Outside (Staind song)

"Outside" is a song by the American alternative metal band Staind. It was released in May 2001 as the second single from their second album Break the Cycle.

"Outside"
Single by Staind
from the album Break the Cycle
ReleasedMay 2001[1]
GenreNu metal[2]
Length
  • 4:53 (Staind version)
  • 5:40 (Family Values Tour 99 version)
  • 3:41 (Family Values Tour 99 radio edit)
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Aaron Lewis
Producer(s)Josh Abraham
Staind singles chronology
"It's Been Awhile"
(2001)		 "Outside"
(2001)		 "Fade"
(2001)

Background

"Outside" was originally performed live during the 1999 Family Values Tour in Biloxi, Mississippi, with Aaron Lewis (vocals and guitar) on the stage by himself and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst providing backing vocals. Lewis was asked to perform a song solo and he decided at the last moment to play a song he had been working on since the early days of Staind. He finished the lyrics to "Outside" on the spot while singing the song live.

"It's really an accidental phenomenon," Lewis explains. "I've been playing it for quite some time. In the early days of the band, any money we made went back into the band, so two or three times a week I played acoustically to make money to live off. 'Outside' was one of the songs I played, but it wasn't really finished, so I made up different words every time. We almost put it on Dysfunction. Then, one night on the Family Values Tour, ten minutes before going onstage, we decided to do it. There was never any thought of releasing it this way."[3]

The live acoustic version from the album The Family Values Tour 1999 was picked up by radio stations across the country and became a hit peaking number-one on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks, number 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100. In many ways, the buzz generated by the live version of "Outside" provided the perfect bridge between Staind's major label debut Dysfunction and their breakthrough follow up, Break the Cycle, introducing new fans to the band just a few months before Break the Cycle was released. "Outside" also showed a much softer side of Lewis and Staind that would be explored further in Break the Cycle and would also fully replace their original nu metal sound on 14 Shades of Grey.

The studio version managed to have moderate success due to the popularity of both the acoustic live performance and their breakthrough hit, "It's Been Awhile". The studio recorded version peaked number 11 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks and number 16 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts but it failed to be a pop hit like the live acoustic version or "It's Been Awhile". The studio recorded version hit number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Music video

A music video was released for the original live performance of the song which, on its release, had frequent play on MTV2. The studio-recorded electric version of the song had a music video as well, but perhaps received less attention than its acoustic predecessor. This video also features Mike Smith, who played guitar in the band Limp Bizkit from 2002-2004, and now plays guitar and sings in the band Shedding Light (previously known as Evolver).

Charts

Live version by Aaron Lewis with Fred Durst
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 56
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] 1
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[4] 2
US Billboard Adult Top 40[4] 31

Studio version by Staind
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 69
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[6] 4
scope="row"Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 73
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 33
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 71
scope="row"Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 52
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 53
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 33
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[4] 11
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[4] 11
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[4] 16

TV appearances

The song was used on these TV shows:

  • Lost, episode "Collision".
  • CSI, episode "Cross-Jurisdictions".
  • Without A Trace, episode "Silent Partner".
  • Cold Case, episode "The Plan".
  • Cane, episodes "Time Away", "The Exile", and "Family Business".

Cover versions
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References
  1. "Outside Lyrics (Pop-Up Version)". Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. Josh Chesler. "10 Nu-Metal Songs That Actually Don't Suck". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Staind
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Staind – Outside" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Staind – Outside" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Staind – Outside". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. Search for Irish peak positions
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Staind – Outside" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. "Swedishcharts.com – Staind – Outside". Singles Top 100.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Staind – Outside". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. "The Official Charts Company - Staind (UK)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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