"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 1 in April 2003.
In March 2026, the song became the seventh by the band to surpass one billion streams on Spotify.
Commercial performance Warner Bros. Records officially released "Somewhere I Belong" to American rock radio formats on February 24, 2003. The song debuted at No. 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at No. 32 during its 15th week on the chart, and remained on the listing until its 20th week. It also topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts. In Canada, the song reached the top five on the Canadian Singles Chart, peaking at No. 3.
"Somewhere I Belong" was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on March 17, 2003. 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. It entered the top 10 in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and it was a top-20 success in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It additionally reached the top 40 in France and Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia).
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,2003 MTV Music Video Awards 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". from the Warner Bros. Records Youtube Channel
Track listing CD single
7-inch vinyl
Personnel Linkin Park Chester Bennington – lead vocals, backwards guitar intro 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 +2003 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"Chart (2003)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)3Croatia (HRT)4Czech Republic (IFPI)7Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)10Romania (Romanian Top 100)45
+2025–2026 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"Chart (2025–2026)Peakposition Portugal (AFP) 81
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"Chart (2003)PositionAustralia (ARIA)91Brazil (Crowley)34Ireland (IRMA)76Sweden (Hitlistan)89UK Singles (OCC)118US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)8US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)6
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Somewhere I Belong"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United StatesFebruary 24, 2003Warner Bros.AustraliaMarch 17, 2003CDUnited KingdomNew ZealandMarch 31, 2003
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