My Own Prison (song)

"My Own Prison"
Single by Creed
from the album My Own Prison
Released	January 10, 1998
Format	CD
Genre	Post-grunge, hard rock
Length	4:58
Label	Wind-Up Records
Writer(s)	Scott Stapp Mark Tremonti
Creed singles chronology
"My Own Prison" (1998) "Torn" (1998)

"My Own Prison" is a song by Creed and the titular lead single from their 1997 debut album, My Own Prison. Vocalist Scott Stapp wrote the lyrics about his struggles with life at a time when he was questioning his religious faith. He realized he had created a prison within his own mind. Stapp sings all of the song except for the chorus, which Creed's guitarist Mark Tremonti sings. The single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #7 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. A music video was also made for the song.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart	45
Canadian RPM Alternative 30	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	7
U.S. Active Rock	1