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All Around Me” is a song by American band Flyleaf from their self-titled debut album, Flyleaf (2005). It was released as the third single on April 23, 2007. It is the band’s highest-charting and only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and their most successful single to date.

Eventually, it became a mainstream and modern rock hit in the United States, crossing over to the pop charts, where it reached No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] 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 four-times platinum in the U.S. on September 9, 2025, selling over 4,000,000 copies.[4]

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, 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 provides a different version of the song, which includes an extra refrain in the second chorus, totaling a duration of 3 minutes and 34 seconds as opposed to the album version at 3 minutes and 18 seconds.[citation needed]

The video debuted on Fuse TV‘s Oven Fresh on June 25, 2007, and on Yahoo! Music on June 28, 2007.[citation needed]

Track listing

Digital download EP[5]
No.TitleLength
1.“All Around Me”3:18
2.“All Around Me” (acoustic version)3:21
3.“Do You Hear What I Hear”2:57

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for “All Around Me”
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] 4× Platinum 4,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Awards

2009 BMI Pop Award Winning Song[14]

References

  1. ^ “FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock”. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  2. ^ Jones, Kim. “Flyleaf – ‘Flyleaf’. About.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/flyleaf/chart-history/
  4. ^ “American certifications – Flyleaf – All Around Me”. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ “All Around Me – EP”. Apple Music. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Flyleaf Chart History (Hot 100)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Flyleaf Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Flyleaf Chart History (Alternative Airplay)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  9. ^ Flyleaf Chart History (Mainstream Rock)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Flyleaf Chart History (Pop Songs)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  11. ^ “Pop Rock” (in Spanish). Record Report. February 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.
  12. ^ “Alternative Songs – Year-End 2007”. Billboard. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  13. ^ “American single certifications – Flyleaf – All Around Me”. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  14. ^ “2009 BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs | Press”. BMI.com. May 19, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2011.