"Lullaby"
Single by Nickelback
from the album Here and Now
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2012
Recorded2011 Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenreAlternative rock ● pop rock
Length3:48 (Album version)
3:39 (Radio Edit)
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)Chad Kroeger, Craig Wiseman, Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson
Producer(s)Nickelback, Joey Moi, Brian Howes
Nickelback singles chronology
"This Means War"
(2012)		 "Lullaby"
(2012)		 "Trying Not to Love You"
(2012)
Music video
"Lullaby" on YouTube

"Lullaby" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in February 2012 as the fourth single from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.

Music video

The music video for "Lullaby", directed by Nigel Dick, was shot in a factory in California[1] on January 28, 2012.[2] It premiered on March 22 on VH1.[3]

The video features a constructed narrative interspersed with shots of the band performing in a cavernous building. It also returns to the emotionally wrenching stories the band had previously used in music videos for songs such as "Too Bad", "Someday", "Never Gonna Be Alone" and "Far Away". In the story a pregnant woman is rushed down a hospital corridor, ready to give birth. The baby is soon delivered, but the new mother dies moments later. Now left to raise his child alone, the father (played by Justin James Hughes) struggles to keep his life together. One day as he settles the child down, his phone slips from his pocket, and he finds a video of his wife that was shot while she was heavily pregnant. After showing it to the child, he feels confident enough to raise the child alone, and crumples up the adoption pamphlet he'd picked up before leaving the hospital.

A performance-only version of the video was also distributed amongst other channels, such as Kerrang! TV in the United Kingdom, that remove the narrative altogether.

Track listing

CD Single (RR 3618-2)
  1. "Lullaby" 3:48
  2. "If Today Was Your Last Day" 4:08
Promo CD Single (PRO16951)
  1. "Lullaby" (Pop Mix Edit) 3:28
  2. "Lullaby" (Pop Mix) 3:38
  3. "Lullaby" (Album Version) 3:48

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 40,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

  • Chad Kroeger – lead vocals
  • Mike Kroeger – bass
  • Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals
  • Ryan Peake – piano, backing vocals
  • Rob Dawson - acoustic guitar

References

  1. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 10:15 AM - 28 Jan 12". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 5:53 PM - 28 Jan 12". Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ↑ "@Nickelback Status 12:39 PM - 11 Feb 12". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Report (Issue #1146)" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nickelback – Lullaby" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nickelback – Lullaby" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nickelback – {{{song}}}" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 11, 2012" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100.
  14. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201210 into search.
  15. ↑ "Nickelback – Lullaby". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE (week 48)". zobbel.de c/o Official Charts Company. December 3, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "Nickelback Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  21. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Nickelback – Lullaby". Music Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  23. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Lullaby')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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