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.

"Crawling in the Dark"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
Released	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Genre	Nu metal
Length	2:57
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Dan Estrin Chris Hesse Markku Lappalainen Doug Robb
Producer(s)	Jim Wirt
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Crawling in the Dark" (2001) "Running Away" (2002)
Music video
"Crawling in the Dark" on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crawling in the Dark"	2:57
2.	"Pieces"	3:16
3.	"Losing My Grip"	3:57

Maxi-single

No.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 61 Scotland (OCC)[5] 46 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 47 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[7] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 68 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 3 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 2, 2001	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Island	[12]
Australia	March 25, 2002	CD		[13]
United Kingdom	April 1, 2002	CD cassette	Mercury	[14]