| length = 3:33
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Linkin Park
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| prev_title = Pts.OF.Athrty
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Faint
| next_year = 2003
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"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. 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. 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".
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
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!scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
|3
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!scope=row|Croatia (HRT)
|4
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!scope="row"|Czech Republic (IFPI)
|7
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!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|10
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!scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)
|45
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|+2025–2026 weekly chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"
!Chart (2025–2026)
!Peak<br/>position
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! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)
| 149
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Year-end charts
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|+Year-end chart performance for "Somewhere I Belong"
!Chart (2003)
!Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|91
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!scope="row"|Brazil (Crowley)
|34
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!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)
|76
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!scope="row"|Sweden (Hitlistan)
|89
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|118
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!scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)
|8
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!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)
|6
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Certifications
Release history
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!scope="col"|Date
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!scope="row"|United States
|February 24, 2003
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|rowspan="4"|Warner Bros.
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!scope="row"|Australia
|rowspan="2"|March 17, 2003
|rowspan="3"|CD
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