Somewhere I Belong

Infobox Single
Name = Somewhere I Belong

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Artist = Linkin Park
from Album = Meteora
Released = March 18, 2003
Format = CD
Recorded = 2003
Genre = Nu metal
Rap metal
Length = 3 min 34 s
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Linkin Park
Producer = Don Gilmore
Chart position =
Reviews =
Last single = "Frgt/10"
(2002)
This single = "Somewhere I Belong"
(2003)
Next single = "Faint"
(2003)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Meteora
Type = studio
prev_track = "Don't Stay"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Somewhere I Belong"
track_no = 3
next_track = "Lying from You"
next_no = 4
"Somewhere I Belong" is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album "Meteora". The song was released as the album's debut single in early 2003 and entered the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on.

Chart performance

"Somewhere I Belong" was officially released to U.S. radio on March 18, 2003. The song reached the top thirty on the Hot 100 Airplay, and the following week it debuted on the Hot 100, the official U.S. chart. "Somewhere I Belong" peaked at number thirty-two in its fifteen week and remained on the chart until its twentieth week. The song entered the top ten on the majority of the "Billboard" charts on which it appeared. While "Somewhere I Belong" proved somewhat popular on modern rock radio, it peaked inside the top five on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached the number one on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks.

In Canada "Somewhere I Belong" was officially released to radio in March 2003. The song reached the top five on the Canadian Singles Chart where it peaked at #3. "Somewhere I Belong" is the highest charted Linkin Park song in Canada.

The song was released in Australia, Europe and New Zealand in May 2003. "Somewhere I Belong" peaked at number ten. Although Linkin Park reached number three in New Zealand and the top ten in the Brazil, Ireland, Japan and Canada, it was a moderate top twenty success in Germany, Italy, Austria, Netherland, Sweden and Australia. It peaked at number six on the United World Chart for the week of March 12 2003. "Somewhere I Belong" reached the top thirty in France and Belgia in early 2003. The song was also featured in a profile video for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Music video

Its clip, directed by Joseph Hahn, shows 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 unusual creatures around them. It was awarded as Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. [ [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/mtvvmas.htm 2003 MTV Music Video Awards] ] The doors in what is supposedly Bennington's room has the Chinese characters for fire and water, which possibly represent the waterfall and burning fire behind Shinoda while rapping. During the video, on a dresser sits several props, most notably figures of Sazabi from ', Wing Zero Custom from ', and Gundam GP01 Full Vernian "Zephyranthes" from "". In some scenes, it's possible to see some robot action figures, that are linked to the Reanimation album.

Track listing

Tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Somewhere I Belong
note1 = Single Version
writer1 = Linkin Park
length1 = 3:35
title2 = Step Up
note2 = Live Projekt Revolution Tour 2002
writer2 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson
length2 = 4:15
title3 = My December
note3 = Live Projekt Revolution Tour 2002
writer3 = Shinoda
length3 = 4:27

Personnel

* Linkin Park:
**Chester Bennington - lead vocals
**Rob Bourdon - drums
**Brad Delson - lead guitar
**Dave Farrell - bass
**Joe Hahn - turntables, samples
**Mike Shinoda - vocals (rapping and backup), rhythm guitar, keyboard

*Don Gilmore - producer

Chart positions

References

External links

* [http://linkinpark.com/music-lyrics/Singles/Somewhere_I_Belong#1 "Somewhere I Belong" official lyrics]