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| "If Today Was Your Last Day" | ||||
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| Single by Nickelback | ||||
| from the album Dark Horse | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2008 (iTunes) November 2008 (CAN radio) March 31, 2009 (US radio) June 15, 2009 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | March–July 2008 | |||
| Studio | Mountain View Studios, Abbotsford, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, Daniel Adair | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "If Today Was Your Last Day" on YouTube | ||||
"If Today Was Your Last Day" is the third single from Nickelback's sixth studio album Dark Horse. It was originally planned as the first single, to hit all U.S. radio formats September 30, 2008,[1][2] but was scrapped as the first single in favour of "Gotta Be Somebody".[3] Instead it was released on March 31, 2009. It was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who produced the entire album. The song was released as a digital download in the U.S. on November 11. "If Today Was Your Last Day" was released in the UK on June 15. The song was performed live for the first time on May 22 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
In the US, the song has sold over 1,500,000 downloads, as of February 2010. According to Roadrunner Records UK, the song is "dynamically swelling our bank accounts". The song has also apparently been around with Nickelback for a while, but had never been finished. The song received Gold certification in Australia.[4]
Lead vocalist/guitarist Chad Kroeger has mentioned the song as his personal favorite from Dark Horse. He had described the middle part of the song as "very motivational, and very positive".[5]
The song was used for promotional videos in the Winter Olympics in 2010, and was used as the closing song during NHL Tonight's 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs coverage.
- ^ Nickelback Currently Recording New Album Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Nickelback.com. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- ^ Nickelback announce new album Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
- ^ Mainstream Top 40 Add Dates Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine FMQB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1035" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ NICKELBACK - Dark Horse Album: If Today Was Your Last Day on YouTube