Far Away (Nickelback song)

"Far Away" redirects here. For other uses, see Far Away (disambiguation).

"Far Away"
Song

"Far Away" is a single by Canadian band Nickelback. Released in February 2006, it was the second single from the band's fifth studio album All the Right Reasons (released in 2005). The single was only released in Europe and Australia,and was released in Canada in June 2006. It was released as the fourth U.S. single off of All the Right Reasons in July 2006. The band's lead singer and guitarist Chad Kroeger described this song on the Tour when in Australia as the "only real lovesong" that Nickelback has. He described many others as "being about love" but not solely about "being in love".

Music Video

The music video for 'Far Away' was first shown on VH1's V-Spot. The video starts with a couple in bed, when a cellphone rings and the boyfriend is forced to leave. It is revealed that he is a fireman, and has been called to help fight a forest fire.

As the song moves on, we see the firemen dropped right into the middle of the fire, which quickly overwhelms them and forces them to retreat. The boyfriend goes back to help a fallen firefighter, and watches the helicopter leave without him. After the boyfriend sees the helicopter leave, a large, fiery tree is seen falling, presumably onto the boyfriend. This footage is intercut with his girlfriend watching the news about the fire.

Later, she receives a phone call, and breaks down, as it appears that she has been informed that her boyfriend has died. She rushes outside to see several firefighters emerge from a truck...including her boyfriend, covered in soot. She rushes to him and hugs him, and the video ends.

The entire song also features intercuts to the band playing in a large, strobe light-filled red and orange room.

The video is altogether unpredictable until its climax and gives a true visual representation to the lyrics of 'Far Away'.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	24
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	9
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	6
U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones	20
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	9
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary
ARC Weekly Top 40	10
UK Singles Chart	40
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	2
VH1 Top 20 Countdown	5
Dutch Top 40	18
Austrian Singles Chart	22
Swedish Singles Chart	51
Swiss Singles Chart	41
Lithuanian Singles Chart	11

• Far Away has sold 371,332 downloads as of September 16, 2006.

Chart Trajectories

Billboard Hot 100
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Position	72	43	29	23	11	11

Hot Digital Songs
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Position	73	31	20	13	9	7	6

Canadian MuchMusic Countdown
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Position	28	26	24	22	18	14	10	7	5	4

Australian ARIA Singles Chart Trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Position	3	2	6	6	9	10	12	19	21	27	32	37	37	43	46

ARC Weekly Top 40 [1]
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Position	39	31	25	17	13	10

World Tracks Top 40
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
Position	40	37	33	28	36	39	28	29
Points	63.000	63.000	69.000	70.000	64.000	59.000	77.000	79.000