The State (album)

The State
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1998
September 1999 (first re-release)
March 7, 2000 (second re-release)
RecordedJanuary–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia
GenrePost-grunge[1]
Length38:51
Labelself-released
EMI Music Canada (first and second reissues)
Roadrunner (third reissue)
ProducerDale Penner
Nickelback chronology
Curb
(1996)
The State
(1998)
Silver Side Up
(2001)
Singles from The State
  1. "Leader of Men"
    Released: March 4, 2000
  2. "Old Enough"
    Released: October 2000
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: November 20, 2000
  4. "Worthy to Say"
    Released: December 2000
Alternate cover
2000 re-release cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

The State is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. "Leader of Men" was the lead single from this album, followed by "Old Enough", "Breathe", and "Worthy to Say". The album held a peak position of number 130 on the Billboard 200. The album also held a peak position on Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums charts position number 3 in 2000. The album was the band's first album to be certified Gold in both Canada and in the United States. It later went Platinum in Canada in April 2002 and then went Platinum in 2008 in the United States.

  1. ^ a b Griffith, JT. The State at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 584.