Animals (Nickelback song)

"Animals" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in November 2005 as the second American single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons. In Australia, the song was released as the album's fourth single in mid-2006. "Animals" reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and number 27 in Australia.

"Animals"
Single by Nickelback
from the album All the Right Reasons
Released	November 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)[1]
Studio	Mountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
Genre	Hard rock
Length	3:06
Label	Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Adair Chad Kroeger Mike Kroeger
Nickelback singles chronology
"Photograph" (2005) "Animals" (2005) "Far Away" (2006)

Content

"Animals" is a fast-paced song with a "thick, aggressive hard rock tone," according to Guitar Chalk.^[2] The song features lyrics about a couple having sex in a car,^[3] with their sexual interaction compared to "animals", until the couple are discovered by the woman's father.^[4]

Track listing

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Animals"	3:03
2.	"Animals" (live)	3:50
3.	"Follow You Home" (live)	4:21

Charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	27
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[6]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	97
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8]	16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 2000s