▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Modern ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart . ▁The ▁song ▁then ▁crossed ▁over ▁to ▁top ▁ 4 0 ▁radio , ▁resulting ▁in ▁it ▁reaching ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁band ' s ▁only ▁appearance ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Main stream ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 9 . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁chart ed ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁reaching ▁a ▁peak ▁of ▁number ▁ 2 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁" The ▁Middle " ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁single ▁released ▁from ▁Ble ed ▁American . ▁The ▁band ▁tou red ▁extens ively ▁behind ▁the ▁album , ▁tour ing ▁with ▁We e zer , ▁T ena cious ▁D , ▁Green ▁Day , ▁B link - 1 8 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁V ans ▁War ped ▁Tour ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁own ▁head lin ing ▁tour . ▁ ▁" The ▁Middle " ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁played ▁song ▁on ▁radio ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁" P itch f ork ▁Media ▁named ▁the ▁track ▁number ▁ 1 6 5 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 0 ▁tracks ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁Rev iewer ▁Mark ▁Richard son ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁track : ▁" And ▁if ▁your ▁band ▁del ivers ▁that ▁message ▁of ▁hope ▁with ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁power -