Crawling (song)

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"Crawling"
Linkin Park - Crawling CD cover.jpg
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Hybrid Theory
B-side "Papercut" (Live from the BBC)
ReleasedApril 2, 2001 [1]
Recorded1998 - 2000
Studio NRG (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:29
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s) Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"One Step Closer"
(2000)		"Crawling"
(2001)		"Papercut"
(2001)
Audio sample
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Crawling" (Album Version)3:29
2."Papercut" (Live from the BBC)3:08
3."Backstage Video Footage" (Video)9:56
DVD single
No.TitleLength
1."Crawling" (Live Video)3:31
2."Crawling" (Album Version)3:29
3."4x30 Second Live Video Snippets"2:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic for original release only. [13]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Crawling"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [44]
Video 		Gold5,000*
Italy (FIMI) [45] Platinum100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] Platinum30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [47] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [48] Platinum753,000 [49]
United States (RIAA) [50] Gold500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Crawling"
RegionDateFormatRef.
United StatesApril 2, 2001 CD
[1]
United KingdomApril 9, 2001
United StatesApril 17, 2001

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