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"It's Been Awhile" is a song by rock band Staind. It was released on March 27, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, Break the Cycle (2001). The song is Staind's most successful and is their best-known song, becoming a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2001—their only song to reach the top 10. It spent a second-best 20 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart (behind "Loser" by 3 Doors Down) and a then-record 16 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Worldwide, the single became a top-20 hit in Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
The music video had its world premiere on MTV's Total Request Live program on April 13, 2001. The music video begins with Aaron Lewis going through some old photographs, one of which is a picture of his wife. The video switches between him writing a letter to his wife and the band performing in a room full of candles. There are brief shots of Aaron alone in the streets and looking at himself in the mirror while having second thoughts. Throughout the video, Aaron is seen smoking cigarettes. At the end of the video, one of those cigarettes falls onto the floor and burns down his apartment. The video was directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.
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