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Crawling in the Dark

"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.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

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 2, 2001
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.