Curb (album)

Curb
Studio album by Nickelback
Released	May 15, 1996
Recorded	January 1996
Studio	Turtle Recording Studios (Richmond, British Columbia) Crosstown Studios (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
Genre	Grunge hard rock[1]
Length	46:20
Label	FACTOR Shoreline Records (first reissue) Roadrunner Records (second reissue)
Producer	Larry Anschell Jeff Boyd
Nickelback chronology
Hesher (1996) Curb (1996) The State (1998)
Singles from Curb
"Fly" Released: August 1, 1996 (August 1, 1996)
Alternate cover
2002 Roadrunner Records reissue cover

Curb is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. Recorded at Turtle Recording Studios in Richmond, British Columbia, with producer Larry Anschell, it was originally released exclusively in Canada by FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) on May 15, 1996. The album was reissued locally later in the year by Shoreline Records. After Nickelback signed with Roadrunner Records in 1999, Curb was remastered and released internationally on June 25, 2002. However, the remastered edition is controversial for its audio quality compared to the original issue as its dynamic range was significantly reduced and introduced severe clipping problems throughout.

After releasing their debut EP Hesher earlier in the year, Nickelback recorded their debut full-length album in 1996. Much of the material dates back as far as 1993, and was written primarily by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Kroeger, although all four band members are credited equally. Two songs from Hesher, "Where?" and "Left", were re-recorded for the album, while the original versions of "Fly" and "Window Shopper" were only remixed and remastered. Chad Kroeger, in an interview in 2000, described Curb as "raw" with "a lot of good songs."^[2]

In 2000, according to Nickelback's website, Curb sold more than 10,000 units.^[3] Upon its international re-release in 2002, Curb registered at number 182 on the US Billboard 200 and number 185 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified gold by Music Canada in 2010 and silver by the British Phonographic Industry in 2015. "Fly" was issued as the only single and music video from Curb.