Animals (Nickelback song)

2005 single by Nickelback

"Animals"

Single by Nickelback
from the album  All the Right Reasons
Released| November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[1]
Studio| Mountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Genre| Hard rock
Length| 3:06
Label| Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)|

* Daniel Adair
* Chad Kroeger
* Mike Kroeger

Nickelback singles chronology
| "Photograph"
(2005)  | "Animals"
(2005)  | "Far Away"
(2006)

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"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. 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 song with a "thick, aggressive hard rock tone," according to Guitar Chalk.[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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CDNo.| Title| Length

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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

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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

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New Zealand (RMNZ)[10] | Gold  | 15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] | Silver  | 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## See also

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* List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2000s

## References

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1. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1633\. November 18, 2005. p. 23.
2. ^ "Amp Settings for Animals by Nickelback (guitars and tone)". Guitar Chalk. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Nickelback – Animals". Radioscope. Retrieved January 26, 2025. Type Animals  in the "Search:" field.
11. ^ "British single certifications – Nickelback – Animals". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

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Nickelback

* Chad Kroeger
* Ryan Peake
* Mike Kroeger
* Daniel Adair

Studio albums|

* Curb (1996)
* The State (1998)
* Silver Side Up (2001)
* The Long Road (2003)
* All the Right Reasons (2005)
* Dark Horse (2008)
* Here and Now (2011)
* No Fixed Address (2014)
* Feed the Machine (2017)
* Get Rollin' (2022)

Live albums|

* Live from Nashville (2024)

Compilations|

* The Best of Nickelback Volume 1 (2013)

Extended plays|

* Hesher (1996)
* Three #1's + The First One Live (2002)

Singles|

* "Leader of Men"
* "Breathe"
* "Worthy to Say"
* "How You Remind Me"
* "Too Bad"
* "Never Again"
* "Someday"
* "Figured You Out"
* "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good"
* "Because of You"
* "Photograph"
* "Animals"
* "Far Away"
* "Savin' Me"
* "Rockstar"
* "If Everyone Cared"
* "Side of a Bullet"
* "Gotta Be Somebody"
* "Something in Your Mouth"
* "If Today Was Your Last Day"
* "I'd Come for You"
* "Burn It to the Ground"
* "Never Gonna Be Alone"
* "Shakin' Hands"
* "This Afternoon"
* "When We Stand Together"
* "Bottoms Up"
* "This Means War"
* "Lullaby"
* "Trying Not to Love You"
* "Edge of a Revolution"
* "What Are You Waiting For?"
* "Million Miles an Hour"
* "She Keeps Me Up"
* "Satellite"
* "Get 'Em Up"
* "Dirty Laundry"
* "Feed the Machine"
* "Song on Fire"
* "Must Be Nice"
* "After the Rain"
* "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
* "San Quentin"

Video albums|

* Live at Home (2002)
* Live at Sturgis 2006 (2008)

Concert tours|

* Dark Horse Tour
* No Fixed Address Tour
* Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival

Related articles|

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* Songs
* Hate to Love: Nickelback

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