Somewhere I Belong

For the Valencia song of the same name, see Dancing with a Ghost.

"Somewhere I Belong"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
B-side	"Step Up" (live) "My December" (live)
Released	February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24)
Recorded	December 2002 [1] [2]
Studio	Soundtrack (New York City) [2]
Genre	Nu metal [3] [4] rap metal [5] alternative rock [6]
Length	3:33
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter	Linkin Park
Producers	Don Gilmore Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Pts.OF.Athrty" (2002) "Somewhere I Belong" (2003) "Faint" (2003)
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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somewhere I Belong"	Linkin Park	3:33
2.	"Step Up" (live)	Shinoda Hahn Delson	4:15
3.	"My December" (live)	Shinoda	4:27

7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somewhere I Belong"	Linkin Park	3:33
2.	"Step Up" (live)	Shinoda Hahn Delson	4:15

Personnel

Linkin Park

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals, backwards guitar intro ^[25]
• Mike Shinoda – rap vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler
• Brad Delson – lead guitar
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samplers
• Rob Bourdon – drums

Production

• Don Gilmore – producer
• Linkin Park – producer

Charts

Weekly charts 2003 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong" Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [20] 13 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [26] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [27] 33 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [28] 23 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [12] 3 Croatia (HRT) [29] 4 Czech Republic (IFPI) [16] 7 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [30] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [31] 14 France (SNEP) [21] 32 Germany (GfK) [32] 12 Hungary (Single Top 40) [17] 3 Ireland (IRMA) [18] 4 Italy (FIMI) [33] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [34] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [35] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 1 Norway (VG-lista) [36] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [37] 45 Scotland Singles (OCC) [38] 6 Spain (PROMUSICAE) [39] 17 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [40] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [41] 15 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 10 UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [42] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 32 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 1 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [10] 1 2017 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong" Chart (2017) Peak position Czech Republic Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) [43] 58 2025–2026 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong" Chart (2025–2026) Peak position Global 200 ( Billboard ) [44] 159 Portugal (AFP) [45] 156 Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI) [46] 77

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong" Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA) [47] 91 Brazil (Crowley) [48] 34 Ireland (IRMA) [49] 76 Sweden (Hitlistan) [50] 89 UK Singles (OCC) [51] 118 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard) [52] 8 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [53] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Somewhere I Belong"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [54]	Gold	35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [55]	Gold	45,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [56]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [57]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [58]	2× Platinum	50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [59]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [60]	Platinum	600,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Somewhere I Belong"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 24, 2003	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Warner Bros.	[61]
Australia	March 17, 2003	CD		[13]
United Kingdom				[14]
New Zealand	March 31, 2003			[62]

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