Leader of Men

"Leader of Men"
Single by Nickelback
from the album The State
Released	March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)
Format	CD
Recorded	January–February 1998; Burnaby, British Columbia
Genre	Post-grunge[1]
Length	3:30
Label	Roadrunner
Nickelback singles chronology
"Fly" (1996) "Leader of Men" (2000) "Old Enough"
= Music video "Leader of Men" (original version) on YouTube Music video "Leader of Men" (re-released version) on YouTube

"Leader of Men" is a song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in March 2000 as lead single from the 2000 album, The State. It served to be Nickelback breakthrough hit single. The music video was the band playing in the recording room while outside a riot was taking place. The band's first successful single, the song reached the US rock charts, peaking at number eight on Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 21 on Modern Rock Tracks. It remained in the top ten of the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 10 weeks straight.

Chart Success

The single proved to be Nickelback first hit single. Bringing Nickelback commercial success for the first time. The single reach the top ten of the Mainstream Rock Tracks peaking at number 8. The single stay in the top ten for 10 weeks. "Leader of Men" helped the band gain mainstream popularity and brought them to a new audience.

Music video

The music video for "Leader Of Men" featured Nickelback playing in the recording studio while outside a riot was taking place. In the music video there are two army side and the band see playing in there. At one part Chad Kroeger breaks his guitar by smashing it in a mirror. The video ends with Chad Kroeger breaking his guitar and nobody outside.

Track listings

1. "Leader of Men"
2. "Leader of Men" (Acoustic)
3. "Just Four" (Curb Version) [Also on Silver Side Up]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References