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"It's Been Awhile"
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Single by Staind
from the album Break the Cycle
Released March 20, 2001
Format CD single
Recorded 2001
Genre
Post-grunge[1]
Length 4:25
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s)

  • Aaron Lewis

  • Mike Mushok

  • Johnny April

  • Jon Wysocki
Producer(s) Josh Abraham

Staind singles chronology





"Home"
(2000)
 "It's Been Awhile"
(2001)
 "Outside"
(2001)


"It's Been Awhile" is a song recorded by American rock band Staind. It was released in March 2001 as the lead single from their album Break the Cycle.


The song is Staind's most successful and is their best-known song, becoming a No. 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2001,[2] their only song to reach the top 10. The song spent a second-best 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart[2] (behind only "Loser" by 3 Doors Down) and a then-record 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart,[2] beaten in 2007 by Foo Fighters with "The Pretender".




Contents






  • 1 Content


  • 2 Reception


  • 3 Track listing


  • 4 Music video


  • 5 Charts


    • 5.1 Year-end charts


    • 5.2 Certifications




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Content


The narrator takes stock of his life and refers to his addiction and failed relationships. Lewis called the song "an acknowledgement of the past."[3]



Reception


Eric Aiese of Billboard reviewed the song favourably, saying that the group handles the ballad well and packs "a lot of punch into the cut." Aiese said that the song "may be the group's greatest splash yet."[4]



Track listing



  1. "It's Been Awhile" (LP Clean Edit)

  2. "It's Been Awhile" (Acoustic Version)

  3. "Suffocate" (LP Version)



Music video


The music video begins with Aaron Lewis going through some old photographs, one of which is a picture of his wife. The video switches between him writing a letter to his wife and the band performing in a room full of candles. There are brief shots of Aaron alone in the streets and looking at himself in the mirror while having second thoughts. Throughout the video, Aaron is seen smoking cigarettes. At the end of the video, one of those cigarettes falls onto the floor and burns down his apartment.


The video was directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.



Charts



































































Chart (2001–02)
 Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5]
 24
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]
 54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]
 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]
 43
Ireland (IRMA)[9]
 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]
 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]
 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]
 79

UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]
 15
US Billboard Hot 100[14]
 5
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15]
 6
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16]
 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17]
 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18]
 3
US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[19]
 4


Year-end charts















Chart (2001)
 Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20]
 50
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21]
 14


Certifications





















Country
 Certification
 Date
 Sales certified
Australia[22]
 Gold
 2002
 35,000 +
United States[23]
 Gold
 2001
 500,000 +


References





  1. ^ Geffen, Sasha (October 7, 2013). "In Defense of Post-Grunge Music". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 30, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 595.


  3. ^ Pesselnick, Jill (June 2, 2001). "The Modern Age". Google Books. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2016.


  4. ^ Aiese, Eric (May 12, 2001). Google Books. Billboard Magazine https://books.google.com/books?id=FikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=staind+it%27s+been+awhile+review&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLsNum4pLPAhVCGB4KHehdAVkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=staind%20it's%20been%20awhile%20review&f=false. Retrieved September 15, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)


  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Staind – It's Been Awhile". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Staind – It's Been Awhile" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Staind – It's Been Awhile" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  8. ^ "Musicline.de – Staind Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  9. ^ Search for Irish peak positions Archived 2011-10-12 at WebCite


  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Staind" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Staind – It's Been Awhile". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Staind – It's Been Awhile". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 21, 2011.


  13. ^ "Staind: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.


  14. ^ "Staind Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.


  15. ^ "Staind Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.


  16. ^ "Staind Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard.


  17. ^ "Staind Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.


  18. ^ "Staind Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.


  19. ^ "Staind > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-08-23.


  20. ^ "End of Year Charts 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2017.


  21. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2001". Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-31.


  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.


  23. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-12-19.




External links



  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics








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