San Quentin (song)

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"San Quentin"
Single by Nickelback
from the album Get Rollin'
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2022
Recorded2021
Genre
Length3:31
Label
  • Nickelback II Productions Inc.
  • BMG
Songwriter(s)Chad Kroeger
Producer(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
(2020) 		"San Quentin"
(2022) 		"Those Days"
(2022)

"San Quentin" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback from their tenth studio album, Get Rollin'. It was released as the album's lead single on September 7, 2022.

Musical style[edit]

"San Quentin" is described as a hard rock and heavy metal song[4][5][6] with elements of metalcore.[7]

Background[edit]

During an interview with WRAT radio station, lead vocalist Chad Kroeger spoke about the lyrical inspiration for “San Quentin”, saying: “I met the San Quentin prison warden at a party. And I couldn’t believe how young he was. I was, like, ‘There’s just no way that you’re the warden of San Quentin,’ and everyone was, like, ‘Yup. He is.’ Guy Fieri’s a buddy of mine, and I was at his birthday party a few years back. And the entire time we were talking, I’m speaking to this guy, but in my head all I could think about was, ‘I’m gonna write a song called 'San Quentin’. That’s it.‘ And I stuck it in my notes in my phone. And then once the riff was down, I think I screamed out this line, 'Can somebody please keep me the hell out of San Quentin?’ And we just took it from there.”[8][9]

Release[edit]

On August 26, 2022, students attending school at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia received a newsletter stating they were invited to attend and participate in a video shoot Nickelback will be hosting on August 30, 2022 for their forthcoming single, outside the Convocation Mall on campus.[10][11][12][13]

In August 2022, Nickelback began posting small snippets and teasers of new music via their official social media accounts with the date "09.07.2022" being branded on the posts.[14][15][16][17] "San Quentin" was officially released to radio and digital music retailers along with the official lyric video via YouTube on September 7, 2022.[18][19][20] On September 14, 2022, a music video for the song was released.[21]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "San Quentin"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
positions
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] 64
Canada Rock (Billboard)[23] 2
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[24] 35
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[25] 77
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[26] 77
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[27] 26
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[28] 8

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "San Quentin"
Chart (2023) Position
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[29] 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Keenan, Hesher (September 7, 2022). "Remember That Heavy Nickelback Clip? Here's the Rest of the Song". MetalSucks. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "San Quentin". Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-07 – via www.youtube.com.
  4. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Keenan, Hesher (September 7, 2022). "Remember That Heavy Nickelback Clip? Here's the Rest of the Song". MetalSucks. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Slingerland, Calum (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback's Tease of New Music Sounds Heavy as Hell | Exclaim!". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  7. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback Debut Super Heavy New Song 'San Quentin' + Announce 2022 Album". Loudwire. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Lane, Robyn (September 6, 2022). "Watch: Nickelback Back For A Sonic Attack!". 95.9 The RAT. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. ^ Schaffner, Lauryn (September 2, 2022). "Nickelback Guitarist Doesn't Think Releasing a Heavy Song Is 'Unusual' for Band". Loudwire. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nickelback To Release New Single 'San Quentin' Next Week". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nickelback Attract Hundreds of Fans to Video Shoot". August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  12. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (August 29, 2022). "Nickelback needs you for a video shoot at SFU Tuesday". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "Diehard Nickelback fans defend their love of the band". CBC. September 1, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Trapp, Philip (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Tease New Music That Sounds Very Metalcore". Loudwire. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Lewis, JD (August 24, 2022). "Listen: 10 Seconds of New Nickelback...Which is Apparently Coming Soon". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  16. ^ Kennelty, Greg (August 23, 2022). "Nickelback Is Teasing New Music And It Sounds Pretty Heavy". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Colothan, Scott (August 24, 2022). "Nickelback tease blisteringly heavy new song". Planet Work. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Nickelback Announces 'Get Rollin Album Details, Shares New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  19. ^ Média, Bell (September 7, 2022). "New music from Nickelback - "San Quentin"". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  20. ^ Carter, Emily (September 7, 2022). "Nickelback unleash thumping new single San Quentin from upcoming 10th…". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Nickelback Shares Music Video For New Single 'San Quentin'". Blabbermouth.net. September 14, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  22. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  23. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  24. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. September 16, 2022. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  27. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  28. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  29. ^ "Rock & Alternative Airplay Songs – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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