Signed with Live Nation

After taking much of 2007 off, the band started recording a new album in earnest. In July 2008, the band signed with Live Nation for three touring and album cycles, with an option for a fourth. On September 4, 2008, it was announced that the first single from the upcoming album would be ” If Today Was Your Last Day “, to be released on September 30, 2008. This announcement was however never confirmed: Roadrunner Records actually chose to release another song, ” Gotta Be Somebody “, as the first single. It became Nickelback’s fifth (and, so far, final) single to hit the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Adult Top 40 chart. The new album, produced by Mutt Lange and titled Dark Horse , was released on November 18, 2008. ” Something in Your Mouth ” was released as the second single to rock radio only on December 15, 2008, where it reached number one. ” If Today Was Your Last Day ” was eventually released as a single after all on March 31, 2009: it became the third single from the album. Four more singles were released later in 2009, ” I’d Come for You “, ” Burn It to the Ground ” and ” Never Gonna Be Alone ” released in September and ” Shakin’ Hands ” as the seventh single on November 16. Its eighth single, ” This Afternoon “, was released on March 23, 2010. Dark Horse was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 9, 2008, only three weeks after its North American release. All eight singles were major hits which finished at or near the top of at least one high-profile chart.