Crawling in the Dark

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"Crawling in the Dark"
Hoobastank crawling in the dark.png
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Genre Nu metal
Length2:57
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 .

Contents

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]

Track listing

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

Chart (2002)Peak
position
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

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 2, 2001 Island [12]
AustraliaMarch 25, 2002CD [13]
United KingdomApril 1, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
Mercury [14]

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