Crawling in the Dark

"Crawling in the Dark" is the first single by the American rock band Hoobastank, released from their major-label debut, Hoobastank.

"Crawling in the Dark"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
GenreNu metal
Length2:55
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Dan Estrin
  • Chris Hesse
  • Markku Lappalainen
  • Doug Robb
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Crawling in the Dark"
(2001)		 "Remember Me"
(2002)
Music video
"Crawling in the Dark" on YouTube

The song was released as a single on October 2, 2001. A nu metal song,[1][2] the single was their breakthrough hit and is their second most successful song from the album Hoobastank 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.

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 61
Scotland (OCC)[4] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 47
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[6] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 68
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 7

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 2, 2001
Island [10]
Australia March 25, 2002 CD [11]
United Kingdom April 1, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
 Mercury [12]

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. "The ARIA Report: Issue 633 (Week Commencing 15 April 2002)" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  7. "Hoobastank Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. "Hoobastank Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. "Hoobastank Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  10. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1421. September 28, 2001. pp. 139, 143, 151.
  11. "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 23, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  12. "New Releases – For Week Starting 1 April 2002: Singles". Music Week. March 30, 2002. p. 31.
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