“Inside of You” by Hoobastank

"Inside of You" was the second single from Every Man for Himself, Hoobastank's third album, which Island released in 2006. A brief electronic beat gives way to the main guitar riff, and the lyric is a come-on full of plain sexual references that still never stoops to swearing. Lex Halaby's video takes it literally, with the band behind peep shows while women watch, plainly enjoying the view. It reached 27 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.

There's a what-if attached. With both acts on Island Def Jam, the label asked about featuring a new artist, and the band cut a version with Rihanna, who had only her debut, Music of the Sun, out and whom none of them knew. They left it off the album, and in 2023 Doug Robb conceded they had completely failed to see the star she would become.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.