Outside (Staind song)

A video clip for the song was released for the original live performance of the song, which, on its release, were frequent games on MTV2 . The electric version of the song recorded in the studio also contained a video clip, but perhaps it received less attention than the acoustic version.

The song "Outside" was originally performed live by Aaron Lewis and Fred Durst during the 1999 Family Values ​​Tour in Biloxi , Mississippi .

“This is truly a random occurrence,” Lewis explains. “I played it for a long time. In the first days of the existence of the group, all the money we earned was returned to the group, so two or three times a week I played an acoustic guitar to make money, so I had something to live on. It was one of the songs that I played, but it was not finished, so every time I came up with different words. We almost included it in the Dysfunction . Then, one evening on the Family Values ​​Tour, ten minutes before going on stage, we decided to do it. There was never any thought to release it this way ” ^[3] .

The live acoustic version of The Family Values ​​Tour 1999 was compiled by radio stations across the country and became the number one hit on the American Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts , No. 2 on Modern Rock Tracks and No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Outside also featured the much softer side of Lewis and the group that will be developed further. Break the Cycle and also completely replace their original nu-metal sound with 14 Shades of Gray .

The studio version was able to achieve moderate success due to the popularity of both the acoustic live performance and their revolutionary hit “ It's Been Awhile ”. The studio-recorded version peaked at 11th place in Mainstream Rock Tracks USA and 16th at Modern Rock Tracks charts , but it did not become a hit like the live acoustic version or "It's Been A time." The studio recorded number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Live version by Aaron Lewis and Fred Durst

Studio version of Staind