The State (album)
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Second re-issue cover | ||||
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| Released | September 1, 1998 September 1999 (first re-release) March 7, 2000 (second re-release) | |||
| Recorded | January–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | self-released EMI Music Canada (first and second reissues) Roadrunner (third reissue) | |||
| Producer | Dale Penner | |||
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2000 re-release cover | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The State is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback. "Leader of Men" was the lead single, followed by "Old Enough", "Breathe", and "Worthy to Say". The album held a peak position of No. 130 on the Billboard 200. It also reached a peak position of No. 3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums chart in 2000. The State was the band's first album to be certified Gold in both Canada and the United States. It later went Platinum in Canada in April 2002 and in 2008 in the US.