *The Long Road* (2003). AllMusic situates it as the point where the band "prove the guys are huge enough to take huge risks."[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653) The band's official site and its label identify it as the fifth studio album.[6](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd) • [5](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd)
The album introduced drummer [Daniel Adair](https://www.edgepedia.org/daniel-adair), credited on drums and background vocals alongside the established lineup of [Chad Kroeger](https://www.edgepedia.org/chad-kroeger) (lead vocals, guitar, lyricist), Ryan Peake (guitar), and [Mike Kroeger](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-kroeger) (bass).[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406) Joey Moi served as producer and engineer, with Mike Shipley mixing and Ted Jensen mastering; guest appearances include Billy Gibbons on guitar and background vocals.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653)
## Composition and style
AllMusic describes the record as the moment Nickelback "ditch any pretense of being a grunge band and finally acknowledge they're a straight-up heavy rock band," while noting a "surprisingly large sentimental streak" in ballads such as "Far Away" and "Savin' Me," a departure from the anger that ran through earlier records, including the "snide and cynical" breakthrough "How You Remind Me."[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653) The band also added more pianos, keyboards, and acoustic guitars, not only to the ballads but to several of the big, anthemic rockers.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653)
The eleven-track sequence runs: "Follow You Home," "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons," "Photograph," "Animals," "Savin' Me," "Far Away," "Next Contestant," "Side of a Bullet," "If Everyone Cared," "Someone That You're With," and "Rockstar."[6](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd) Chad Kroeger is credited as lyricist, with Nickelback as composer on most tracks; "Savin' Me," "Far Away," and "Rockstar" are credited to all four members: Kroeger, Adair, Mike Kroeger, and Peake.[3](http://musicbrainz.org/release/c37d1208-0007-4952-8651-46fab4909c34) "Side of a Bullet" laments the murder of guitarist [Dimebag Darrell](https://www.edgepedia.org/dimebag-darrell) and features an overdubbed Dimebag Darrell guitar solo.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406)
## Release and commercial performance
The album was released on September 26, 2005, credited ℗ 2005 The All Blacks B.V.; Warner Music Japan issued it two days later, on September 28, 2005.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406) • [4](https://wmg.jp/nickelback/discography/7577/) It reached number one in six countries and became the band's third consecutive chart-topping album.[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) It spawned five Hot 100 singles and reached the #1 spot on VH1's playlist.[6](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd)
Sales made it Nickelback's best-selling release: more than 19 million copies worldwide.[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [5](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd) The RIAA awarded it a Diamond Certification in 2018; the band's official site separately describes the album as having reached 7x platinum status.[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [6](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd)
## Singles
The record produced seven singles, five of which reached the Top 20: "Photograph," "Savin' Me," "Far Away," "Rockstar," and "If Everyone Cared."[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2)
## Critical reception
Contemporary reviews were mixed. Rolling Stone's review described "eleven giant-chorused songs about prisons of the mind, wanting to be a rock star," singled out "Animals" as "sleekly rocking," and otherwise found the record "so depressing."[8](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-the-right-reasons-205839/) Metacritic aggregates the critical response as "Mixed or average reviews" based on 9 critic reviews; one collected review judged that the album "damn near replicates" 2003's *The Long Road* rather than merely picking up where it left off.[9](https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-the-right-reasons/critic-reviews) AllMusic's retrospective assessment is more positive, crediting the album with a new sentimental range and a confident heavy-rock identity.[7](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653)
## By the numbers
The album's headline figures: 19 million or more copies sold worldwide[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2); RIAA Diamond certification in 2018[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2); number one in six countries as the band's third consecutive #1[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2); seven singles with five Top 20 hits[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2); 11 tracks in 41 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406); and a Metacritic aggregate of "Mixed or average reviews" from 9 critics.[9](https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-the-right-reasons/critic-reviews)
## Legacy and reissues
All the Right Reasons remains Nickelback's best-selling release to date.[5](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd) On October 2, 2020, Rhino issued a 15th-anniversary remastered and expanded two-CD edition, adding a selection of B-sides and performances from the band's 2006 live show in Sturgis, and preceded by a remastered acoustic version of "Photograph."[1](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2) • [5](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd)
## References
1. [Nickelback All The Right Reasons 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition Available On October 2, Rhino Media](https://media.rhino.com/press-release/nickelback-all-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-available-october-2)
2. [All the Right Reasons, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-the-right-reasons/214403406)
3. [Release 'All the Right Reasons' by Nickelback, MusicBrainz](http://musicbrainz.org/release/c37d1208-0007-4952-8651-46fab4909c34)
4. [NICKELBACK「ALL THE RIGHT REASONS / オール・ザ・ライト・リーズンズ（通常盤）」, Warner Music Japan](https://wmg.jp/nickelback/discography/7577/)
5. [All The Right Reasons (15th Anniversary Expanded Edition 2CD), Rhino](https://store.rhino.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-15th-anniversary-expanded-edition-2cd)
6. [All the Right Reasons CD, Nickelback Official](https://nickelback.com/products/all-the-right-reasons-cd)
7. [Nickelback: All the Right Reasons, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-the-right-reasons-mw0000166653)
8. [All the Right Reasons, Rolling Stone album review](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/all-the-right-reasons-205839/)
9. [Critic Reviews for All The Right Reasons, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/all-the-right-reasons/critic-reviews)
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