Cold (Crossfade song)

"Cold" is the first single released by American rock band Crossfade. It was the lead single released from their 2004 debut self-titled album on January 26, 2004. "Cold" reached number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. Worldwide, the song charted in Sweden, reaching number 47 on the Hitlistan chart in May 2005. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

"Cold"
Single by Crossfade
from the album Crossfade
Released	January 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)
Genre	Rock[1] post-grunge[2]
Length	3:17
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Ed Sloan
Producer(s)	Crossfade
Crossfade singles chronology
"Cold" (2004) "So Far Away" (2005)

Music video

The video for "Cold" was directed by Martin Weisz. It features Crossfade playing in a dark room of a house. A woman (Beau Garrett) walks in the house, standing and admiring the band performing for a while. She then walks up to Ed Sloan, but he continues to play and ignores her. She proceeds to pack some items into a bag and walks back to where the band is playing, towards Sloan.

The woman stands there for a while, then she goes back into the bathroom, with Sloan right behind her. She picks up a picture of the two of them and throws it into the toilet, symbolizing the end of the relationship. She takes a toothbrush and then walks through Sloan, who becomes transparent—making a reference to how he was never really there for her. She goes out of the bathroom, to the door, and stops to look back at the band playing. Sloan looks at her, then looks away. She then leaves the house, presumably for good.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Cold" Chart (2004–05) Peak position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 47 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 81 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 2 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 3 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 23 US Active Rock Top 50 (Radio & Records)[8] 1

Year-end charts 2004 year-end chart performance for "Cold" Chart (2004) Position US Alternative Airplay(Billboard)[9] 40 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 5 2005 year-end chart performance for "Cold" Chart (2005) Position US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[11] 12 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 40 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 60

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Cold"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[15] Digital	Gold	500,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Mastertone	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Cold"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)	Mainstream rock active rock radio	Columbia	[16]
	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)	Alternative radio		[17]
	August 23, 2004 (2004-08-23)	Contemporary hit radio		[18]