Our little post became an international story, the post reads.

And the more I thought about that, the less funny the humor seemed.

Per the mea culpa, I have reached out to Nickelback.

ALL CROPS: 519030950 Nickelback attend the 2016 Juno Awards at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 3, 2016 in Calgary, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)

Credit: George Pimentel/Getty Images

To Chad, Ryan, Mike and Daniel.

And as we spoke I found out some wonderful news.

They feel just as strong about it as I do.

So we decided it was best to take down the original post.

Read the full apology:

https://www.facebook.com/