Crawling in the Dark

"Crawling in the Dark"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
Released	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Genre	Nu metal
Length	2:57
Label	Island
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

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crawling in the Dark"	2:57
2.	"Pieces"	3:16
3.	"Losing My Grip"	3:57

Maxi-single

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts 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

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [11] 5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 2, 2001	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Island	[12]
Australia	March 25, 2002	CD		[13]
United Kingdom	April 1, 2002	CD cassette	Mercury	[14]

References

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. "The Year in Music 2002: Hot Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-87. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
12. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records . No. 1421. September 28, 2001. pp. 139, 143, 151.
13. "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.
14. "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 April 2002: Singles". Music Week . March 30, 2002. p. 31.