"When We Stand Together" is the lead single by the Canadian rock band
Nickelback from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.
Release
"When We Stand Together", along with "
Bottoms Up" were made free for listening on the band's official website on September 22, 2011.[1] Both songs were released as singles on September 26 and available for download on September 27. The music video was released on November 3, 2011.
"When We Stand Together" was used for the theme song of
WWE's
Tribute to the Troops. The band also performed this song at the event.
Boxer
Lucian Bute came out to the ring with this song before his World Title fight with
Carl Froch on May 26, 2012.
Music video
The official video was directed by
Justin Francis and made its debut on November 3, 2011, on Big Morning Buzz Live on
VH1.[2]
The video was filmed at
Malibu State Park. The hill is the same hill from the television show M*A*S*H.
As of November 2020, the music video has more than 115 million views on
YouTube.[3]
Chart performance
"When We Stand Together" debuted at number 48 on the
Billboard Hot 100. Then, sales picked up and it peaked at number 44. Despite that, the song was a commercial success internationally, peaking at number 10 in their native
Canada. It peaked at number 2 in
Finland, becoming their biggest hit in the country, beating "How You Remind Me", which peaked at number 18 on the chart. The song also peaked in the top 10 in
Poland,
Germany,
Switzerland,
Hungary, and
Austria. Overall, the song was a much bigger single than any other from the Dark Horse album.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201202 into search.