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{{Infobox song

| name = Worthy to Say

| cover = Nickelback_-_Worthy_to_Say_-Single_(Cover_Art).png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = [[Nickelback]]

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

| released = December 5, 2000

| recorded = January–February 1998

| recorded = January–February 1998<ref name="It's not grunge! Vancouver band detests link to 'dead' genre">{{cite web |title=It's not grunge! Vancouver band detests link to 'dead' genre |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011030062858/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nickelback.html |website=Canoe |publisher=Mike Ross |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>

| 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>

| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Post-grunge]], [[Hard rock]]

| venue =

| 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 = [[Chad Kroeger]], Dale Penner, [[Ryan Peake]]

*Dale Penner

*[[Ryan Peake]]

| prev_title = Old Enough

| prev_year = 2000

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"'''Worthy to Say'''" is a [[promotional single]] by the [[Canadian]] [[rock band]], [[Nickelback]]. The song was released as in [[Canada]] on December 5, 2000<ref name="Nickelback - Worthy to Say ReleaseCD HistorySingle and- CreditsDiscogs">{{cite web |title=Nickelback - Worthy to Say ReleaseCD HistorySingle and- CreditsDiscogs |url=https://www.allmusicdiscogs.com/songrelease/worthy15586751-toNickelback-sayWorthy-mt0000289011To-Say?redirected=true |website=AllmusicDiscogs |publisher=RoadrunerTravis RecordsRich |access-date=916 March 2025}}</ref> The song was released as a single in [[Canada]] in December of 2000, as the fourth and final single from their second [[studio album]] titled, ''[[The State (album)|The State]]'' along with an accompanying [[music video]] directed by Ulf Buddensiec, who also directed the music video for the band's single "[[Leader of Men]]" in March of 2000.<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-videomt0000289011 |website=Internet ArchiveAllmusic |publisher=Nickelback |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 marketearlier single "[[Leader of Men]]" in March of 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 |website=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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OnDespite Novemberits 24promotion, 2000, Nickelback announced ''"Worthy to Say"'' did not achieve the same commercial success as the album’s prior singles, largely due to the band's shift toward recording their "next singlealbum, for''[[Silver Canada"Side viaUp]]'', theirin officialearly website2001.<ref name='"Nickelback New Album Silver Side Up Produced By Rick Parashar"'>{{cite web |title=Worthy"Nickelback toNew SayAlbum ToSilver BeSide ReleasedUp AsProduced TheBy NextRick Single, Sent To Rock RadioParashar" |url=https://webwww.archivebillboard.orgcom/webmusic/20010401001902music-news/http://www.nickelback.com-preps-for-silver-3-doors-down-dates-79009/news/news.html |website=nickelback.comBillboard |publisher=ChiefBillboard Staff |access-date=125 AprilJuly 2001}}</ref> TheOnce announcementthe detailedlead thesingle band'sfor plansthe tonew shootalbum, a"[[How musicYou videoRemind forMe]]",<ref thename="'Nickelback's songNew inAlbum TorontoSilver onSide NovemberUp 27Shakes andUp 28,The 2000.<refMusic Industry'">{{cite web |title=The "Nickelback's GuysNew ToAlbum ShootSilver MusicSide VideoUp ForShakes WorthyUp toThe SayMusic Next Week In TorontoIndustry" |url=https://webwww.archiverollingstone.orgcom/webmusic/20010303130551music-album-reviews/http:silver-side-up-251931//www.nickelback.com:80/news/news.html |website=nickelback.comRolling Stone |publisher=ChiefMatt Diehl |access-date=317 MarchSeptember 2001}}</ref> Thiswas Canadian-focusedreleased releaseand wasgained part ofsignificant [[EMI Music Canadaairplay]],<ref name="'sThe ongoingNumber promotion ofOnes: Nickelback''Thes State''How whichYou whoRemind hadMe''">{{cite begunweb promoting|title="The theNumber albumOnes: whenNickelback's the"How bandYou signedRemind a distribution deal with them in 1999, beforeMe"" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2201620/the-number-ones-nickelbacks-how-you-remind-me/columns/the-number-ones/ group|website=StereoGum officially|publisher=Tom signedBreihan a|access-date=7 recordOctober deal with2022}}</ref> [[Roadrunner Records]], whoprioritized re-released athe new version of ''The State'' on March 4material, 2000effectively andending heavilythe promotedmarketing thecampaign singles:for "''[[LeaderThe of Men]]", "Old Enough", and "[[BreatheState (Nickelback songalbum)|BreatheThe State]]".''<ref>{{cite web |title=ReviewingNickelback’s theChad SinglesKroeger andGoes SongsDeep fromon Nickelback's‘How 2000You AlbumRemind Me,’ The StateFight That Inspired It & His ‘Jesus Christ’ Hair in the Video |url=https://www.sputnikmusicbillboard.com/reviewmusic/8589rock/Nickelbacknickelback-Thechad-Statekroeger-interview-how-you-remind-me-9553460/ |website=Sputnik MusicBillboard |publisher=SputnikMaria StaffSherman |access-date=108 MarchApril 20252021}}</ref><ref name="Nickelback's Rise to Fame">{{cite web |title=TheNickelback's EarlyRise Yearsto of NickelbackFame |url=https://musicheartscanadianmusichalloffame.fmca/artistinductee/19-nickelback/history/ |website=The Canadian Music HeartsHall of Fame |publisher=ChiefThe Canadian Music Hall of Fame |access-date=1019 MarchNovember 20252023}}</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="StereoGum">{{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'' 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'' 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 performance==

''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>

==Music video==

The [[music video]] for ''"Worthy to Say"'' was directed by Ulf Buddensiec and premiered on [[MTV Canada]] in December 2000,.<ref withname="Nickelback: airingsWorthy continuingto intoSay early(Official 2001.Music TheVideo)">{{cite video'sweb debut|title=Nickelback: alignedWorthy withto aSay [[promotional(Official campaign]]Music aimedVideo) at|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21423054/ leveraging|website=IMdb [[Canadian|publisher=Nickelback Content]]|access-date=16 ''([[CanCon]])''March regulations,2025}}</ref><ref name="ThankThe GodNickelback forGuys CanCon,To theShoot RequirementMusic ThatVideo CanadianFor RadioWorthy Mustto PlaySay AtNext LeastWeek 35%In Canadian ArtistsToronto">{{cite web |title=ThankThe GodNickelback forGuys CanCon,To theShoot RequirementMusic ThatVideo CanadianFor RadioWorthy Mustto Play AtSay LeastNext 35%Week CanadianIn ArtistsToronto |url=https://wwwweb.pauseandplayarchive.comorg/nickelback-a-leader-of-menweb/#20000301225417/http:~:text=Thank%20God%20for%20CanCon%2C%20or,foot%20in%20the%20U//www.Snickelback.%20doorcom/disc.htm |website=Pause & Playnickelback.com |publisher=Gerry GalipaultChief |access-date=103 March 20252001}}</ref> whichIt requiredfeatures entertainmenta media[[true outletscrime|crime-theme]] tonarrative playset ain percentage ofan [[Canadianurban musicarea|urban]].<ref name="Nickelback:environment, Worthyinterspersed towith Sayfootage -Singleof [[Nickelback]] Songperforming Credits,in Musica Videodimly lit, Releaserun-down Date">{{cite[[apartment]]. webThe [[narrative|title=Nickelback:storyline]] Worthyfollows toa Sayyoung -Singleman involved Songin Credits,illicit Musicactivities Video,such Releaseas Date[[drug deal|url=https://musicbrainz.org/recording/5600540d-c1ca-432e-9f34-6d6eedae1b67drug |website=MusicBrainzdeals]], |publisher=Roadrunnerculminating Recordsin |access-date=20a Januarypolice 2009}}</ref>raid and arrest, thematically aligning with the song's lyrics.<ref name="NickelbackI MusicAm VideosNot Directeda ByLeader Ulfof BuddensieckMen: Nickelback, Decoded.">{{cite web |title=NickelbackI MusicAm VideosNot Directeda ByLeader Ulfof BuddensieckMen: Nickelback, Decoded. |url=https://webmedium.archive.orgcom/web@LebaronSims/20060217231826/http://mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Nickelback&first=i-am-not-a-leader-of-men-nickelback-decoded-cc1a97f0812c |website=MVDBASE (Music Video Database)Medium |publisher=NickelbackLebaron Sims, Jr. |access-date=1013 MarchFebruary 20252015}}</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==

Although the song did not achieve mainstream [[music chart|chart]] success, it holdsremains a uniquedistinctive placepart inof the[[Nickelback]]’s band'searly history and among their fanbase[[discography]]. "''Worthy to Say"'' holdswas areleased unique placeexclusively in Nickelback's discography[[Canada]] as a rare [[promotional single released exclusively in Canada in 2000]], reflecting the band's early regional focus before their global breakthrough.<ref name="List of EMI Records Canada Singles From the Year 2000">{{cite web |title=Nickelback'sList Riseof toEMI FameRecords Canada Singles From the Year 2000 |url=https://canadianmusichalloffamewww.cadiscogs.com/inductee/nickelbacklabel/76974-EMI-Music-Canada?year=2000&genre=Rock&role=Label&country=Canada&format=CD&format=Single |website=The Canadian Music Hall of FameDiscogs |publisher=TheEMI CanadianCanada Music|access-date=16 HallMarch of Fame2025}}</ref> The [[CD single]], was issued asin alimited promotional release only,quantities and notprimarily fordistributed resale.to It'sCanadian exceptionally[[radio scarcestations]], duemaking tosurviving itscopies limitedrare pressingamong ofcollectors.<ref onlyname="WANTED: aCollectible fewNickelback hundredCD copiesSingle and distributedPromos">{{cite toweb Canadian|title=WANTED: radioCollectible stations,Nickelback makingCD survivingSingle copiesand highlyPromos sought|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/stats/15586751 after|website=Discogs by|publisher=EMI collectors.Records Similarly,Canada the|access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref> The [[music video]], shot in November 2000 andwhich aired briefly on [[MTV Canada]], Canadahas innot Decemberbeen 2000/early 2001re-released, remainssurviving largelymainly unavailablethrough todayfan-recorded due[[VHS]] tocopies beingshared overshadowed by the band's mainstream success[[online]].<ref name="WANTEDNickelback: Collectible Nickelback CD Single and PromosVideography">{{cite web |title=WANTEDNickelback: Collectible Nickelback CD Single and PromosVideography |url=https://www.discogsimvdb.com/releasen/statsnickelback/15586751videography-by-year |website=DiscogsInternet Music Video Database |publisher=EMI Records CanadaNickelback |access-date=1016 March 2025}}</ref>

==TrackChart listingperformance==

Unlike the other singles from ''[[The State (album)|The State]]'', ''"Worthy to Say"'' did not appear on 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 |publisher=Billboard Staff |access-date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Rock Rewind: How Nickelback Became One Of The Biggest Names In Hard Rock (Whether You Like It Or Not)">{{cite web |title=Rock Rewind: How Nickelback Became One Of The Biggest Names In Hard Rock (Whether You Like It Or Not) |url=https://rock95.com/rock-rewind-nickelback/ |website=Rock 95 |publisher=Marie Gagne |access-date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

The song was written entirely by [[Chad Kroeger]], Mike Kroeger, and [[Ryan Peake]]. At the time of the song's recording, Mitch Guindon was the drummer. However, he did not receive songwriting credits for the song and was not featured in the single's artwork or music video before leaving the band in 1998 and was replaced by Ryan Vikedal.<ref name='Nickelback Songwriting Credits For Their 1998 Album "The State"'>{{cite web |title=Nickelback Songwriting Credits For Their 1998 Album "The State" |url=https://genius.com/albums/Nickelback/The-state |website=Genius |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>

{{Track listing

| total_length = 4:06

| title1 = Worthy to Say

| length1 = 4:06

| title2 = Worthy to Say (Acoustic)

| length2 = 4:02

}}

==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 guitarvocals]], guitar, [[Backingmusic producer|backing vocalsco-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]] – [[basslead guitar]], backing vocals, [[audio production|production]]<ref name="NickelbackRyan WorthyPeake to(Nickelback SayGuitarist) - BMI SongviewSong Credits DatabaseHistory">{{cite web |title=NickelbackRyan WorthyPeake to(Nickelback SayGuitarist) - BMI 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=allryan-peake-mn0000273373#credits |website=BMIAllmusic |publisher=Nickelback |access-date=916 March 2025}}</ref>

*[[Ryan Vikedal]]Mike Kroeger – [[drumbass kit|drumsguitar]], 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– engineer[[drums]]<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>

* Dale Penner – [[Garthmusic Richardsonproducer|Garth "GGGarth" Richardsonproducer]] –, [[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 engineerphotography]]<ref name="NickelbackNeil -Zlozower Worthy to Say (Production credit 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 - [[Leadaudio vocalistengineer|leadadditional vocalsengineer]],<ref [[guitar]],name="Kenneth co-producer<refGrant Production 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>

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==External links==

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

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