"Eat You Alive" is a song by the band Limp Bizkit. It was released in September 2003 as a single from their fourth studio album '' Results May Vary'' (2003). The song was written by

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, John Otto, Sam Rivers and Mike Smith, and is Limp Bizkit's first single without

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, who had left the band in 2001.

Release and reception

In promotion of the single, Durst filmed a

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featuring known actors

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and

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. The single peaked at number 16 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

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gave the single one out of five stars. A 2004 readers poll published by '' Spin'' tied "Eat You Alive" with " Headstrong" by Trapt and " Me Against the Music" by Britney Spears as "worst song". "Eat You Alive" was included on the compilations '' Greatest Hitz'' (2005), '' Collected'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2011).

Track listing

Chart performance

References

External links

* {{authority control 2003 singles 2003 songs Limp Bizkit songs Music videos directed by Fred Durst Songs written by Fred Durst Songs written by John Otto (drummer) Songs written by Sam Rivers (bassist)