Crawling (song)
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| Single by Linkin Park | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Hybrid Theory | |||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Papercut" (Live from the BBC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 1, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Recorded | New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Nu metal | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Linkin Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Don Gilmore | ||||||||||||||||
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"Crawling" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the second single from their debut album Hybrid Theory and is the fifth track on the album. It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002. In January 2011, "Crawling" was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3.
"Crawling" is one of the few songs on Hybrid Theory that does not prominently feature Mike Shinoda's rap sung lyrics. The intro to "Crawling" has been remixed in live versions over the years. Since 2008's Projekt Revolution, Mike Shinoda has rapped the first verse of "Hands Held High" over the intro to Reanimation version of "Crawling", titled "Krwlng" (featuring Staind frontman Aaron Lewis). In 2009, Shinoda rapped two verses of "Hands Held High" over the intro of "Crawling", which first verse started with an a cappella or a bassline before the Reanimation intro started, in which Shinoda raps the second verse. Singer Chester Bennington has remarked that "Crawling" is the most difficult Linkin Park song to sing live, stating "Crawling has caused me the most trouble live more than any other song." Bennington has also commented on the meaning of "Crawling" by stating it was inspired by his own battles with substance abuse. "Crawling is about feeling like I had no control over myself in terms of drugs and alcohol, hence the line "These wounds they will not heal..."
A live version of "Crawling" was included as a B-side to "Breaking the Habit".
The song has seen a success in many countries. In the UK, the song debuted and peaked at #16, remaining in the chart for 8 weeks. It reached the top ten in Canada and Austria. It reached the top thirty and top forty in many countries, it was more successful than "One Step Closer". However, it peaked only at #79 in the US, becoming their lowest charting single until they released "Given Up", which peaked at #99, although it managed to peak at #5 on the Modern Rock Track Chart and #3 on the Mainstream Rock Track Chart. Despite the low peak, the song remained for 20 weeks at the bottom of the chart, which is longer than the 18 weeks spent by "One Step Closer".
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