Somewhere I Belong

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"Somewhere I Belong"
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong CD cover.jpg
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
B-side
  • "Step Up" (live)
  • "My December" (live)
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
RecordedDecember 2002 [1] [2]
Studio Soundtrack (New York City) [2]
Genre
Length3:33
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s)
  • Don Gilmore
  • Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Pts.OF.Athrty"
(2002)		"Somewhere I Belong"
(2003)		"Faint"
(2003)
Audio sample
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere I Belong"Linkin Park3:33
2."Step Up" (live)
  • Shinoda
  • Hahn
  • Delson
4:15
3."My December" (live)Shinoda4:27

7-inch vinyl

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere I Belong"Linkin Park3:33
2."Step Up" (live)
  • Shinoda
  • Hahn
  • Delson
4:15

Personnel

Linkin Park

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [50] Gold35,000^
Italy (FIMI) [51] Gold25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [52] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] Gold400,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 24, 2003Warner Bros. [54]
AustraliaMarch 17, 2003CD [13]
United Kingdom [14]
New ZealandMarch 31, 2003 [55]

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