Too Bad

"Too Bad" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released as the second single from their 2001 album, Silver Side Up on February 26, 2002. It peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In Europe, it peaked within the top 20 in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

This article is about the Nickelback single. For the 2006 album by Buju Banton, see Too Bad (album).
For a definition of the phrase "too bad", see the Wiktionary entry too bad.
"Too Bad"
Single by Nickelback
from the album Silver Side Up
B-side"Yanking Out My Heart" "Learn the Hard Way"
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2002 (U.S.)
RecordedJune 2001 at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia
GenrePost-grunge, hard rock
Length3:56
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"How You Remind Me"
(2001)		 "Too Bad"
(2002)		 "Never Again"
(2002)

Lyrical content

The lyrics were written by the band's singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger and deals with the issues he felt growing up without his father, who abandoned him at age two.[1]

Music video

A music video was made for the song showing the band playing in the "Woodley Sawmill". A picture of the father and his son standing next to a truck is shown. The father leaves his family and his son seems to be the most impacted. After years pass, he and his mother get into a fight ending with him leaving. He speeds down a dirt road where several flashbacks appear and distracted he crashes into a wooden post, breaking his leg. The music stops for a moment when his father receives a phone call telling him about the accident, then starts again. He is brought back to his house, where he sees his father sitting at the table, and the two walk out to the father's truck. The song ends with the picture shown at the beginning of the video shown again.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Too Bad" (Album Version) – 3:53
  2. "How You Remind Me" (Live) (Cold at the Chapel) – 4:15
  3. "Learn the Hard Way" – 2:55

Maxi-single

  1. "Too Bad" (Diggla Mix) – 3:29
  2. "Yanking Out My Heart" – 3:34
  3. "Learn the Hard Way" – 2:54

UK cassette single

  1. "Too Bad" (Diggla Mix) – 3:29
  2. "How You Remind Me" (Live) – 5:48

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 56
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 26
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 39
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Italy (FIMI)[9] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 41
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[12] 100
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 48
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 9
UK Rock and Metal (Official Charts Company)[16] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 42
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 31
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[19] 6
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[20] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 23
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References
  1. "CNN Music Room interview with Nickelback". CNN. June 21, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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  4. "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 38. September 14, 2002. p. 15. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nickelback – Too Bad". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Too Bad". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. "Italiancharts.com – Nickelback – Too Bad". Top Digital Download. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nickelback – Too Bad" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  12. "Editia 21, saptamina 27.05–2.06, 2002" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on December 25, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2004.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Too Bad". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  16. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  17. "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  18. "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  19. "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  20. "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  21. "Nickelback Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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