Between Angels and Insects

2001 single by Papa Roach

"Between Angels and Insects"

Single by Papa Roach

from the album Infest

Released

May 22, 2001

Genre

Nu metal
rap metal

Length

3:54

Label

DreamWorks

Songwriter(s)

Jacoby Shaddix
Tobin Esperance

Producer(s)

Jay Baumgardner

Papa Roach singles chronology

"Broken Home"
(2000)

"Between Angels and Insects"
(2001)

"Dead Cell"
(2001)

"Between Angels and Insects" is the third single from rock band Papa Roach's second studio album, Infest. The song charted on multiple music charts, most notably hitting the top 20 of the UK all-format charts.

Background

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn and it features the band playing in a concrete basement/garage. The camera does special effects, such as morphing from angle to angle rapidly, showing the band moshing in slow-motion and even passing through the band's body, revealing their insides, effects that are reminiscent of the film version of Fight Club. Cockroaches appear on several occasions, even coming out of Jacoby Shaddix's mouth when he screams. The song's lyrics feature numerous references to the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. A couple of lines in the song, "...working jobs that you hate for that shit you don't need...", "...the things you own, own you now...", are taken directly from a speech by Tyler Durden in the film adaptation of the book.

Track listing

CD maxi
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Between Angels and Insects" (album version)	3:56
2.	"Blood Brothers" (Live – Universal Buzz radio version)	3:32
3.	"Binge" (Live – Universal Buzz radio version)	3:56
4.	"Between Angels and Insects" (video)

European CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Between Angels and Insects" (radio edit)	3:58
2.	"Last Resort" (live)	3:33
3.	"Binge" (live)	3:50
4.	"Between Angels and Insects" (enhanced video)

Australian CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Between Angels and Insects"
2.	"Last Resort"
3.	"Dead Cell" (live)
4.	"Legacy" (non-album track)
5.	"Broken Home" (enhanced video)
6.	"Last Resort" (enhanced video)

Limited edition CD single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Between Angels and Insects" (album version)	3:57
2.	"Tightrope" (Live at the Astoria, London in January 2001)	5:14
3.	"Barbed Wire" (Live at the Astoria, London in January 2001)	3:46

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1] with "Last Resort"	86
Germany (Media Control Charts)	94
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	20
Scotland (OCC)^[3]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[4]	17
UK Rock & Metal (Official Charts Company)^[5]	2
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	16
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[7]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Issue 586" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia.
^ "Chart Track: Week 17, 2001". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Papa Roach - Between Angels and Insects". Official Charts Company. May 5, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. May 5, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "Papa Roach Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ "Papa Roach Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ "British single certifications – Papa Roach – Between Angels and Insects". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 14, 2023.