I find the one that I’ll spend forever with? Tonight, out on the street out in the moonlight There’s gotta be somebody for me out there. Somebody else that feels the same somewhere. ‘Cause nobody wants to go it on their ownĪnd everyone wants to know they’re not alone. There’s gotta be somebody for me like that. Someone to love with my life in their hands. ‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares. ‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there. I find the one that I’ll spend forever with Will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen Written by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adar. Please check out the video of Nickelback’s live performance of “Gotta Be Somebody.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along… Apparently, some of the products at the popular chain cost $1.95 CAD, so when the customers handed over $2, he would make the change and say, “Here’s your nickel back.” Music legend states that Mike Kroeger’s experience working for Starbucks provided the impetus for the band’s unusual name.
Nickelback is one of Canada’s most successful musical groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. In all, the album sold more than five million copies worldwide.įormed in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, in 1995, Nickelback is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair.
The album was a huge commercial success, spending 125 consecutive weeks on the U.S. It was also an international hit, charting in 15 countries. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #4 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. “Gotta Be Somebody” was released as the first single from Nickelback’s sixth studio album, Dark Horse. “ to themselves, ‘There’s got to be that perfect somebody for me out there.’ And that’s what the song is about,” he said. Kroeger told MTV News that “Gotta Be Somebody” contains a universal theme that rings true with single people as well as those in a relationship who are questioning that “this may not be the one.” He sings, “You can’t give up / When you’re lookin’ for a diamond in the rough / Because you never know when it shows up / Make sure you’re holdin’ on / ‘Cause it could be the one, the one you’re waiting on.” The challenge is having the patience and fortitude to keep searching for that person - no matter how long it takes. In Kroeger’s view, we all dream about the love of a lifetime, the perfect soulmate. Today, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger sings about finding the perfect love in the group’s 2008 hit, “Gotta Be Somebody.”
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