Far Away (Nickelback song)

"Far Away"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
Released	February 13, 2006 (See release history)
Format	12" CD
Recorded	January–May 2005 Mountainview Studios Abbotsford, British Columbia
Genre	Soft rock post-grunge
Length	3:59 (album version) 3:42 (edit version)
Label	Roadrunner
Writer(s)	Daniel Adair, Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake
Producer(s)	Nickelback
Nickelback singles chronology
"Savin' Me" (2006) "Far Away" (2006) "Rockstar" (2006) Nickelback British singles chronology "Photograph" (2005) "Far Away" (2006) "Savin' Me" (2006) Nickelback British singles chronology "Photograph" (re-release) (2008) "Far Away" (re-release) (2008) "Gotta Be Somebody" (2008)
Music video "Far Away" on YouTube

"Far Away" is a single by Canadian band Nickelback. Released in late 2005/early 2006 in the United States and February 13, 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was released as the fourth U.S. single of All the Right Reasons, but the second in Europe. "Far Away" peaked at #8 in the United States, making All the Right Reasons the only Nickelback album to date to have more than one top ten hit. The band's lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger described this song on the Tour when in Australia as the "only real love song" that Nickelback has. He described many others as "being about love" but not solely about "being in love".

The song was re-released in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2008 following the success of "Rockstar" and the re-release of "Photograph". This release also reached number 40 in the UK singles chart, equalling its original chart peak, although this re-release was download-only.^[1]

Background

"Far Away" was a huge success in the U.S. and became the band's fourth Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #8. The song was the second Top Ten single from their latest album All the Right Reasons after the leading single of the album, "Photograph", which peaked at number two on the chart.

The song is included in the 2010 compilation album Now That's What I Call Love, along with other popular ballads released between 1999 through 2009.

Composition

The song is written in the key of B major and follows a slow tempo of 67 beats per minute in common time. It follows a chord progression of Bmaj7 – F♯sus – G♯m7 – E6
9, and the vocals span from E₃ to A♭₄. In the final chorus of the song, the key changes to D♭ major.^[2]

Music video

The music video for "Far Away" was first shown on VH1's V-Spot. Filmed at Green Timbers Park in Surrey, British Columbia just outside Vancouver, the video starts with a couple in bed, when a cellphone rings and the husband is forced to leave. It is revealed that he is a firefighter, and has been called to help fight a forest fire.

As the song moves on, we see the firefighters dropped right into the middle of the fire by a helicopter, which quickly overwhelms them and forces them to retreat. The husband goes back to help a fallen firefighter, and watches the helicopter leave without him. After the husband sees the helicopter leave, a large, fiery tree is seen falling, presumably onto him. This footage is inter-cut with his wife watching the news about the fire.

Later, she receives a phone call, and breaks down, as it appears that she has been informed that her husband has died. She rushes outside to see several firefighters emerge from a truck...including her husband, covered in soot. She rushes to him and hugs him, and the video ends.

The entire song also features inter-cuts to the band playing in a large, strobe light-filled red and orange room.

VH1 later named this video as the third best song on the Top 40 Videos Of 2006, behind "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira and ahead of "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake.

Track listings and formats

CD single (UK) (February 7, 2006)

1. "Far Away" [Album Version] – 4:01
2. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
3. "Mistake" [Live in Edmonton] – 5:11
4. "Photograph" [Acoustic] Rolling Stone Original – 6:55
5. "Far Away" [Video]

CD single (February 14, 2006)

1. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42
2. "Mistake" [Live in Edmonton] – 5:11
3. "Photograph" [Acoustic] Rolling Stone Original – 6:55

Deluxe edition (January 26, 2006)

1. "Far Away" [Album Version] – 4:01
2. "Far Away" [Edit Version] – 3:42

Release history

Country	Release date	Version
United Kingdom	February 13, 2006	Original
United States	July 2006
United Kingdom	September 22, 2008[3]	Re-release

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006-08) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 45 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 31 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 50 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10] 56 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[11] 69 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 17 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 2 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[14] 56 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 51 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 40 US Billboard Hot 100[18] 8 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 1 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[22] 53 Chart (2007) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[23] 94

References

1. UK re-release details for "Far Away"
2. Nickelback. "Far Away". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
3. UK re-release date
4. "Australian-charts.com – Nickelback – Far Away". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 Sep 10.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Nickelback – Far Away" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 Sep 10.
6. "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Far Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Nickelback search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nickelback – Far Away" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
9. "Nickelback – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200618 into search.
11. "Nickelback – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
12. "Chart Track: Week 7, 2006". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
13. "Charts.org.nz – Nickelback – Far Away". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
14. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200639 into search.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Nickelback – Far Away". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Far Away". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
17. "Archive Chart: 2006-02-25" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
18. "Nickelback – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
19. "Nickelback – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
20. "Nickelback – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
21. "Nickelback – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Nickelback. Retrieved 17 Sep 2010.
22. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/hot-100-songs
23. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-100-songs

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics