Everyone, whether they like it or not, knows a Nickelback track or two. In the heat of summer, the band released their song "How You Remind Me" and was ranked by Billboard as one of the best releases at No. 4, beating out Creed's Super Bowl hit "Higher." Others in the Top 5 include "Mysterious Ways" by U2, "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots, and "Touch, Peel And Stand" by Days of the New.
According to the rocker, in the heat of the moment, he ventured to their apartment's basement and began playing. He did so in the hopes of the lyrics, guitar riff, and loud microphone expressing how he felt to his then-girlfriend about the fight they had. The plan backfired, but it also birthed one of the biggest rock radio singles.
His then-girlfriend instead told him that what he was working on sounded really good, and Kroeger had a finished track within 45 minutes. -grunge, alternative rock song was a deviation from their previous albums. In an interview with Billboard, Kroeger admits it wasn't meant to be a "vengeful anthem" and just felt like "striking back."
"Yeah. That’s absolutely it. We went from playing clubs, playing half-sold out theaters to a sold-out, worldwide arena tour," said Kroeger to Billboard.
The 2001 track peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and the band's only American chart-topper. It reeled in a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year and four Billboard Music Awards. Alongside its quadruple platinum status, the song was also one of the most-played radio songs of the decade, having been spun over one million times since its release.
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