With Arms Wide Open is a song by American rock band Creed, released on their 1999 album Human Clay and issued as a single in 2000. It became one of the band's signature hits and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2001, helping define the post-grunge sound of turn-of-the-millennium rock radio. Online, the opening has lived on far beyond its chart run, appearing in nostalgic edits, tribute videos and emotional montages where its hopeful tone instantly signals sincerity. That lasting association keeps it popular with creators revisiting early 2000s rock.