Trying Not to Love You

2012 single by Nickelback

"Trying Not to Love You"

Single by Nickelback

from the album Here and Now

Released

August 20, 2012

Recorded

2011 Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Genre

Alternative rock
pop rock

Length

4:11 (Album version)
3:45 (Radio edit)

Label

Roadrunner

Songwriter(s)

Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Brett Warren, Brad Warren

Producer(s)

Nickelback, Joey Moi

Nickelback singles chronology

"Lullaby"
(2012)

"Trying Not to Love You"
(2012)

"Edge of a Revolution"
(2014)

Music video

"Trying Not To Love You" on YouTube

"Trying Not to Love You" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback. It was released in August 2012 as the fifth and final single from their seventh studio album, Here and Now.

Music video

The music video was released on August 17, 2012. It features actor Jason Alexander and fashion model Brooke Burns. Alexander plays Bud, a genial heavyset barista who serves coffee with latte art and makes the latte order of a beautiful customer played by Burns, Gennifer. Having fallen for Gennifer at first sight, he fantasizes a series of images of her in which she smiles at him clad in bikini as he gazes at her; in reality, she is just as appreciative of his skills and personality, smiling at Bud when he gets clumsy as he prepares her coffee. Bud's dressed-up doppelgänger suddenly appears in his motorcycle and woos Gennifer, resulting in the two competing for her affection by making the best latte art. The doppelgänger's vivid works gain the most attention not only from Gennifer but also the customers and Bud's manager alike and he is hired on the spot. Defeated, Bud leaves, but is stopped by Gennifer to show him her fondness for one of his latte arts (on which their initials are enclosed in hearts) before drinking it. Having gained Gennifer's respect and admiration, Bud leaves the café with her on his motorcycle with a smile on his face, to the chagrin of his rival.

Track listing

Radio Edit
Album Version

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Trying Not to Love You"
Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	66
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	67
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[3]	9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[4]	93
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[5]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	98
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[7]	4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[8]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Trying Not to Love You"
Chart (2013)	Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)^[9]	134

Personnel

Chad Kroeger – lead vocals, guitars
Mike Kroeger – bass
Daniel Adair – drums, backing vocals
Ryan Peake – Guitars, backing vocals

References

^ [1] ARIA Report 1173. Retrieved 2012-11-27
^ "Nickelback – Trying Not To Love You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Nickelback – Trying Not To Love You" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Nickelback Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 44, 2012" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Nickelback – Trying Not To Love You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/nickelback/chart-history/bubbling-under-hot-100
^ "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2013" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.