Somewhere I Belong

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

"Somewhere I Belong" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released to US radio on February 24, 2003, as the lead single from their second studio album, Meteora (2003), and is the album's third track. It entered the top ten on several music charts, including the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it peaked at No. 1 in April 2003.

"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(s)	Linkin Park
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Pts.OF.Athrty" (2002) "Somewhere I Belong" (2003) "Faint" (2003)
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Music video
"Somewhere I Belong" on YouTube

Commercial performance

Warner Bros. Records officially released "Somewhere I Belong" to American rock radio formats on February 24, 2003.^[7] The song debuted at No. 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100,^[8] peaked at No. 32 during its 15th week on the chart, and remained on the listing until its 20th week.^[9] It also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.^[10][11] In Canada, the song reached the top five on the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3.^[12]

"Somewhere I Belong" was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on March 17, 2003.^[13][14] In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 33 on April 6, 2003, and jumped to number one the following week, becoming Linkin Park's most successful single there.^[15] It entered the top 10 in the Czech Republic,^[16] Hungary,^[17] Ireland,^[18] and the United Kingdom,^[19] and it was a top-20 success in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.^[20] It additionally reached the top 40 in France and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia).^[21]

Music video

The video was directed by the band's turntablist, Joseph Hahn. It presents the band playing the song in front of a fire, with occasional shots of Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda in front of a waterfall with what appears to be monks around them. It was awarded as Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards,^[22] and was the first music video broadcast on Fuse TV. MTV's James Montgomery named the video as Linkin Park's fifth best, saying that while the video is "massive", he said "it's the minimal touches that make it one of their all-time best", and called the result a "stirring, powerful piece".^[23][24]

Track listing

CD single

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, additional guitar^[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] 2 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 (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 Digitál Top 100)[43] 58 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[44] 90

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong" Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA)[45] 91 Brazil (Crowley)[46] 34 Ireland (IRMA)[47] 76 Sweden (Hitlistan)[48] 89 UK Singles (OCC)[49] 118 US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)[50] 8 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[51] 6

Certifications

Certifications for "Somewhere I Belong"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[52]	Gold	35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[53]	Gold	45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[54]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55]	Platinum	30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56]	Gold	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Gold	400,000‡
^ 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.	[58]
Australia	March 17, 2003	CD		[13]
United Kingdom				[14]
New Zealand	March 31, 2003			[59]