"Crawling in the Dark" | ||||
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Single by Hoobastank | ||||
from the album Hoobastank | ||||
Released | October 2, 2001 | |||
Genre | Nu metal | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Jim Wirt | |||
Hoobastank singles chronology | ||||
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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.
The song was also well remembered for being in a 2002 Mountain Dew commercial featuring Channing Tatum. [4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crawling in the Dark" | 2:57 |
2. | "Pieces" | 3:16 |
3. | "Losing My Grip" | 3:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [5] | 61 |
Scotland (OCC) [6] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 47 |
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [8] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 68 |
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] | 3 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [11] | 7 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | October 2, 2001 | Island | [12] | |
Australia | March 25, 2002 | CD | [13] | |
United Kingdom | April 1, 2002 |
| Mercury | [14] |
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