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{{Infobox song

| name = Worthy to Say

| cover = Nickelback_-_Worthy_to_Say_-Single_(SingleCover_Art)_cover_art.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = [[Nickelback]]

| album = [[The State (album)|The State]]

| released = December 5, 2000

| recorded = January–February 1998

| studio = [[Greenhouse Studios]]

| studio = [[Greenhouse Studios]]<ref name="Nickelback - Worthy to Say (Credits)">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say (Credits) |url=https://genius.com/Nickelback-worthy-to-say-lyrics |website=Genius |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>

| venuegenre =

| genre = [[Alternative rock]]

*[[Post-grunge]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/29sSy1NF9gICd2p32H17S5 |website=Spotify |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>

*[[Hard rock]]

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=06}}

| label = [[EMI Music Canada]]

| writer = {{hlist|[[Chad Kroeger]]|[[Ryan Peake]]|[[Mike Kroeger]]}}

| producer = {{hlist|[[Chad Kroeger]]|Dale Penner|[[Ryan Peake]]}}

*Dale Penner

*[[Ryan Peake]]

| prev_title = Old Enough

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = [[How You Remind Me]]

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|zjAU6MeZlJg|"Worthy to Say"}}}}

}}

''"'''Worthy to Say'''''" is a [[promotional single]] by the [[Canadian]] [[rock band]], [[Nickelback]].<ref name="Nickelback - Worthy to Say Release History and Credits">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say Release History and Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/worthy-to-say-mt0000289011 |website=Allmusic |publisher=Roadruner Records |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> The song was released as a single in [[Canada]] inon December of5, 2000, as the fourth and final single from their second [[studio album]] titled, ''[[The State (album)|The State]]''.<ref alongname="Nickelback with- anWorthy accompanyingto [[musicSay video]]CD directedSingle by- ''UlfDiscogs">{{cite Buddensiec,''web who|title=Nickelback also- directedWorthy theto musicSay videoCD forSingle the- band'sDiscogs single,|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15586751-Nickelback-Worthy-To-Say?redirected=true [[Leader|website=Discogs of|publisher=Travis Men]]Rich in|access-date=16 March of 2000.2025}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback - LeaderWorthy ofto MenSay (OfficialRelease MusicHistory Video)and Credits">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - LeaderWorthy ofto MenSay (OfficialRelease MusicHistory Video)and Credits |url=https://archivewww.orgallmusic.com/detailssong/nickelbackworthy-leaderto-ofsay-men-official-music-video |website=Internet Archivemt0000289011 |publisher=NickelbackAllMusic |access-date=1016 March 2025}}</ref> ''WorthyThe torelease Say''was emergedaccompanied asby a lesser-known[[music promotionalvideo]] singledirected by Ulf Buddensiec, specificallywho targetedalso fordirected the Canadianband's earlier single "[[Leader of Men]]" in market.March 2000.<ref name="Band To Shoot Music Video For New Single Worthy to Say In Toronto">{{cite web |title=Band To Shoot Music Video For New Single Worthy to Say In Toronto |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001208205100/http://www.nickelback.com/news/news.html |website=nickelback.com |publisher=Chief |access-date=24 November 2001}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback - Worthy to Say (CD Single)">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say (CD Single) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6617067-Nickelback-Worthy-To-Say |websitepublisher=Discogs |publisher=Travis Rich |access-date=23 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback strikes gold">{{cite web |title=Nickelback strikes gold |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/historic/2002/01/24/nickelback-strikes-gold |website=Winnipeg Free Press |publisher=Staff Writer |access-date=24 January 2002}}</ref>

==History==

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==Music Videovideo==

EMI Canada officially released ''Worthy to Say'' as a single in December 2000 which would be the fourth and final single from the album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rock Rewind: How Nickelback Became One Of The Biggest Names In Hard Rock |url=https://rock95.com/rock-rewind-nickelback/ |website=Rock 95 |publisher=Marie Gagne |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref> The EMI Canada release issued promotional [[CD singles]] for ''Worthy to Say'' and was distributed by [[EMI Music]] Canada to various different Canadian [[radio stations]], bearing the catalog number DPRO2046<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say CD Single - Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1767993-Nickelback-Worthy-To-Say |website=Discogs |publisher=Travis Rich |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref> and stamped with "For Promotional Use Only Not For Resale," with a listed release year of 2000.<ref name="List of EMI Records Canada Singles From the Year 2000">{{cite web |title=List of EMI Records Canada Singles From the Year 2000 |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/76974-EMI-Music-Canada?year=2000&genre=Rock&role=Label&country=Canada&format=CD&format=Single |website=Discogs |publisher=EMI Records Canada |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

The music video for "Worthy to Say" was directed by Ulf Buddensiec and premiered on [[MTV Canada]] in December 2000.<ref name="Nickelback: Worthy to Say (Official Music Video)">{{cite web |title=Nickelback: Worthy to Say (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21423054/ |website=IMdb |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="The Nickelback Guys To Shoot Music Video For Worthy to Say Next Week In Toronto">{{cite web |title=The Nickelback Guys To Shoot Music Video For Worthy to Say Next Week In Toronto |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301225417/http://www.nickelback.com/disc.htm |website=nickelback.com |publisher=Chief |access-date=3 March 2001}}</ref> It features a [[true crime|crime-theme]] narrative set in an urban environment, interspersed with footage of Nickelback performing in a dimly lit, run-down apartment. The storyline follows a young man involved in illicit activities such as [[drug deal|drug deals]], culminating in a police raid and arrest, thematically aligning with the song's lyrics.<ref name="I Am Not a Leader of Men: Nickelback, Decoded.">{{cite web |title=I Am Not a Leader of Men: Nickelback, Decoded. |url=https://medium.com/@LebaronSims/i-am-not-a-leader-of-men-nickelback-decoded-cc1a97f0812c |website=Medium |publisher=Lebaron Sims, Jr. |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref>

Despite its initial promotion, ''Worthy to Say'' quickly faded from the spotlight and failed to match the success of the album’s previous singles, mostly due to the fact that in early 2001, the band had already began recording their third album, [[Silver Side Up]] with producer [[Rick Parashar]].<ref name="Nickelback New Album Silver Side Up Produced By Rick Parashar">{{cite web |title=Nickelback New Album Silver Side Up Produced By Rick Parashar |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nickelback-preps-for-silver-3-doors-down-dates-79009/ |website=Billboard |publisher=Billboard Staff |access-date=25 July 2001}}</ref> Once the lead single for the new album, "[[How You Remind Me]],"<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 40 Best Rock Albums From 2001 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-2001/ |website=Loudwire |publisher=Chad Childers |access-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> was released in 2001 and became a global phenomenon,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger Goes Deep on ‘How You Remind Me,’ The Fight That Inspired It & His ‘Jesus Christ’ Hair in the Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/nickelback-chad-kroeger-interview-how-you-remind-me-9553460/ |website=Billboard |publisher=Maria Sherman |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> reaching number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100]],<ref name="The Number Ones: Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me”">{{cite web |title=The Number Ones: Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2201620/the-number-ones-nickelbacks-how-you-remind-me/columns/the-number-ones/ |website=StereoGum |publisher=Tom Breihan |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> and [[Roadrunner Records]] prioritized the new material over continuing promotion for [[The State (album)|The State]] and its singles effectively resulting in abandoning ''Worthy to Say’s'' marketing campaign and no further official releases or acknowledgment from the band or their new label.<ref name="Top 30 Best Rock Albums of 2000">{{cite web |title=Top 30 Best Rock Albums of 2000 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-2000/ |website=Loudwire |publisher=Chad Childers |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback's New Album Silver Side Up Shakes Up The Music Industry |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/silver-side-up-251931/ |website=Rolling Stone |publisher=Matt Diehl |access-date=17 September 2001}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback: A retrospective timeline of the band you love (to hate)">{{cite web |title=Nickelback: A retrospective timeline of the band you love (to hate) |url=https://www.mlive.com/music/2012/04/nickelback_a_retrospective_tim.html |website=MLive |publisher=John Serba |access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref> The video has since become a rarity, surviving primarily through fan-recorded VHS tapes of its [[MTV Canada]] broadcasts, later uploaded to platforms like [[YouTube]]. Although ''Worthy to Say'' did not receive significant radio airplay or chart placements in the [[United States]] its enduring appeal lies in its representation of their early work that contributed to their rise to fame. [[The State (album)|The State]] was the band's breakthrough album.<ref name="Nickelback - The State (Singles & Stats)">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - The State (Singles & Stats) |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/f4a5efdc-bf28-3818-94f0-fd1bad20a2e6 |website=MusicBrainz |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=18 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback 1999 The Year in Review">{{cite web |title=Nickelback 1999 The Year in Review |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000301225417/http://www.nickelback.com/disc.htm |website=nickelback.com |publisher=Chief |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>

==Chart positions==

''Worthy to Say'' did not achieve mainstream chart success as the three prior singles from ''[[The State (album)|The State]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback's Little Known Early Singles That Are Unlike Anything They Release Now |url=https://www.geocities.ws/kenisonmark/nickelback.htm |website=GeoCities |publisher=Mark Kenison |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref> however, it holds a unique place in the band's history due to the lack of promotion, effectively making it the only [[Nickelback]] song to date that was officially released as a single but never appeared on any of the major [[music charts]].<ref name="Nickelback Complete Chart History">{{cite web |title=Nickelback Complete Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nickelback/chart-history/hsi/ |website=Billboard Music |publisher=Billboard |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

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==Music Video==

The [[music video]] for ''Worthy to Say'' was directed by Ulf Buddensiec and premiered on [[MTV Canada]] in December 2000, with airings continuing into early 2001. The video’s debut aligned with a [[promotional campaign]] aimed at leveraging [[Canadian Content]] ''([[CanCon]])'' regulations,<ref name="Thank God for CanCon, the Requirement That Canadian Radio Must Play At Least 35% Canadian Artists">{{cite web |title=Thank God for CanCon, the Requirement That Canadian Radio Must Play At Least 35% Canadian Artists |url=https://www.pauseandplay.com/nickelback-a-leader-of-men/#:~:text=Thank%20God%20for%20CanCon%2C%20or,foot%20in%20the%20U.S.%20door. |website=Pause & Play |publisher=Gerry Galipault |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref> which required entertainment media outlets to play a percentage of [[Canadian music]].<ref name="Nickelback: Worthy to Say -Single Song Credits, Music Video, Release Date">{{cite web |title=Nickelback: Worthy to Say -Single Song Credits, Music Video, Release Date |url=https://musicbrainz.org/recording/5600540d-c1ca-432e-9f34-6d6eedae1b67 |website=MusicBrainz |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=20 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback Music Videos Directed By Ulf Buddensieck">{{cite web |title=Nickelback Music Videos Directed By Ulf Buddensieck |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217231826/http://mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Nickelback&first= |website=MVDBASE (Music Video Database) |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

The video begins flipping back and forth between the band ''([[Chad Kroeger]], [[Ryan Peake]], Mike Kroeger, and Ryan Vikedal)'' performing the song in a run-down apartment or garage, with a [[2000s]] era [[grunge]]-style setting and storyline that revolves around a man ''"(Character 1)"'' who is first seen smoking a [[cigarette]] outside of his [[apartment complex]] on a [[fire escape]], overlooking a parking lot below. After flipping back from a scene of the band performing, the man ''"(Character 1)"'' is then seen getting inside of a car, placing small packages wrapped in black-plastic baggies into the car's passenger seat (implied to be drugs, aligning with the song's lyrics ''“They usually come around about ten o'clock-you can tell them by the way they knock,”'' which suggest secretive dealings) interspersed with scenes of the band performing in the same run-down ___location seen at the beginning of the video. At the conclusion of the first chorus, the video featured a brief moment where ''([[Chad Kroeger|Kroeger]])'' is shown trimming marijuana plants in the background, adding context to the song's lyrics ''“They're growing dope everywhere around the block.”''<ref>{{cite web |title=“I Am Not a Leader of Men”: Nickelback, Decoded. |url=https://medium.com/@LebaronSims/i-am-not-a-leader-of-men-nickelback-decoded-cc1a97f0812c |website=Medium |publisher=Lebaron Sims, Jr. |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref>

The story progresses with the next scene showing ''Character 1'' pulling up in the car, approaching the young man with the [[skateboard]] ''Character 2'' dropping off the drugs in the black-plastic baggies for ''Character 2'' to sell them in a [[drug deal]] as a [[drug mule]] ending the scene with ''Character 1'' quickly driving off and ''Character 2'' flees on his skateboard. Later, ''Character 2'' is seen selling the drugs to multiple others at a amateur-made [[skatepark]] in a abandon parking lot until a police raid disrupts the scene. When [[police officers]] arrive the group scatters which results in ''Character 2'' fleeing [[police]] on his skateboard to evade arrest, leading officers on a chase through run-down [[alleyways]] and side streets.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say (Music Video) |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/rock/comments/1flf1o1/nickelback_worthy_to_say_1998/ |website=Reddit |publisher=Roman |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="These Misogynistic Nickelback Lyrics Will Make You Lose Faith in Music">{{cite web |title=These Misogynistic Nickelback Lyrics Will Make You Lose Faith in Music |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/6m6a80/misogynistic-nickelback-lyrics |website=VH1 |publisher=Christopher Rosa |access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref>

The pursuit ends with ''Character 2'' falling off his skateboard and being [[arrested]]. During [[interrogation]], the police press him to reveal where he got the drugs, or else he will be in a lot more trouble than he already is, echoing the song's lyrics ''“So you better have something damn worthy to say.”''<ref name="Nickelback Worthy To Say Lyrics Interpretation">{{cite web |title=Nickelback Worthy To Say Lyrics Interpretation |url=https://www.streetdirectory.com/lyricadvisor/song/ecuoep/worthy_to_say/ |website=Street Director / Lyric Advisor |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=1 August 2009}}</ref>

The next verse starts a scene with ''Character 2'' shown under intense questioning by the [[law enforcement]] which leads to ''Character 2'' ratting out ''Character 1'' in exchange for [[leniency]], justifying the song's line that goes ''“Gonna make me turn against all of my friends.”''<ref name="Nickelback - Worthy to Say - Lyric, Release Information, Credits">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say - Lyric, Release Information, Credits |url=https://www.musixmatch.com/fr/paroles/Nickelback/Worthy-to-Say |website=Musixmatch |publisher=Roadrunner Records |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Worthy to Say Lyrics |url=https://www.metalkingdom.net/lyrics-song/nickelback-worthy-to-say-278446 |website=Metal Kingdom |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=31 August 2009}}</ref> The authorities are then seen conducting a [[police raid]] on ''Character 1’s'' apartment, entering via the fire escape stairs shown at the start of the video, tackling him to the ground to arrest him while drugs are seen flying everywhere in the struggle as ''Character 1'' [[resisted arrest]].<ref name="Nickelback Worthy to Say Song Meaning Explained">{{cite web |title=Nickelback Worthy to Say (Song Meaning Explained)|url=https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/34294/ |website=SongMeanings |publisher=Rick Boge |access-date=19 September 2009}}</ref>

In the final scenes, ''Character 1'', now handcuffed, is led to a police car and spots ''Character 2'' in the back of a separate [[police car]], realizing the betrayal. ''Character 1'' then attempts to lunge towards ''Character 2'' but is quickly restrained, underscoring the lyrics ''“Somebody said revenge was served sweeter cold.”'' The video concludes with a return to the band performing, featuring [[Chad Kroeger]] trimming marijuana plants again, followed by an aerial view of the parking lot as police cars depart and the screen fades to black.<ref name="Nickelback: Worthy to Say Music Video Plot + Credits">{{cite web |title=Nickelback: Worthy to Say Music Video Plot + Credits |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21423054/ |website=IMDB |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

==Legacy==

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==TrackChart listingperformance==

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| title1 = Worthy to Say

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| title2 = Worthy to Say (Acoustic)

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==Personnel==

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''[[The State (album)|The State]]''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The State|others=Nickelback|year=2000|publisher=EMI Music Canada|type=media notes|id=7243 5 25951 2 9}}</ref>

*[[Chad Kroeger]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[guitar]], co-producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Songs Written By Chad Kroeger |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-state-mw0000054217#credits |website=Allmusic |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

* [[RyanChad PeakeKroeger]] – [[lead vocals, guitar]], [[Backing|backingmusic vocalsproducer|co-producer]], production<ref>{{cite web |title=Songs writtenWritten byBy RyanChad Peake of NickelbackKroeger |url=https://www.lastallmusic.fmcom/music/Nickelbackalbum/The+Statethe-state-mw0000054217#credits |website=Last.fmAllmusic |publisher=EMI RecordsNickelback |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

*Mike Kroeger[[Ryan Peake]] – lead guitar, backing vocals, [[bassaudio guitarproduction|production]], production<ref name="NickelbackRyan WorthyPeake to Say -(Nickelback BMIGuitarist) SongviewSong Credits DatabaseHistory">{{cite web |title=NickelbackRyan WorthyPeake to Say -(Nickelback BMIGuitarist) SongviewSong Credits DatabaseHistory |url=https://repertoirewww.bmiallmusic.com/Searchartist/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Worthy+to+Say&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Writer%2FComposer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=&SearchForm.Search_Type=all |website=BMIryan-peake-mn0000273373#credits |publisher=NickelbackAllMusic |access-date=916 March 2025}}</ref>

* [[RyanMike VikedalKroeger]] – [[drumbass kit|drums]]guitar, production<ref name="Nickelback Worthy to Say - BMI Songview Credits Database">{{cite web |title=RyanNickelback VikedalWorthy creditsto Say - BMI Songview Credits Database |url=https://wwwrepertoire.allmusicbmi.com/artistSearch/ryan-vikedal-mn0000342905#creditsSearch?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Worthy+to+Say&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Writer%2FComposer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=&SearchForm.Search_Type=all |website=AllmusicBMI |publisher=Roadrunner RecordsNickelback |access-date=109 March 2025}}</ref>

*Dale Penner – [[recordRyan producer|producerVikedal]], recording– engineerdrums<ref>{{cite web |title=DALERyan PENNERVikedal credits |url=https://www.paradise-alleyallmusic.com/aboutartist/ryan-vikedal-mn0000342905#credits |website=Paradise-Alley ProductionsAllmusic |publisher=ParadiseRoadrunner AlleyRecords |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>

*[[Garth Richardson|GarthDale "GGGarth"Penner Richardson]]– –producer, [[audiorecording mixing (recorded music)|mixingengineer]]<ref name="Nickelback Bio">{{cite web |title=NickelbackDALE BioPENNER |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001208205100/http://www.nickelbackparadise-alley.com/news/news.htmlabout |website=nickelback.comParadise-Alley Productions |publisher=ChiefParadise Alley |access-date=810 DecemberMarch 20012025}}</ref>

*Brett Zilahi[[Garth Richardson|Garth "GGGarth" Richardson]] – [[audiomusic masteringmixing|masteringmixing]] engineer<ref name="Worthy to Say by Nickelback Production CreditsBio">{{cite web |title=Worthy to Say by Nickelback Production CreditsBio |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001208205100/http://www.shazamnickelback.com/songnews/214384528/worthy-to-saynews.html |website=Shazamnickelback.com |publisher=Roadrunner RecordsChief |access-date=108 MarchDecember 20252001}}</ref>

*Neil ZlozowerBrett Zilahi – [[photographymastering engineer|mastering]]<ref name="NeilBrett ZlozowerZilahi –Mastering Rock PhotographerCredits">{{cite web |title=NeilBrett ZlozowerZilahi – RockMastering PhotographerCredits |url=https://maytherockbewithyouwww.joaocarvalhomastering.com/mtrbwy/2010/01/neil-zlozower-rock-photographer/engineers |website=May The Rock BeJoão WithCarvalho YouMastering |publisher=ScottJCM SmithStaff |access-date=1016 JanuaryMarch 20102025}}</ref>

*Ken GrantNeil -Zlozower [[audio engineer|assistant– engineer]]photography<ref name="NickelbackNeil - Worthy to Say (Production creditZlozower list)Works">{{cite web |title=NickelbackPhotos -By WorthyNeil to Say (Production credit list)Zlozower |url=https://musicwww.applerattlesnakeproductions.com/us/song/worthyneil-tozlozower-say/214384528info-page.html |website=AppleRattlesnake MusicProductions |publisher=HinderNeil Zlozower |access-date=916 March 2025}}</ref>

*[[Chad Kroeger]]Ken Grant – [[Leadadditional vocalist|leadengineer<ref vocals]],name="Kenneth [[guitar]],Grant co-producer<refProduction Credits List">{{cite web |title=SongsKenneth WrittenGrant ByProduction ChadCredits KroegerList |url=https://www.allmusic.com/albumartist/thekenneth-stategrant-mw0000054217#creditsmn0001791724 |website=Allmusic |publisher=NickelbackEMI Music Canada |access-date=1016 March 2025}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

* {{discogs release|15586751|type=single|name=Worthy to Say}}

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