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“For You” by Staind

From the album Break the Cycle (2001)

“For You” by Staind appears on 31 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2001 on the album Break the Cycle. Its best result is #1 on the Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 2002, #2,556 alternative song of all time and #145 of the '00s.

31countdowns
22stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
6top 10 finishes
2001–2026years charted

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Staind - For You (Official Video)

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"For You" comes from Break the Cycle, Staind's third album, and went out as its fourth single in December 2001, a slab of nu metal with a grudge. Aaron Lewis wrote the words, and the music is credited to Lewis with Mike Mushok, Johnny April and Jon Wysocki; Josh Abraham produced and Andy Wallace mixed, so the guitars land hard and heavy but the whole thing comes out polished.

Nigel Dick's video makes the anger literal: a furious teenager on a family drive to a restaurant, getting louder until he's screaming at them, cut against the band playing in an empty building. The song reached number three on both the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts and later turned up on The Singles: 1996–2006.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 76 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 106
2001 63 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 100
2001 64 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 93
2001 95 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2001 59 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 106
2001 12 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 96 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 Songs of 2001 97
2002 62 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 20 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 6 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 18 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 55 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 22 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 6 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 22 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 10 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 11 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 44 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 6 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 104
2002 1 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002 103
2002 5 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 711 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2005 122 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2010 11 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2014 205 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 230 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 341 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2022 391 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 327 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2025 378 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 391 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2002

Best songs of 2002 →
  1. 1By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 2AerialsSystem of a Down
  3. 3ToxicitySystem of a Down
  4. 4You Know You're RightNirvana
  5. 5All My LifeFoo Fighters
  6. 6SweetnessJimmy Eat World

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