Side of a Bullet

"Side of a Bullet"
"Side of a Bullet"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
Released	March 2007
Recorded	January–May 2005 (guitar solo recorded 1991–1993)
Studio	Mountainview Studios, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Genre	Heavy metal; alternative metal;
Length	3:00
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Adair; Chad Kroeger; Mike Kroeger; Dimebag Darrell;
Producer(s)	Joey Moi
Nickelback singles chronology

"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. "Side of a Bullet" charted on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart, peaking at number 7, giving Nickelback their fourth top-ten hit on the chart from All the Right Reasons.

Background

The song is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell who was shot and killed on stage while performing in Columbus, Ohio, with Damageplan. It features aggressive guitars and double bass drumming. The lyrics for "Side of a Bullet" focus on the murder of Darrell, the anger at the perpetrator Nathan Gale and the aftermath thereof. The guitar solo combines outtakes by Darrell originally meant to be used on the Pantera albums Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven. Darrell's girlfriend Rita Haney and his brother Vinnie Paul gave Nickelback permission to use the outtakes. At first Nickelback wanted to have Paul playing on the track but he declined by stating that Nickelback's drummer, Daniel Adair, performed just as well as he could.^[1]

Track listing

CD single
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Side of a Bullet"	Chad Kroeger	Nickelback Dimebag Darrell	3:00

Personnel

Nickelback

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

Additional personnel

Dimebag Darrell – guitar solo (sample)

Technical

Ryan Andersen – digital editing
Richard Beland – photography
Zach Blackstone – mixing assistance
Kevin Estrada – photography
Ted Jensen – mastering
Joey Moi – production, engineering, digital editing
Randy Staub – mixing

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canada Rock (Billboard)^[2]	28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[3]	7
US Active Rock (Billboard)^[4]	6
US Heritage Rock (Billboard)^[5]	8

References

^ "Unreleased Dimebag Solo Included on Nickelback's Tribute Song". MTV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.
^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^ "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^ "Nickelback". Billboard.
^ "Nickelback". Billboard.

[1] "Unreleased Dimebag Solo Included on Nickelback's Tribute Song". MTV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015.

[sc_Billboardcanadarock_Nickelback-2] "Nickelback Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Nickelback-3] "Nickelback Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[4] "Nickelback". Billboard.

[5] "Nickelback". Billboard.

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