Far Away
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| Single by Nickelback | ||
| from the album All the Right Reasons | ||
| Released |  January 26, 2006 |
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| Format | 12", CD | |
| Recorded | April - May 2005 in River's Edge Productions, Haverhill, MA |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
| Label | Roadrunner | |
| Writer(s) | Chad Kroeger, Nickelback |
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| Producer(s) | Nickelback | |
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| Nickelback singles chronology | ||
| "Animals" (2006) |
"Far Away" (2006) |
"Savin' Me" (2006) |
"Far Away" is a single by Canadian band Nickelback. Released on January 26, 2006, it was the second worldwide single from the band's fifth studio album All the Right Reasons (released in 2005). The single was only released in Europe and Australia, and was released in Canada in June 2006. It was released as the fourth U.S. single off of All the Right Reasons in July 2006. 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".
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[edit] Song information
"Far Away" was a huge success in the U.S. and became the band's fourth Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, so far peaking at number eight. The song was the second Top Ten single from their latest album All the Right Reasons after the lead single of the album, "Photograph", which peaked at number two on the chart, making All the Right Reasons Nickelback's only CD to date to have two top ten singles on the Hot 100. In addition "Far Away" has found big success on the U.S. pop, digital, and adult charts. However, it is the only Nickelback single after "How You Remind Me" to not chart on either of the rock charts.
"Far Away" was the second song of Nickelback to reach number one on the ARC Weekly Top 40 chart. The first was "How You Remind Me," which stayed at number one the last 2 weeks of 2001.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Far Away" was first shown on VH1's V-Spot. The video starts with a couple in bed, when a cellphone rings and the boyfriend is forced to leave. It is revealed that he is a fireman, and has been called to help fight a forest fire.
As the song moves on, we see the firemen dropped right into the middle of the fire, which quickly overwhelms them and forces them to retreat. The boyfriend goes back to help a fallen firefighter, and watches the helicopter leave without him. After the boyfriend sees the helicopter leave, a large, fiery tree is seen falling, presumably onto the boyfriend. This footage is intercut with his girlfriend 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 boyfriend has died. She rushes outside to see several firefighters emerge from a truck...including her boyfriend, covered in soot. She rushes to him and hugs him, and the video ends.
The entire song also features intercuts to the band playing in a large, strobe light-filled red and orange room.
The video is altogether unpredictable until its climax and gives a true visual representation to the lyrics of "Far Away."[citation needed]
[edit] Track listings and formats
CD single (UK) (February 7, 2006)
- "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 (February 14, 2006)
- "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
- "Mistake" [Live in Edmonton] – 5:11
- "Photograph" [Acoustic] Rolling Stone Original – 6:55
Deluxe edition (January 26, 2006)
- "Far Away" [Album Version] – 4:01
- "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay | 1 (1) |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 | 1 (5) |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 1 (2) |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 (1) |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart | 1 (2) |
| Canadian MuchMusic Countdown | 1 (1) |
| AT 40 | 2 |
| MBG Top 40 | 1 (2) |
| VSPOT Top 20 Countdown | 1 (4) |
| UK Singles Chart | 40 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 17 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 18 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 22 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 51 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 41 |
| Lithuanian Singles Chart | 11 |
| United World Chart | 16 |
| U.S. Singles Top 40 | 7 |
- The small note between brackets represents the amount of weeks it stayed at its peak position.
- "Far Away" has sold 1,019,086 downloads in the U.S. as of February 10, 2007.[citation needed]
