How You Remind Me

Nickelback

About How You Remind Me

"How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on August 21, 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album Silver Side Up (2001). A "Gold Mix" was made for latter editions of the single with the heavier guitars edited out of the chorus. Lead vocalist and guitarist Chad Kroeger wrote the song about his old girlfriend Jodi, with whom he had a dysfunctional relationship. He referred to this song as the song that put Nickelback on the map when played at their concert in Sturgis, South Dakota, and it is often considered to be their signature song. "How You Remind Me" was named the number one most played song on U. S. radio of the 2000s decade by Nielsen Soundscan, being spun over 1.2 million times on U. S. airwaves since its release in 2001 to the end of 2009. The song was named fourth on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and 75th in the UK decade-end chart. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. "How You Remind Me" was also rated the number one rock song and number 4 alternative song of the decade of the 2000s by Billboard. The song was featured in the music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and in a recut, PG-13 version of Deadpool 2 titled Once Upon a Deadpool. The song played a large role in a Saturday Night Live skit on March 10, 2018 with Sterling K. Brown in which the lyrics are a dying woman's final words. 


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Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as
A poor man stealing
Tired of living like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without
A sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me

This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am

It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you
A heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Into the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream
Are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no

It's not like you didn't know that
I said I love you and
I swear I still do
And it must have been so bad
Cause living with him must have
Damn near killed you

And this is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am

It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you
A heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Into the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream
Are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah, yet, no no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no no

Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as
A poor man stealing
And this is how you remind me
This is how you remind me

This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am

It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you
A heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong
I've been down
Into the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream
Are we having fun yet?

Yeah, yeah
Are we having fun yet?
Yeah, yeah
Are we having fun yet?
Yeah, yeah
Are we having fun yet?
Yeah, yeah, no, no

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Nickelback

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005, replacing drummer Ryan Vikedal who was with the band between 1998–2005. Nickelback's music is classed as hard rock,post-grunge, and alternative rock. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, ranking as the 11th best selling music act of the 2000s, and is the 2nd best selling foreign act in the U.S. behind The Beatles for the 2000s.Billboard ranks them the top Rock group of the decade an… more »

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Written by: Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Ryan Vikedal

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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10 facts about this song

Released Year
"How You Remind Me" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on July 17, 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album, Silver Side Up.
Chart Performance
This song was a number one hit in several countries including the U.S, Canada, and New Zealand. It topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 13 consecutive weeks.
Song Writing
Chad Kroeger, the band's lead vocalist and guitarist, wrote the song about his old girlfriend, Jodi, who he thought was a very negative person.
Awards and Recognition
"How You Remind Me" was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2003, including Record of the Year and Best Rock Song.
Historical Rank
In 2009, it was ranked as the Billboard Hot 100's number one rock song of the decade and later was listed at number 4 on the Top 10 songs of the 2000's decade by the Nielsen Company.
Music Video
The music video for the song, directed by the Brothers Strause, won the award for Best Video at the MuchMusic Video Awards in 2002.
Sales
As of 2015, the song has sold over 3.5 million units in the U.S alone.
Media Appearance
"How You Remind Me" was also featured on the American Dad! episode "The Missing Kink".
Covers
The song has been covered by many artists, including Avril Lavigne, who was briefly married to Chad Kroeger.
Critics Review
Despite the commercial success, "How You Remind Me" has often been singled out as a representative of "everything wrong with rock music". It has been criticized for being overplayed, yet, it remained a crowd favorite at Nickelback concerts.

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