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. 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.

ReleasedOctober 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)

Genre

• Nu metal^[1][2][3][4]
• post-grunge^[5]

Length2:57

Label

• Island
• Mercury

Quick facts Single by Hoobastank, from the album Hoobastank ...

"Crawling in the Dark"
Cover used for the US CD single release.
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Hoobastank
Released	October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02)
Genre	Nu metal[1][2][3][4] post-grunge[5]
Length	2:57
Label	Island Mercury
Songwriters	Dan Estrin Chris Hesse Markku Lappalainen Doug Robb
Producer	Jim Wirt
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Crawling in the Dark" (2001) "Running Away" (2002)
Alternate single cover
Cover used for the UK and Europe CD single release.
Music video
"Crawling in the Dark" on YouTube

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In 2024, the staff of Consequence included the song in their list of "50 Kick-Butt Post-Grunge Songs We Can Get Behind".^[5]