{{Infobox song | name = Crawl Back In | cover = Crawl_DBS.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Dead by Sunrise | album = Out of Ashes | released = August 18, 2009 | recorded = 2006–2009 | studio = | venue = | genre = *Alternative rock *hard rock | length = 3:03 | label = Warner Bros. | writer = {{hlist|Chester Bennington|Amir Derakh|Ryan Shuck|Anthony Valcic}} | producer = Howard Benson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Let Down | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qke2AYrmI3Y|"Crawl Back In"}}}} }}

'''"Crawl Back In"''' is a song by American rock band Dead By Sunrise, which consists of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington, as well as the band members of Julien-K. It is the first single and the second track from their debut studio album, ''Out of Ashes''. It was released through iTunes on August 18, 2009. An official music video for the single was released on September 8, 2009, directed by P.R. Brown.

==Background== {{Listen | filename = Dead by Sunrise-Crawl back in.ogg | title = "Crawl back in" | description = A 45 second sample of the chorus and outro of "Crawl Back In" where lead singer Chester Bennington sings the chorus. | pos = left }} The song talks about Bennington's past problems with alcohol addiction, similar to many of the lyrical themes on Linkin Park's debut album ''Hybrid Theory''. Bennington has stated in an interview with MTV that "It's a song about questioning your authenticity. I do that every once in a while; I wonder how many of my own thoughts are really my own, and how much influence do the people around me have on the person I am."<ref name=mtvcrawl>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616425/chester-bennington-gets-dark-with-dead-by-sunrise.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125751/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616425/chester-bennington-gets-dark-with-dead-by-sunrise.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Gets 'Dark' With New Band, Dead By Sunrise |author=Montgomery, James |date=16 July 2009 |work=MTV |publisher=MTV |accessdate=28 July 2011}}</ref> MTV's James Montgomery described the song as "plenty dark" but "not pitch-black", as well as saying "Lyrically, the song details Bennington's slow climb back into the light — a climb that started with some serious self-discovery."<ref name=mtvcrawl />

The song was rumored to be on the ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' soundtrack, which also features Linkin Park's "New Divide". Bennington later confirmed the rumor, however Bennington said he decided not to include it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ChesterBe/status/1909121402 Chester Bennington's official Twitter page]</ref> The song was used as the theme song for TNA Bound For Glory 2009 PPV.<ref>{{YouTube|AQi-XV-8d5I|Bound For Glory: Theme By "Dead By Sunrise"}}</ref> The song was recorded live during Linkin Park's encore at the Sonisphere Festival 2009 in Knebworth and released free via e-mail for those who had previously downloaded the Sonisphere EP, which featured other artists who performed at the festival: Mastodon, The Used, Avenged Sevenfold and Taking Back Sunday.

==Music video== A music video was filmed for "Crawl Back In", along with a video for "Let Down". Both videos were directed by P.R. Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2009/07/shot-dead-by-sunrise-pr-brown-director.html |title=SHOT: Dead By Sunrise - P.R. Brown, director |publisher=VideoStatic |date=2013-05-31 |accessdate=2013-06-05}}</ref> The video was premiered on the band's MySpace on September 8, 2009 and October 16, 2009 in YouTube. It was filmed in Vasquez Rocks Natural Park.

The video shows the band playing the song on a rocky area where huge broken statues of people are buried. Every member of the band is seen individually while Chester is singing the song. The statues refer to the people which Chester fears of becoming, which basically is the theme of the song. In the end of the video, Chester is seen standing inside a small triangle shape hole which also is the logo of Dead By Sunrise.

==Track listing== ;CD Single {{Track listing | all_writing = Chester Bennington, Ryan Shuck, Amir Derakh and Anthony Valcic | title1 = Crawl Back In | length1 = 3:03 | title2 = Crawl Back In | length2 = 3:12 | note2 = Live | title3 = My Suffering | length3 = 2:55 | note3 = Live }} Live tracks recorded at Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart, Germany on July 30, 2009. ;Promo CD Single {{Track listing | title1 = Crawl Back In | length1 = 3:02 }}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- !scope="col"| Chart (2009) !scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Billboardcanadarock|27|song=Crawl Back In|artist=Dead by Sunrise|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |- !scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single/for-date-1255687200000|title=OFFICIAL GERMAN CHARTS: TOP 100 SINGLES CHARTS|publisher=Official German Charts|date=October 16, 2009|access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> | 66 |- !scope="row"| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-singles-chart/20091011/111/|title=Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=11 October 2009|accessdate=6 December 2020}}</ref> | 24 |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|11|song=Crawl Back In|artist=Dead by Sunrise|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2025}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|22|song=Crawl Back In|artist=Dead by Sunrise|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |- !scope="row"| US Rock Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dead-by-sunrise/chart-history/rka/|title=Dead by Sunrise Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> | 22 |- !scope="row"| US Active Rock (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dead-by-sunrise/chart-history/art/|title=Dead by Sunrise Chart History (Active Rock)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> | 9 |- !scope="row"| US Heritage Rock (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dead-by-sunrise/chart-history/hrt/|title=Dead by Sunrise Chart History (Heritage Rock)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 22, 2023}}</ref> | 19 |}

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