"Savin' Me" is a song written and performed by Canadian band Nickelback. It was released as the third major single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons (2005). The song reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, became another top-10 hit for the band in New Zealand, peaking at number nine, and peaked at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The music video was very well received and it is among their most well known videos. When the song returned to the band's live setlist during their Feed the Machine Tour; an edited version of the video, without the parts showing the band, was played on the big screen during the performance, being the only song with a music video during their live performances.
The verse "I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story" is a reference to the eighteenth chapter of Dante Alighieri's poem Inferno, the first part of the Divine Comedy. The song was featured in the closing credits to the film The Condemned as well as in the commercials for the third season of Battlestar Galactica and the second season of Prison Break. It was also the title theme for the TV series Surgery Saved My Life.
The music video opens with a man in a trenchcoat wandering near a street corner with a confused look on his face. He then sees another man talking on a cell phone about to get hit by a New Jersey Transit bus, and pulls him back just in the nick of time, and then walks away. The second man starts staring at other people as the song begins.
Eventually, the viewer sees that the second man sees timers (counting in seconds) with glowing numbers counting down above the heads of everyone around him. To everyone else, he appears to be crazy. He is baffled by the meaning of the timers until he sees an elderly woman being brought out on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance: when the timer above her head reaches zero, she dies. Shortly afterwards, he sees a young woman sitting down and peeling an orange. She has numbers above her head and in front of her pregnant stomach. He also sees that he cannot see the timer above his own head. He soon spots a business woman about to enter her car, and sees her timer rapidly dwindles much faster than it should, dropping from the millions to the single digits in a matter of seconds. Realizing what's about to happen, he pulls her out of the way in nick of time, just like the first man in the beginning did to him, before her car is crushed by a falling statue in a crate (which, in an example of foreshadowing, can be seen in midair about halfway through the video (timestamp 2:00 as well as the lyrics just afterwards: "I'm callin'"). The second man, talking on a cell phone, then walks away with his own reappearing glowing numbers overhead, just as the man who had saved him did, leaving the businesswoman astonished as she now sees the timers over everyone else's heads.
The band is in an apartment; Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake are singing on camera, but no instruments are played; the other band members are seen simply staring at the camera, or into space. It was filmed over 2 days, in Vancouver on West Hastings and Burrard Street and directed by Nigel Dick.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Savin Me news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Savin Me is a song written and performed by Canadian band Nickelback It was released as the third major single from their fifth studio album All the Right Reasons 2005 The song reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart became another top 10 hit for the band in New Zealand peaking at number nine and peaked at number 19 on the U S Billboard Hot 100 chart The music video was very well received and it is among their most well known videos When the song returned to the band s live setlist during their Feed the Machine Tour an edited version of the video without the parts showing the band was played on the big screen during the performance being the only song with a music video during their live performances Savin Me Single by Nickelbackfrom the album All the Right ReasonsReleasedFebruary 27 2006 2006 02 27 StudioMountainview Abbotsford British Columbia GenrePost grungeLength3 39LabelRoadrunnerSongwriter s Chad Kroeger Ryan Peake Mike Kroeger Daniel Adair 1 Nickelback singles chronology Animals 2005 Savin Me 2006 Far Away 2006 Nickelback UK singles chronology Far Away 2006 Savin Me 2006 Rockstar 2007 Music video Savin Me on YouTubeThe verse I m on the ledge of the eighteenth story is a reference to the eighteenth chapter of Dante Alighieri s poem Inferno the first part of the Divine Comedy The song was featured in the closing credits to the film The Condemned as well as in the commercials for the third season of Battlestar Galactica and the second season of Prison Break It was also the title theme for the TV series Surgery Saved My Life Contents 1 Music video 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Certifications 4 Release history 5 ReferencesMusic videoThe music video opens with a man in a trenchcoat wandering near a street corner with a confused look on his face He then sees another man talking on a cell phone about to get hit by a New Jersey Transit bus and pulls him back just in the nick of time and then walks away The second man starts staring at other people as the song begins Band members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake in the music video for Savin Me Eventually the viewer sees that the second man sees timers counting in seconds with glowing numbers counting down above the heads of everyone around him To everyone else he appears to be crazy He is baffled by the meaning of the timers until he sees an elderly woman being brought out on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance when the timer above her head reaches zero she dies Shortly afterwards he sees a young woman sitting down and peeling an orange She has numbers above her head and in front of her pregnant stomach He also sees that he cannot see the timer above his own head He soon spots a business woman about to enter her car and sees her timer rapidly dwindles much faster than it should dropping from the millions to the single digits in a matter of seconds Realizing what s about to happen he pulls her out of the way in nick of time just like the first man in the beginning did to him before her car is crushed by a falling statue in a crate which in an example of foreshadowing can be seen in midair about halfway through the video timestamp 2 00 as well as the lyrics just afterwards I m callin The second man talking on a cell phone then walks away with his own reappearing glowing numbers overhead just as the man who had saved him did leaving the businesswoman astonished as she now sees the timers over everyone else s heads The band is in an apartment Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake are singing on camera but no instruments are played the other band members are seen simply staring at the camera or into space It was filmed over 2 days in Vancouver on West Hastings and Burrard Street and directed by Nigel Dick ChartsWeekly charts Chart 2006 2008 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 2 18Austria O3 Austria Top 40 3 43Canada Nielsen SoundScan 4 2Canada CHR Pop Top 30 Radio amp Records 5 3Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 6 27Canada Hot AC Billboard 7 40Canada Rock Billboard 8 29Germany Official German Charts 9 72Ireland IRMA 10 47Netherlands Dutch Top 40 11 25Netherlands Single Top 100 12 81New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 13 9Slovakia Radio Top 100 14 25Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 15 82UK Singles OCC 16 77US Billboard Hot 100 17 19US Alternative Airplay Billboard 18 29US Adult Contemporary Billboard 19 29US Adult Top 40 Billboard 20 2US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 21 6US Mainstream Rock Billboard 22 11 Year end charts Chart 2006 PositionAustralia ARIA 23 99US Billboard Hot 100 24 49US Adult Top 40 Billboard 25 8CertificationsRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 26 Silver 200 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release historyRegion Release date Format s Label s Ref United States February 27 2006 Hot adult contemporary radio Roadrunner 27 Australia April 24 2006 CD 28 United Kingdom June 5 2006 citation needed References CD liner notes Now That s What I Call Music 22 Sony BMG 2006 Nickelback Savin Me ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Savin Me in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on June 8 2012 Retrieved March 15 2018 R amp R Canada CHR Pop Top 30 PDF Radio amp Records February 24 2006 p 27 Retrieved October 6 2019 Nickelback Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Canada Rock Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Savin Me in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved March 15 2018 Irish charts com Discography Nickelback Irish Singles Chart Retrieved March 15 2018 Nederlandse Top 40 Nickelback in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Savin Me in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved March 25 2020 Nickelback Savin Me Top 40 Singles Retrieved March 15 2018 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 200636 into search Nickelback Savin Me Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved May 2 2021 Nickelback Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 Nickelback Chart History Mainstream Rock Billboard Retrieved March 15 2018 ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006 ARIA Retrieved September 20 2019 Hot 100 Year End 2006 Billboard billboard com Retrieved August 15 2019 Adult Pop Songs Year End 2006 Billboard Retrieved September 20 2019 British single certifications Nickelback Savin Me British Phonographic Industry Retrieved December 9 2022 Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1646 February 24 2006 p 20 The ARIA Report New Releases Singles Week Commencing 24th April 2006 PDF ARIA April 24 2006 p 27 Archived from the original PDF on May 19 2006 Retrieved November 13 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Savin 27 Me amp oldid 1133939753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
