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“Out of Control” by Hoobastank

From the album The Reason (2003)

“Out of Control” by Hoobastank appears on 16 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2003 and 2004. It was first released in 2003 on the album The Reason. Its best result is #43 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #125 alternative song of 2003.

16countdowns

13stations

#43best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

2003–2004years charted

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"Out of Control" kicked the door in for The Reason, Hoobastank's second album, going out as its lead single in 2003, with the title track following it as the next one. Dan Estrin wrote the music and Doug Robb the words, and it's the band's harder side on show: alt-metal crunch from Estrin's guitar, Markku Lappalainen's bass and Chris Hesse's drums locked tight, and Robb straining against the leash.

Howard Benson produced it and Chris Lord-Alge mixed it, so the whole thing hits with radio-ready punch, and Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins and turntablist Jamie Oliver drop in as guests on the vocals. Nathan Cox's video throws the band into a packed club, the camera spinning dizzily while the crowd cheers them on.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2003	47	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2003	91
2003	86	WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003	100
2003	84	K-Rock New York, NY	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003	92
2003	75	WFNX Boston, MA	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003	100
2003	89	Y100 Philadelphia, PA	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003	100
2003	62	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003	99
2003	43	WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003	106
2003	71	Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003	105
2003	84	103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003	103
2003	86	102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX	KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003	102
2004	67	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2004	91
2004	44	WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004	100
2004	62	CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004	102
2004	79	The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004	99
2004	44	88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004	88
2004	58	Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004	100

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