"When We Stand Together" is the lead single by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.
Release "When We Stand Together", along with "Bottoms Up" were made free for listening on the band's official website on September 22, 2011. Both songs were released as singles on September 26 and available for download on September 27. The music video was released on November 3, 2011.
"When We Stand Together" was used for the theme song of WWE's Tribute to the Troops. The band also performed this song at the event.
Boxer Lucian Bute came out to the ring with this song before his World Title fight with Carl Froch on May 26, 2012.
A few seconds of the intro to the song were used during the Sunday Night Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills on September 7, 2025.
Music video The official video was directed by Justin Francis and made its debut on November 3, 2011, on Big Morning Buzz Live on VH1.
The video was filmed at Malibu State Park. The hill is the same hill from the television show M*A*S*H.
As of April 2026, the music video has more than 122 million views on YouTube.
Chart performance "When We Stand Together" debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100. Then, sales picked up and it peaked at number 44. Despite that, the song was a commercial success internationally, peaking at number 10 in their native Canada. It peaked at number two in Finland, becoming their biggest hit in the country, beating "How You Remind Me", which peaked at number 18 on the chart. The song also peaked in the top 10 in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Austria. Overall, the song was a much bigger single than any other from the Dark Horse album.
Track listing "When We Stand Together" "Bottoms Up"
Personnel Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Mike Kroeger – bass guitar, backing vocals Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals Ryan Peake – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011–2012)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2011)PositionGermany (Official German Charts) 85Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 71 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 166Chart (2012)PositionCanada (Canadian Hot 100) 81Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 35 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 30Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 83Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 32
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "When We Stand Together" Region Date Format Label(s) United States October 4, 2011 Mainstream airplay Roadrunner
See also List of anti-war songs
References