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The Reason

Hoobastank

2004

RockHard Rock

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#1266 no Ranking TopSongs

The Reason

Hoobastank

2004

RockHard Rock

#1266

Ranking Geral

#15

Rank 2004

#127

Rank 2000s

Videoclipe

Letra

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so, I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

Videoclipe

Letra

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so, I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

Curiosidades

A melodia de “The Reason” começou com o guitarrista Dan Estrin criando o riff de abertura, que depois enviou como demo instrumental ao vocalista Doug Robb, que rapidamente escreveu a letra usando trechos de antigos cadernos e ideias de fluxo de consciência.

Apesar da gravadora preferir lançar “The Reason” como primeiro single, a banda escolheu “Out of Control” por seu som mais pesado; “The Reason” acabou sendo o segundo single e conquistou o topo das paradas Adult Top 40, Modern Rock Tracks e Mainstream Top 40 da Billboard.

O videoclipe, dirigido por Brett Simon, apresenta um roubo de joia em uma loja de penhores e inclui a modelo sérvia Nevena Milicevic como a “vítima” que, na verdade, participa do plano; o vídeo alcançou a marca de 1 bilhão de visualizações no YouTube em 21 de agosto de 2023.

A canção ficou em 38 semanas na Billboard Hot 100, alcançando a segunda posição por cinco semanas, sendo o maior sucesso da banda nos Estados Unidos, e ainda liderou as paradas de rádio no Canadá (CHR/Pop, Hot AC e Rock).

Em 2005, “The Reason” recebeu duas indicações ao Grammy Awards (Canção do Ano e Melhor Performance Pop por Duo ou Grupo com Vocais) e venceu o MTV Asia VMA de melhor vídeo de rock, além de ser versionada por artistas como Tom Jones e incluída no jogo Karaoke Revolution Volume 3.