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Animals (Nickelback song)

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"Animals"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
ReleasedNovember 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[1]
StudioMountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Length3:06
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Nickelback singles chronology
"Photograph"
(2005) 		"Animals"
(2005) 		"Far Away"
(2006)

"Animals" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in November 2005 as the second American single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons (2005). In Australia, the song was released as the album's fourth single in mid-2006. "Animals" reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 27 in Australia.

Content

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"Animals" is a fast-paced rock song.[2] The song features lyrics about a couple having sex in a car,[3] with their sexual interaction compared to "animals", until the couple are discovered by the woman's father.[4]

Track listing

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CD
No.TitleLength
1."Animals"3:03
2."Animals" (live)3:50
3."Follow You Home" (live)4:21

Charts

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Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 27
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[6] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 97
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1633. November 18, 2005. p. 23.
  2. ^ Childers, Chad (October 4, 2023). "18 Years Ago: Nickelback Blow Up Huge on 'All the Right Reasons'". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nickelback: All The Right Reasons - Album Of The Week Club review". October 11, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Flannery, Bryan (September 1, 2023). "Ranking 3 Of The Best Songs By Nickelback". Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nickelback – Animals". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1642. January 27, 2006. p. 63. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – Nickelback – Animals". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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