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"Crawling" is a song by the band Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other Record chart...
 (2000). It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002. The song reached #74 on the Hot 100 on July 31, 2001.

A demo version of the song recorded during the production of Hybrid Theory features an interlude of Mike rapping before the last chorus.

wling" is one of the few songs on the album to contain little rapping: Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda

Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. His father is a Japanese American, while his mother is of European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas descent....
 only has one line that gets repeated in the pre-chorus.

The lyrics might also signify an effect of crystal meth in which the user has the sensation of insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s "crawling in their skin".






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"Crawling" is a song by the band Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
. It is the fifth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other Record chart...
 (2000). It was released in 2001 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002. The song reached #74 on the Hot 100 on July 31, 2001.

A demo version of the song recorded during the production of Hybrid Theory features an interlude of Mike rapping before the last chorus.

Song information

"Crawling" is one of the few songs on the album to contain little rapping: Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda

Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. His father is a Japanese American, while his mother is of European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas descent....
 only has one line that gets repeated in the pre-chorus.

The lyrics might also signify an effect of crystal meth in which the user has the sensation of insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s "crawling in their skin". This would make sense as Chester was once an addict. The lyrics also describe somebody who goes through panic attacks, in which the victim, during the panic attacks, cannot control what's going on, and in a way loses his/her grip on reality.

Although this information is relevant to Chester, there are many other interpretations of this song.

Music video

The video was directed by Brothers Strause
Brothers Strause

Brothers Greg and Colin Strause are a directing duo and special effects artists who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. They began experimenting with visual effects in their early teens....
. It portrays a young woman's inner conflict dealing with an abusive relationship. The woman (portrayed by Katelyn Rosaasen
Katelyn Rosaasen

Katelyn Rosaasen is a model in Los Angeles, California.Katelyn Rosaasen is a half Norwegian people, half Italian people model currently working in the USA....
) closes off to the rest of the world, represented with the special effects of crystal
Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions....
s forming around her. By the end, the crystals recede, symbolizing her success in fighting the relationship. The band is said to be performing in a Fortress of Solitude
Fortress of Solitude

The Fortress of Solitude is the occasional headquarters of Superman in DC Comics. Its predecessor, Superman's "Secret Citadel", first appeared in Superman #17, where it was said to be built into a mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis ....
.

This video was supposed to have a "darker" ending to it when the first synopsis was written, being a take on Species
Species (film)

Species is a 1995 in film science fiction film thriller directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina and Marg Helgenberger....
 where a psycho fan kills the band, but Warner Brothers rejected the idea, and the final ending was written in its place.

"Crawling" was Phoenix's first video with the band. Phoenix returned to Linkin Park just before they began work on this video.

Track listing


Bonus

The bonus feature on the CD is the same footage that is a hidden easter egg
Easter egg

Easter eggs are specially egg decorating given to celebrate the Easter holiday or springtime.The egg was a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in Pagan celebrations of spring and was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the rebirth....
 on Frat Party at the Pankake Festival
Frat Party at the Pankake Festival

Linkin Park released their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival , on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Hybrid Theory....
. However, the footage here is uncensored, while the footage on "Frat Party" is censored.

A limited edition DVD single was also released which includes another live version of "Crawling" that was performed at the Dragon Festival and four 30-second live snippets of "By Myself", "With You", "One Step Closer
One Step Closer (Linkin Park song)

"One Step Closer" is the debut single by the nu metal band Linkin Park released in 2000 and the second track of their debut album, Hybrid Theory....
" and "A Place for My Head". The live performance as well as the snippets can all be found on "Frat Party at the Pankake Festival".

Trivia

  • The music video and "Numb/Encore
    Numb/Encore

    "Numb/Encore" is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mashup album Collision Course . It was the most successful single from the album, going on to reach #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 2005....
    " are the only videos not featured on .
  • After the ice melts in the video, two of Linkin Park's four Hybrid Theory-era symbols can be seen on the platform.
  • The song was featured in Cartoon Network's advertisement for the anime
    Anime

    is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
     series Gundam Wing on Toonami
    Toonami

    Toonami was a registered trademark of Cartoon Network , used initially for action-oriented programming blocks on Cartoon Network television channels worldwide, mostly showing American and Japanese cartoons, originating in the United States on March 17, 1997 and ended on September 20, 2008....
    .
  • This song was covered by the German band Angelzoom
    Angelzoom

    Angelzoom is a solo project of German vocalist Claudia Uhle and an album launched in 2004, which is dominated by her distinct, high-pitched, opera-like voice....
    .
  • A remix of this song appears on the album "Reanimation" called "Krwlng". The song features Aaron Lewis
    Aaron Lewis

    Aaron Lewis, , is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative metal group Staind as well as a Grammys nominated songwriter....
     and the video shows a white stick man.


Charts

ChartPeak
position
Canadian BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections....
 Airplay Chart		3
U.S. Billboard Hot 10074
U.S. Billboard Pop 10073
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay75
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles14
European Hot 100 Singles7
ARC Weekly Top 40
ARC Weekly Top 40

The ARC Weekly Top 40 is an United States Top 40 Mainstream music chart. The chart was founded in 1980 and measures popular music songs based on radio airplay and single sales....
10
Irish Singles Chart2
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
16
Austrian Top 755
German Singles Top 10023
Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40

The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the pirate radio channel Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it....
25
Austrian Singles Chart8
Swedish Singles Chart27
Dutch Singles Chart45
Swiss Singles Chart43
Belgian Singles Chart25
Australian Singles Chart33
New Zealand Singles Chart37
German Top 4036


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