Figured You Out
2003 single by Nickelback
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"Figured You Out" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released on November 3, 2003, as the second single from the group's fourth studio album, The Long Road (2003). The song spent 13 weeks at number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, ending 2004 as the number-one mainstream rock song. Worldwide, the single peaked at number 10 in Australia and number 27 on the Canadian Radio & Records Rock Top 30 chart.
- "Too Bad" (live)
- "Leader of Men" (live)
- "Where Do I Hide" (live)
- Greenhouse (Burnaby, British Columbia)
- Mountainview (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
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| Single by Nickelback | ||||
| from the album The Long Road | ||||
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| Released | November 3, 2003 | |||
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| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Composer | Nickelback | |||
| Lyricist | Chad Kroeger | |||
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| "Figured You Out" on YouTube | ||||
Reception and legacy
Christopher Rosa of VH1 said the song's lyrics were misogynistic, and wrote, "Chad and the gang paints a picture of a woman being submissive to a man here. (She's literally on her knees.) It doesn't get more misogynistic than a man saying he prefers women with their pants off".[1] In 2025, Graham Hartmann of Metal Injection included the track on his list of the "10 Greatest Divorced Dad Rock Songs of All Time", where he wrote, "I've never been to a Canadian strip club, but I imagine the day shift crew goes wild when Nickelback's daddy-dom anthem comes on".[2]
Track listings
European maxi-CD single[3]
- "Figured You Out" – 3:48
- "Too Bad" (live at MTV Unplugged) – 4:28
- "Leader of Men" (live at MTV Unplugged) – 3:44
- "Figured You Out" (video)
Australian CD single[4]
- "Figured You Out" – 3:47
- "Too Bad" (live at MTV Unplugged) – 4:28
- "Where Do I Hide" (live at MTV Unplugged) – 3:42
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from The Long Road album booklet.[5]
Studios
- Recorded at Greenhouse Studios (Burnaby, British Columbia) and Mountainview Studios (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
- Mixed at The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)
Personnel
- Nickelback – music, production
- Chad Kroeger – lyrics, lead vocals, guitars
- Ryan Peake – vocals, guitars
- Mike Kroeger – bass
- Ryan "Nik" Vikedal – drums
- Joey Moi – production, engineering, digital editing
- Randy Staub – mixing
- Zach Blackstone – mixing assistance
- Alex "Laquaysh" Aligizakis – assistant engineering
- Ryan Andersen – digital editing
- George Marino – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[14] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[15] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Gold | 500,000* |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | November 3, 2003 | Roadrunner | [17] | |
| Australia | January 19, 2004 | CD | [18] |
