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Crawling in the Dark

"Crawling in the Dark" is the first single by American rock band Hoobastank, released from their major-label debut, Hoobastank.

"Crawling in the Dark"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
GenreNu metal
Length2:57
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Dan Estrin
  • Chris Hesse
  • Markku Lappalainen
  • Doug Robb
Producer(s)Jim Wirt
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Crawling in the Dark"
(2001) 		"Running Away"
(2002)
Music video
"Crawling in the Dark" on YouTube

The song was released as a single on October 2, 2001. A nu metal song,[1][2][3] the single was their breakthrough hit and is their second most successful song from their debut album behind their second hit "Running Away". It reached No. 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 7 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Crawling in the Dark"2:57
2."Pieces"3:16
3."Losing My Grip"3:57
Maxi-single
No.TitleLength
1."Crawling in the Dark"2:57
2."Crawling in the Dark" (Acoustic)3:02
3."Pieces"3:16
4."Losing My Grip"3:57

Charts edit

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 61
Scotland (OCC)[5] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 47
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[7] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 68
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 7

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 2, 2001
Island [11]
Australia March 25, 2002 CD [12]
United Kingdom April 1, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [13]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Essential Nu-Metal Playlist - NME.COM". NME.COM. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Coffman, Tim (November 11, 2022). "10 Most Underrated Nu Metal Songs". WhatCulture. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 633 (Week Commencing 15 April 2002)" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hoobastank Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  9. ^ "Hoobastank Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Hoobastank Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1421. September 28, 2001. pp. 139, 143, 151.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 25/03/2002" (PDF). ARIA. March 25, 2002. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 April 2002: Singles". Music Week. March 30, 2002. p. 31.
 

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