Eat You Alive
"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 Fred Durst, John Otto, Sam Rivers and Mike Smith, and is Limp Bizkit's first single without Wes Borland, who had left the band in 2001.
"Eat You Alive" | ||||
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Single by Limp Bizkit | ||||
from the album Results May Vary | ||||
Released | September 15, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Nu metal | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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Limp Bizkit singles chronology | ||||
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Release and reception
In promotion of the single, Durst filmed a music video featuring known actors Thora Birch and Bill Paxton.[1][2] The single peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3]
Allmusic gave the single one out of five stars.[4] 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".[5]
"Eat You Alive" was included on the compilations Greatest Hitz (2005),[6] Collected (2008)[7] and Icon (2011).[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Eat You Alive" | 4:12 |
2. | "Shot" | 3:47 |
3. | "Just Drop Dead" | 4:04 |
Total length: | 12:03 |
Chart performance
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 30 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 16 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] | 15 |
Brazil (ABPD)[13] | 59 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] | 19 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 15 |
France (SNEP)[15] | 16 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] | 13 |
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 27 |
Italy (FIMI)[18] | 20 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] | 36 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] | 41 |
Norway (VG-lista)[21] | 17 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 12 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] | 31 |
Poland (SLiP)[23] | 36 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 31 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 16 |
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Results May Vary - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- "Bill Paxton Biography". imdb. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- "Limp Bizkit - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- "Eat You Alive - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- "Bad to the Bone". Spin. SPIN Media. 20 (3): 67. March 2004.
- Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Greatest Hitz - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- Christopher Monger, James. "Collected - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Icon - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- "Australian-charts.com – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- "Austriancharts.at – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- "Ultratop.be – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- "Ultratop.be – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- "Danishcharts.com – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive". Tracklisten.
- "Lescharts.com – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- Search for Irish peaks Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite
- "Italiancharts.com – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive". Top Digital Download.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Limp Bizkit – My Way" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "Charts.nz – Limp Bizkit – My Way". Top 40 Singles.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Limp Bizkit – Eat You Alive". VG-lista. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Limp Bizkit – My Way". Singles Top 100.
- "Notowanie nr646" (in Polish). SLiP. 2003-10-18. Retrieved 2019-03-10. Cite magazine requires
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(help) - "Swisscharts.com – Limp Bizkit – My Way". Swiss Singles Chart.