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The song is a part of [[Nickelback]]’s early work, initially being recorded in January 1998 at [[Greenhouse Studios]] in Burnaby, [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nickelback: Worthy to Say |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/nickelback/worthy-to-say/ |website=Rate Your Music |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
On November 24, 2000, Nickelback announced "Worthy to Say" as their "next single for Canada" via their official website.<ref>{{cite web |title=Worthy to Say To Be Released As The Next Single, Sent To Rock Radio |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010401001902/http://www.nickelback.com/news/news.html |website=nickelback.com |publisher=Chief |access-date=1 April 2001}}</ref> The announcement detailed the band’s plans to shoot a music video for the song in Toronto on November 27 and 28, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nickelback Guys To Shoot Music Video For Worthy to Say Next Week In Toronto |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010303130551/http://www.nickelback.com:80/news/news.html |website=nickelback.com |publisher=Chief |access-date=3 March 2001}}</ref> This Canadian-focused release was part of [[EMI Music Canada]]’s ongoing promotion of ''[[The State (album)|The State]]'' which who had begun promoting the album when the band signed a distribution deal with them in 1999, before the group officially signed a record deal with [[Roadrunner Records]], who re-released a new version of ''[[The State (album)|The State]]'' on March 4, 2000 and heavily promoted the singles: "[[Leader of Men]]", "Old Enough", and "[[Breathe (Nickelback song)|Breathe]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Reviewing the Singles and Songs from Nickelback's 2000 Album, The State |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8589/Nickelback-The-State/ |website=Sputnik Music |publisher=Sputnik Staff |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Early Years of Nickelback |url=https://musichearts.fm/artist/19-nickelback/history/ |website=Music Hearts |publisher=Chief |access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>
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>
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'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>
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