"Crawling Back to You" is a song from American rock band Daughtry's third studio album ''

Break the Spell ''Break the Spell'' is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records. It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album ''Leave This Town'' in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially ...

'' (2011). It was released on October 3, 2011 as the lead pop single and second overall single off the album.

Chris Daughtry Christopher Adam Daughtry (; born December 26, 1979) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry, which he formed after placing fourth on the fifth season of ''American I ...

co-wrote the song with

Marti Frederiksen Martin Harold "Marti" Frederiksen (born July 1, 1962) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop. He is best known for his work with many artists and bands incl ...

, while

Howard Benson Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008. Early life and education Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philadel ...

served as the record's producer. The song was a modest chart success, reaching number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number six on the

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chart. It was also the band's second entry on the

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, reaching 24. In Canada, the song charted at 36, surpassing the chart peak of lead single, "

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". Ultimately, it was the only single off ''Break the Spell'' to enter the Hot 100.

Background and release

"Crawling Back to You" was originally recorded for Daughtry's second album, ''

Leave This Town ''Leave This Town'' is the second album by the American rock band Daughtry, released on July 14, 2009, by RCA Records and 19 Entertainment. It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before ...

,'' in 2009, but was left off the final track listing. While working on ''Break the Spell'' in 2011, Chris Daughtry returned to the song and worked with co-writer Marti Frederiksen to tweak the chorus; this revised version was then re-recorded and included on the album. The song and "Renegade" were made available for a free listen on the band's official website on September 19, 2011. It was officially released to digital retailers through

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on October 3. It impacted American

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on October 25, 2011.

Music video

The music video premiered on October 26, 2011 and was directed by Laurent Briet. It focuses on the band as they perform the song in an abandoned parking lot. The band relied upon "weird" camera angles and post-production effects to add interest.

Commercial performance

"Crawling Back to You" debuted at number 41 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart dated October 22, 2011, with sales of 47,000. It was the highest-ranking debut of the week as well as Daughtry's third-highest debut, behind " No Surprise" (15) and " What About Now" (18). It spent ten weeks on the chart, with 41 remaining its peak. The song fared better at radio, reaching number six on the

chart and number 14 on the

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chart, both in 2012. The song debuted at number 36 on the

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chart dated October 22, 2011. In Japan, the song was their second charting single, entering the

at number 24 on the chart dated February 4, 2012.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year end charts

Release history

References

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