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Far Away (Nickelback song)

January 06, 2023

"Far Away" is a song by Canadian band Nickelback. First released on January 23, 2006, in Australia, it was the second international single and the fourth US single from the band's fifth album, All the Right Reasons (2005). "Far Away" peaked at number eight in the United States, making All the Right Reasons the only Nickelback album to date to have more than one top-10 hit. The band's lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger described this song on the Tour when in Australia as the "only real love song" that Nickelback has. He described many others as "being about love" but not solely about "being in love".[2]

"Far Away"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
ReleasedJanuary 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)[1]
StudioMountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
GenrePost-grunge
Length
  • 3:59 (album version)
  • 3:42 (edit version)
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nickelback
Nickelback singles chronology
"Savin' Me"
(2006) 		"Far Away"
(2006) 		"Rockstar"
(2006)
Nickelback British singles chronology
"Photograph"
(2005) 		"Far Away"
(2006) 		"Savin' Me"
(2006)
Nickelback British singles chronology
"Photograph"
(2008) 		"Far Away"
(2008) 		"Gotta Be Somebody"
(2008)
Music video
"Far Away" on YouTube

The song was re-released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2008, following the success of "Rockstar" and the re-release of "Photograph". This release also reached number 40 in the UK singles chart, equalling its original chart peak, although this re-release was download-only.[3]

Background

"Far Away" was a huge success in the U.S. and became the band's fourth top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 8. The song was the second top-10 single from their latest album All the Right Reasons after the leading single of the album, "Photograph", which peaked at number two on the chart.

Composition

The song is written in the key of B major and follows a slow tempo of 67 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of Bmaj7 – F♯sus – G♯m7 – E6
9, and the vocals span from E3 to A♭4. In the final chorus of the song, the key changes to D♭ major.[4]

Music video

The music video for "Far Away" was first shown on VH1's V-Spot. Filmed at Green Timbers Park in Surrey, British Columbia just outside Vancouver, the video starts with a couple in bed, when a cellphone rings and the husband is forced to leave. It is revealed that he is a firefighter, and has been called to help fight a forest fire.

As the song moves on, we see the firefighters dropped right into the middle of the fire by a helicopter, which quickly overwhelms them and forces them to retreat. The husband goes back to help a fallen firefighter, and watches the helicopter leave without him. After the husband sees the helicopter leave, a large, fiery tree is seen falling, presumably onto him. This footage is inter-cut with his wife watching the news about the fire.

Later, she receives a phone call, and breaks down, as it appears that she has been informed that her husband has died. She rushes outside to see several firefighters emerge from a truck...including her husband, covered in soot. She rushes to him and hugs him, and the video ends.

The entire song also features inter-cuts to the band playing in a large, strobe light-filled red and orange room.

VH1 later named this video as the third-best song on the Top 40 Videos of 2006, behind "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira and ahead of "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake.

Track listings and formats

CD single (UK)

  1. "Far Away" [Album Version] – 4:01
  2. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
  3. "Mistake" [Live in Edmonton] – 5:11
  4. "Photograph" [Acoustic] Rolling Stone Original – 6:55
  5. "Far Away" [Video]

CD single

  1. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
  2. "Mistake" [Live in Edmonton] – 5:11
  3. "Photograph" [Acoustic] Rolling Stone Original – 6:55

Deluxe edition

  1. "Far Away" [Album Version] – 4:01
  2. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia January 23, 2006 CD Roadrunner [1]
United Kingdom February 13, 2006 [33]
United States August 1, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [34]
August 7, 2006 Hot adult contemporary radio [35]
United Kingdom (re-release) September 22, 2006 — [36]

References

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  2. ^ "Top 5 Nickelback hits". Birmingham: Genting Arena. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Roadrunner Records UK". RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk.
  4. ^ Nickelback (April 18, 2006). "Far Away". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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  6. ^ "Nickelback – Far Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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  8. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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  11. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200618 into search.
  13. ^ "Nickelback – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Nickelback. Retrieved September 17, 2010.[dead link]
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Far Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Nickelback" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  16. ^ "Nickelback – Far Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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  19. ^ "Nickelback – Far Away". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  20. ^ "Nickelback – Far Away". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  22. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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  25. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  26. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  27. ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2006". Billboard.
  28. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  29. ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2007". Billboard.
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  31. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  32. ^ "GREATEST OF ALL TIME POP SONGS: Page 1". Billboard. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  33. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 11, 2006. p. 27.
  34. ^ . FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  35. ^ . FMQB. Archived from the original on February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  36. ^ . RoadrunnerRecords.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021.

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Far Away is a song by Canadian band Nickelback First released on January 23 2006 in Australia it was the second international single and the fourth US single from the band s fifth album All the Right Reasons 2005 Far Away peaked at number eight in the United States making All the Right Reasons the only Nickelback album to date to have more than one top 10 hit The band s lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger described this song on the Tour when in Australia as the only real love song that Nickelback has He described many others as being about love but not solely about being in love 2 Far Away Single by Nickelbackfrom the album All the Right ReasonsReleasedJanuary 23 2006 2006 01 23 1 StudioMountainview Abbotsford British Columbia GenrePost grungeLength3 59 album version 3 42 edit version LabelRoadrunnerSongwriter s Chad Kroeger Ryan Peake Mike Kroeger Daniel AdairProducer s NickelbackNickelback singles chronology Savin Me 2006 Far Away 2006 Rockstar 2006 Nickelback British singles chronology Photograph 2005 Far Away 2006 Savin Me 2006 Nickelback British singles chronology Photograph 2008 Far Away 2008 Gotta Be Somebody 2008 Music video Far Away on YouTubeThe song was re released in the United Kingdom on September 22 2008 following the success of Rockstar and the re release of Photograph This release also reached number 40 in the UK singles chart equalling its original chart peak although this re release was download only 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Music video 4 Track listings and formats 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 All time charts 6 Release history 7 ReferencesBackground Far Away was a huge success in the U S and became the band s fourth top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 8 The song was the second top 10 single from their latest album All the Right Reasons after the leading single of the album Photograph which peaked at number two on the chart CompositionThe song is written in the key of B major and follows a slow tempo of 67 beats per minute in common time It follows a chord progression of Bmaj7 F sus G m7 E69 and the vocals span from E3 to A 4 In the final chorus of the song the key changes to D major 4 Music videoThe music video for Far Away was first shown on VH1 s V Spot Filmed at Green Timbers Park in Surrey British Columbia just outside Vancouver the video starts with a couple in bed when a cellphone rings and the husband is forced to leave It is revealed that he is a firefighter and has been called to help fight a forest fire As the song moves on we see the firefighters dropped right into the middle of the fire by a helicopter which quickly overwhelms them and forces them to retreat The husband goes back to help a fallen firefighter and watches the helicopter leave without him After the husband sees the helicopter leave a large fiery tree is seen falling presumably onto him This footage is inter cut with his wife watching the news about the fire Later she receives a phone call and breaks down as it appears that she has been informed that her husband has died She rushes outside to see several firefighters emerge from a truck including her husband covered in soot She rushes to him and hugs him and the video ends The entire song also features inter cuts to the band playing in a large strobe light filled red and orange room VH1 later named this video as the third best song on the Top 40 Videos of 2006 behind Hips Don t Lie by Shakira and ahead of SexyBack by Justin Timberlake Track listings and formatsCD single UK Far Away Album Version 4 01 Far Away Edit Version 3 42 Mistake Live in Edmonton 5 11 Photograph Acoustic Rolling Stone Original 6 55 Far Away Video CD single Far Away Edit Version 3 42 Mistake Live in Edmonton 5 11 Photograph Acoustic Rolling Stone Original 6 55Deluxe edition Far Away Album Version 4 01 Far Away Edit Version 3 42ChartsWeekly charts Chart 2006 2008 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 5 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 6 22Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 7 45Canada Canadian Hot 100 8 50Canada AC Billboard 9 18Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 10 3Canada Hot AC Billboard 11 1Czech Republic Radio Top 100 12 56European Hot 100 Singles Billboard 13 69Ireland IRMA 14 17Netherlands Dutch Top 40 15 18Netherlands Single Top 100 16 31New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 17 2Slovakia Radio Top 100 18 56Sweden Sverigetopplistan 19 51Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 20 41UK Singles OCC 21 40US Billboard Hot 100 22 8US Adult Contemporary Billboard 23 5US Adult Top 40 Billboard 24 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 25 1 Year end charts Chart 2006 PositionAustralia ARIA 26 53US Billboard Hot 100 27 53US Adult Top 40 Billboard 28 17Chart 2007 PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 29 94US Adult Contemporary Billboard 30 10US Adult Top 40 Billboard 31 22All time charts Chart PositionUS Billboard Pop Songs 1992 2017 32 45Release historyRegion Date Format s Label s Ref Australia January 23 2006 CD Roadrunner 1 United Kingdom February 13 2006 33 United States August 1 2006 Contemporary hit radio 34 August 7 2006 Hot adult contemporary radio 35 United Kingdom re release September 22 2006 36 References a b The ARIA Report New Releases Singles Week Commencing 23rd January 2006 PDF ARIA January 23 2006 p 28 Archived from the original PDF on February 19 2006 Retrieved October 20 2021 Top 5 Nickelback hits Birmingham Genting Arena Retrieved July 24 2017 Roadrunner Records UK RoadrunnerRecords co uk Nickelback April 18 2006 Far Away www musicnotes com Retrieved February 6 2016 Nickelback Far Away ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Far Away in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Far Away in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ RADIO TOP 100 and insert 200618 into search Nickelback Chart Search Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Nickelback Retrieved September 17 2010 dead link The Irish Charts Search Results Far Away Irish Singles Chart Retrieved January 17 2020 Nederlandse Top 40 Nickelback in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Far Away in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Far Away Top 40 Singles Retrieved September 17 2010 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 200639 into search Nickelback Far Away Singles Top 100 Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Far Away Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved September 17 2010 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 17 2010 Nickelback Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved September 17 2010 ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved September 19 2019 Hot 100 Songs Year End 2006 Billboard Adult Pop Songs Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved September 19 2019 Hot 100 Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved September 19 2019 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2007 Billboard Retrieved September 19 2019 GREATEST OF ALL TIME POP SONGS Page 1 Billboard August 1 2018 Retrieved August 1 2018 New Releases Singles Music Week February 11 2006 p 27 FMQB Airplay Archive CHR FMQB Archived from the original on March 22 2013 Retrieved January 28 2022 ACQB Available for Airplay FMQB Archived from the original on February 7 2007 Retrieved March 27 2022 Featured Releases RoadrunnerRecords co uk Archived from the 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