"All Around Me" is song performed by American band Flyleaf

Flyleaf

Flyleaf is an American alternative metal band, formed in the Belton and Temple, Texas regions in 2000. The band has charted on mainstream rock, Christian pop and Christian metal genres. They performed around the United States in 2003 until releasing their eponymous debut album, Flyleaf, in 2005....

 from their self-titled debut album, Flyleaf

Flyleaf (album)

Flyleaf is the debut studio album by the American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005 through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD Special Edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos...

(2005). It was released as the third single on April 2007. It is the band's highest charting and only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

and the most successful single to date.

Eventually, it became a mainstream and modern rock hit in the United States. It has since crossed over to the pop charts, where it has reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. The song took a large leap into the top 40 channels, receiving more than 20 new stations in just a single day. The song was certified Platinum in the U.S on January 22, 2010, selling over 1,000,000 copies.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Paul Fedor. In it, the band is dressed in white except lead singer Lacey Mosley

Lacey Mosley

Lacey Nicole Sturm is an American singer-songwriter from Arlington, Texas. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Flyleaf....

, who is wearing a grey dress. The walls have red, yellow, blue, green, and black paint running down them and later in the video the paint is on the band.

The video debuted on Fuse TV's Oven Fresh on June 25, 2007 and on Yahoo! Music on June 28, 2007.

Track list

iTunes Version

1. "All Around Me" - 3:18
2. "All Around Me" (acoustic) - 3:20
3. "Do You Hear What I Hear" - 2:58

Performances

Flyleaf has performed "All Around Me" on FUSE's Daily Download and MTV.COM Live. It is usually played during their sets before "I'm So Sick

I'm So Sick

"I'm So Sick" is a song by American band Flyleaf. It was released on August 29, 2006 as the first single of their debut album, Flyleaf . It is their second song to have an accompanying music video and it has been shown on many mainstream television networks...

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Charts

Beginning its run on the Mainstream Rock Chart, it peaked at #20 in August 2007, reaching #6 on that chart in October 2007. In June 2008, it reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and the top 20 on the Pop 100

Pop 100

The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...

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Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	6
Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	40
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	7
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	12
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	23
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Certifications

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Music recording sales certification

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Recording Industry Association of America

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| Platinum

Other Versions

David Crowder Band

David Crowder Band

The David Crowder Band is a six-piece Christian Modern Worship band from Waco, Texas.-Band history:The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church...

 recorded a cover version of this song for their album Church Music

Church Music (album)

Church Music is the fifth full-length studio album by David Crowder Band recorded for sixstepsrecords, released September 22, 2009. It reached #1 on the Billboard Christian albums chart, and debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200.-Recording Process:...

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Skillet

Skillet (band)

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...

did a live acoustic cover of All Around Me on November 20, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.