Somewhere I Belong

"Somewhere I Belong" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released to US radio on February 24, 2003, as the lead single from their second studio album, Meteora (2003), and is the album's third track. It entered the top ten on several music charts, including the New Zealand Singles Chart, where it peaked at Template:Abbr 1 in April 2003.

Commercial performance

Warner Bros. Records officially released "Somewhere I Belong" to American rock radio formats on February 24, 2003.<ref name="usrel">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The song debuted at No. 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> peaked at No. 32 during its 15th week on the chart, and remained on the listing until its 20th week.<ref name="hot100"/> It also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts.<ref name="usmr"/><ref name="usas"/> In Canada, the song reached the top five on the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3.<ref name="can"/>

"Somewhere I Belong" was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on March 17, 2003.<ref name="ausrel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref><ref name="ukrel">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 33 on April 6, 2003, and jumped to number one the following week, becoming Linkin Park's most successful single there.<ref name="nz"/> It entered the top 10 in the Czech Republic,<ref name="cr"/> Hungary,<ref name="hun"/> Ireland,<ref name="ire"/> and the United Kingdom,<ref name="uk"/> and it was a top-20 success in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden.<ref name="aus"/> It additionally reached the top 40 in France and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia).<ref name="fra"/>

Music video

The video was directed by the band's turntablist, Joseph Hahn. It presents 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 what appears to be monks around them. It was awarded as Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards,<ref>2003 MTV Music Video Awards</ref> and was the first music video broadcast on Fuse TV. MTV's James Montgomery named the video as Linkin Park's fifth best, saying that while the video is "massive", he said "it's the minimal touches that make it one of their all-time best", and called the result a "stirring, powerful piece".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} from the Warner Bros. Records Youtube Channel</ref>

Track listing

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Personnel

Linkin Park

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals, additional guitar<ref name="Meteora: Track by Track with Mike Shinoda">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Mike Shinoda – rap vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler
• Brad Delson – lead guitar
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samplers
• Rob Bourdon – drums

Production

• Don Gilmore – producer
• Linkin Park – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

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2003 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name="can">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	3
Croatia (HRT)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4
Czech Republic (IFPI)<ref name="cr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	10
Romania (Romanian Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	45

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2017 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"

Chart (2017)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"

Chart (2003)	Position
Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	91
Brazil (Crowley)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	34
Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	76
Sweden (Hitlistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	89
UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	118
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	8
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	6

Release history

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United States	February 24, 2003	Template:Hlist	Warner Bros.	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Australia	March 17, 2003	CD		<ref name="ausrel"/>
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New Zealand	March 31, 2003			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>