Feed the Machine

This article is about the Nickelback album. For the title track of this album, see Feed the Machine (Nickelback song). For other uses, see Feed the Machine (disambiguation).

Feed the Machine
Studio album by Nickelback
Released	June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded	June–October 2016
Genre	Post-grunge[1] hard rock[2] alternative metal[3]
Length	43:04
Label	BMG
Producer	Nickelback Chris Baseford
Nickelback chronology
No Fixed Address (2014) Feed the Machine (2017) Get Rollin' (2022)
Singles from Feed the Machine
"Feed the Machine" Released: February 1, 2017 "Song on Fire" Released: April 28, 2017 "Must Be Nice" Released: June 2, 2017 "After the Rain" Released: October 22, 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Wall of Sound	7/10[4]

Feed the Machine is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, and was released on June 16, 2017. It is the band's first release through record label BMG.^[5] Feed the Machine debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 47,000 album-equivalent units.^[6]

Background

Following the release of their prior album, No Fixed Address, in 2014, the band cancelled the majority of their touring due to Chad Kroeger needing to have surgery to remove a cyst in his vocal cord.^[7] The band subsequently became bogged down in legal battles related to the cancellation of the tour.^[7]

The album was released on June 16, 2017.^[8][9] Shortly after its release, the band began a 44-city tour on June 23, 2017, in North America, co-headlined with Daughtry, Shaman's Harvest and Cheap Trick as supporting acts.^[7]

Promotion and release

The album's first single, "Feed the Machine" was released on February 1, 2017. The second single, "Song on Fire", was released on April 28, 2017.^[10] On June 2, 2017, Nickelback made the song "Must Be Nice" available on their YouTube channel^[11] and gave it away to those who had pre-ordered the album.^[12] "Must Be Nice" was released to American rock radio stations on June 6, 2017, as the album's third official single and second rock single.^[13]

Commercial performance

Feed the Machine debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 47,000 album-equivalent units, of which 43,000 were pure album sales.^[5][14] It debuted at number three in the UK, becoming their highest-debuting album of their career in that country. Later, it has been certified Silver by the BPI for sales in excess of 60,000 copies.

Track listing

Feed the Machine track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Feed the Machine"	Chad Kroeger Ryan Peake Mike Kroeger Daniel Adair	5:02
2.	"Coin for the Ferryman"	C. Kroeger	4:50
3.	"Song on Fire"	C. Kroeger Peake Hayley Warner Steph Jones Ryan Spraker	3:50
4.	"Must Be Nice"	C. Kroeger	3:42
5.	"After the Rain"	C. Kroeger Ali Tamposi	3:34
6.	"For the River"	C. Kroeger	3:28
7.	"Home"	C. Kroeger	3:52
8.	"The Betrayal (Act III)"	C. Kroeger Peake Daniel Adair	4:20
9.	"Silent Majority"	C. Kroeger Peake	3:52
10.	"Every Time We're Together"	C. Kroeger Joe Nichols	3:52
11.	"The Betrayal (Act I)" (instrumental)	Peake	2:42
Total length:			43:04

Personnel

Nickelback

• Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitar
• Ryan Peake – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Mike Kroeger – bass guitar
• Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals

Other musicians

• Nuno Bettencourt – guitar solo on "For the River"

Production

• Chris Baseford – production, mixing (2, 3, 6, 9, 11)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (1, 5, 7, 10)
• Randy Staub – mixing (4, 8)
• Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Feed the Machine Chart (2017) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 43 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 2 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 7 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 21 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 16 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 18 French Albums (SNEP)[24] 85 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 6 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[26] 25 Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] 57 Italian Albums (FIMI)[28] 12 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[29] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30] 4 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[31] 10 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[32] 18 Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 3 South African Albums (RSG)[34] 18 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[35] 32 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[38] 3 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[39] 2 US Billboard 200[40] 5 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[41] 2 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[42] 2 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[43] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[44] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Feed the Machine Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[45] 57 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 48 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[47] 51

Certifications

Certifications for Feed the Machine

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Nickelback: Feed the Machine Review".
2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Feed the Machine Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
3. Edwards, Luke (November 15, 2024). "Best Nickelback Albums: All 10 Studio Releases, Ranked, Reviewed". Dig!. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
4. Parente, Michael (June 16, 2017). "Nickelback - Feed The Machine (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
5. "Nickelback Debut at No. 5 on Billboard 200 Album Chart". Loudwire. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
6. "Nickelback Debut at No. 5 on Billboard 200 Album Chart". Loudwire. June 26, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
7. "NICKELBACK To Release 'Feed The Machine' Album In June; 44-City North American Tour Announced". February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
8. "Video Premiere: NICKELBACK's 'Feed The Machine'". Blabbermouth.net. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
9. "Nickelback Delve Into Dystopian Future With 'Feed the Machine' Video". Loudwire. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
10. "Nickelback Release Moody New Track 'Song on Fire'". Loudwire. April 28, 2017.
11. Nickelback (June 1, 2017), Nickelback – Must Be Nice [Audio], retrieved June 3, 2017
12. "New Track – Must Be Nice – Available Now". nickelback.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
13. "Rock Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
14. Caulfield, Keith (June 25, 2017). "Lorde Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Melodrama'". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
15. "Australiancharts.com – Nickelback – Feed the Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
16. "Austriancharts.at – Nickelback – Feed the Machine" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
17. "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Feed the Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
18. "Ultratop.be – Nickelback – Feed the Machine" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
19. "On The Charts: June 25, 2017". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
20. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 25.Týden 2017 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
21. "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 25, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
22. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nickelback – Feed the Machine" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
23. "Nickelback: Feed the Machine" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
24. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 25, 2017)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
25. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nickelback – Feed the Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
26. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 25. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
27. "Irish Albums Chart: 23 June 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
28. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 25 (dal 2017-06-16 al 2017-06-22)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
29. "フィード・ザ・マシーン" (in Japanese). Oricon ME Inc. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
30. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
31. "Norwegiancharts.com – Nickelback – Feed the Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
32. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
33. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
34. "SA Top 20". Radio Sonder Grense. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
35. "Top 100 Albumes — Semana 25: del 16.06.2017 al 22.06.2017" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
36. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 23, 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
37. "Swisscharts.com – Nickelback – Feed the Machine". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
38. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
39. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
40. "Nickelback Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
41. "Nickelback Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
42. "Nickelback Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
43. "Nickelback Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
44. "Nickelback Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
45. "ARIA End of Year Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
46. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
47. "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
48. "British album certifications – Nickelback – Feed the Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 22, 2025.

Works cited

• Feed the Machine (booklet). Nickelback. Nickelback II Productions. 2017. 538272242.