Side of a Bullet
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"Side of a Bullet" is Nickelback's seventh and final single from the album All the Right Reasons. The song was released only to U.S. rock stations.
Background
The song is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell who was shot on stage while performing in Columbus, Ohio with Damageplan. Appropriately, the song is one of Nickelback's heaviest.[citation needed] It features aggressive guitars and double bass drumming. The lyrics for "Side of a Bullet" focus on the murder of Darrell, the anger at shooter Nathan Gale and the aftermath thereof. The guitar solo combines outtakes by Dimebag originally meant to be used on the Pantera albums Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven. Dimebag's girlfriend Rita Haney and his brother Vinnie Paul sent Nickelback the track. At first Nickelback wanted to have Vinnie Paul playing on the track but he declined by stating that Nickelback's drummer Daniel Adair performed just as well as he could.[1]
It charted on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart, peaking at #7, giving Nickelback their fourth top-ten hit on the chart from All the Right Reasons.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Canada Rock (Billboard)[2] | 28 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[3] | 7 |
References
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/1507801/unreleased-dimebag-solo-included-on-nickelbacks-tribute-song/
- ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.