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"The Reason"
SinglebyHoobastank
from the album The Reason
B-side"Out of Control" (live)
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)
Studio
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Composer(s)Daniel Estrin
Lyricist(s)Douglas Robb
Producer(s)Howard Benson
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Out of Control"
(2003)
"The Reason"
(2004)
"Same Direction"
(2004)
Music video
"The Reason"onYouTube

"The Reason" is a song by American rock band Hoobastank. Released on January 26, 2004, as the second single from their second studio album of the same name, the power ballad[3][4] is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. In 2005, it was nominated for two categories at the 47th Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[5] Internationally, "The Reason" reached number one in Canada and Italy and peaked within the top 10 in 10 other countries.

Chart performance

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On March 20, 2004, the song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 62, becoming that week's "Hot Shot Debut".[6] It reached its peak of number two after 13 more weeks on the listing, giving the band their highest-charting US single. Though it remained on the chart for 38 issues, it was their last Hot 100 hit.[7] The single peaked atop the Billboard Adult Top 40, Modern Rock Tracks, and Mainstream Top 40 charts.[8][9][10] In Canada, it topped Radio & Records' CHR/Pop, Hot AC, and Rock charts.[11][12][13]

In Europe, "The Reason" reached number one on the Italian Singles Chart and the UK Rock & Metal Chart for two weeks each.[14][15] On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted and peaked at number 12.[16] Across the rest of Europe, the track entered the top 10 in Austria,[17] the Czech Republic,[18] Greece,[19] the Netherlands,[20] Norway,[21] Sweden,[22] Switzerland,[23] and Wallonia.[24] It was also successful in Oceania, reaching number seven in Australia and number five in New Zealand.[25][26]

Music video

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The music video for the song was directed by Brett Simon.[27] In it, the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds: nothing is as it seems. At the beginning of the video, a woman (played by Serbian model Nevena Milicevic)[28] gets hit by a car driven by vocalist Doug Robb. After the "accident", while everyone's attention is diverted, Chris Hesse and Dan Estrin execute the heist. The viewer then realizes that she was in on the operation, as she gets up and rides off with an accomplice on a motorcycle at the end. The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, holding it up to the light and projecting red light-rays onto the ceiling. The accident's "victim" is also present. They then hear police sirens from above, and the video fades out.

Their music video "Same Direction" is intended as both a sequel and a prequel to the video for "The Reason" and further details the band members' roles, as well as showing the trouble they bring down on themselves from law enforcement.[29] On August 21, 2023, the music video reached one billion views on YouTube.[30]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the US promo CD liner notes and The Reason booklet.[36][37]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for "The Reason"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[74] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[75] Platinum 60,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[76] Gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI)[77] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[78] Gold 25,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[81] 4× Platinum 4,000,000
Ringtone / Mastertone
United States (RIAA)[82]
Mastertone
Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "The Reason"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 26, 2004 Alternative radio Island [83]
February 4, 2004
  • active rock radio
  • [84]
    February 23, 2004
  • hot adult contemporary radio
  • [85]
    Australia May 17, 2004 CD [86]
    United Kingdom May 31, 2004 7-inch vinyl Mercury [87]
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    The song appeared on the PlayStation 2 music video game SingStar.[88] "The Reason" also appeared in the first episode of the 2023 Netflix comedy-drama series Beef[3], the second season of the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts, and the third-season episode “Delete” of the WB/CW action drama series, Smallville.

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