Linkin Park

Linkin Park (often abbreviated to LP) is a six-piece nu-metal band from California.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

• Hybrid Theory (2000) #2 US, #4 UK, US Sales: 10,000,000
• Meteora (2003) #1 US, #1 UK, US Sales: 4,000,000
• * Meteora was released as a combo pack including a 'behind the scenes' DVD disc, The Making Of Meteora, as well as the Meteora album. This deluxe package is blue, whereas the normal version is brown.
• Band members have said that a new CD is expected in Spring to mid-2006. The band has been working on the new album since their Meteora world tour, but progress has been slow due to side projects and trouble with their record label.

Remix/live albums

• Reanimation (2002) (remix album including tracks from Hybrid Theory and Hybrid Theory EP) #2 US, #3 UK, US Sales: 1,000,000
• Live in Texas (2003) #23 US, #47 UK, US Sales: 500,000
• Collision Course (2004) - (Mash-up album featuring rapper Jay-Z's mixes of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory) #1 US, #15 UK, US Sales: 1,000,000

Limited edition/LPU albums

• Hybrid Theory EP (1998) US Sales: 1000 (only 1000 printed)
• This album was reprinted for the members of the LPU who joined in the first year. The first 500 copies were autographed by the band.
• LP Underground v2.0 (2002) Unedited songs , Pts.Of.Athrty (The Crystal Method Remix) & With You & High Voltage live (Gift to join LPU)
• LP Underground v3.0 (2003) Audio Tracks of DVD Live in Texas (Gift to join LPU)
• LP Underground v4.0 (2004) Sold My Soul To Yo Mama ', Standing In The Middle, a live version of Breaking the Habit, 1Stp Klosr (featuring Jonathan Davis of Ko?n) & a Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down medley (Gift to join LPU)

Singles

• from Hybrid Theory
• 2001 "One Step Closer" #75 US, #24 UK
• 2001 "Crawling" #79 US, #16 UK
• 2001 "Papercut" #14 UK
• 2001 "In The End" #2 US, #8 UK
• from Reanimation
• 2002 "Pts.Of.Athrty / H! Vltg3" #9 UK
• from Meteora
• 2003 "Somewhere I Belong" #32 US, #10 UK
• 2003 "Faint" #48 US, #15 UK
• 2004 "Numb" #11 US, #14 UK
• 2004 "From The Inside"
• 2004 "Lying From You" #58 US
• 2004 "Breaking The Habit" #20 US, #39 UK
• from Collision Course
• 2004 "Numb / Encore" (with Jay-Z) #20 US, #14 UK

Other

Demos Released/Unreleased

• Released Demos:
• Esául (A Place For My Head - Not much difference on any Esául's)
• "A Place For My Head" Demo (Not much different from Original)
• Now I See ("With You" Demo - slightly different samples)
• Crawling (different lyrics, different bridge - the structure was later used for "KRWLNG" on Reanimation)
• Points Of Authority (Demo 1 - Different lyrics, differently mixed)
• Points Of Authority (Demo 2 - Different lyrics)
• Super Xero (By Myself Demo - guitars are more hard, and some different lyrics)
• Super Zero (not much different from "Super Xero)
• The Untitled (In The End Demo - different lyrics)
• Forgotten Demo (different lyrics (some of which are reused and/or rewritten for "FRGT/10" on Reanimation)
• One Step Closer (Humble Brothers Remix - original remix by the Humble Brothers, later changed slightly, shortened, with added guest vocals by Jonathan Davis, becoming "1Stp Klosr" on Reanimation. Considered a demo of the remix.)
• Unreleased (Rumuored) Demos:
• Paranoia (Papercut Demo)
• Plaster (One Step Closer Demo)
• Mr. Hahn (Cure For The Itch Demo)
• Points Of Authority (Demo 3)
• There are some supposed Meteora Demos too

B-Sides/Other/Live

• B-Sides:
• Shifter (Meteora Track - Somewhere I Belong Demo - Supposedly Destroyed - Unreleased)
• Nocturnal (Meteora Track - Supposedly Destroyed - Unreleased)
• Points Of Authority Crystal Method Remix (Reanimation B-Side)
• My December (Team Sleep Remix) (Reanimation B-Side - considered "too dark")
• By Myself (Manson Remix) (Reanimation B-Side)
• Other:
• Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Mike and Chester (among others) - "Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2"
• X-Ecutioners feat. Mike Shinoda & Joe Hahn - "It's Goin' Down"

"It's Goin' Down" (Instrumental)

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"It's Goin' Down" (Scratchapella)

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"It's Goin' Down" (Promo)

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• Cyclefly feat. Chester - "Karma Killer" - never released because Cyclefly broke up before the album was released.
• DJ Lethal feat. Chester - "State Of The Art" - never commercially released
• Mike and DJ Vice - "Freestyle" - never commercially released
• The Visionaries feat. Chester - Unreleased Rumoured Track
• Dan The Automator feat. Rob - Unreleased Rumoured Track
• Jonathan Davis & Chester - "System"
• KoRn feat. Chester - Head Like A Hole (Live - Unreleased)
• Mike Shinoda feat. Motion Man - "Standing In The Middle" (Preparation for "Enth E ND")
• "Sold My Soul To Yo Mama" (Mr. Hahn playing in the studio, uses bits from Papercut & Points Of Authority)
• A.06 (Scratching and guitar instrumental, was going to be a song for Meteora)
• My December (Recorded for KROQ's "Almost Acoustic Christmas" - NOT a Hybrid Theory B-side)
• High Voltage (Remix) (B-Side from Hybrid Theory, "High Voltage" remixed by Mike for commercial release - originally supposed to go after "Cure For The Itch", but didn't fit in)
• Dedicated - Hybrid Theory demo
• One Step Closer (Rock Mix) - mixed for a rock compilatoin
• Live:
• Jane Says Cover (Live) - Jane's Addiction cover
• Sweet Child O' Mine (Live) - Guns N' Roses cover
• Be Yourself (at Ozzfest when LP covered for Slipknot, who disappeared without explanation) - miscellaneous interlude
• My Own Summer Cover (Live) - Deftones cover
• Wish Cover (Live) - Nine Inch Nails cover
• The Morning After (live, written and played by Chester)
• Linkin Park & Xzibit - "Nobody's Listening" (live, featuring a verse from "Say My Name")
• Fresh N' So Clean (Live, Brad playing "So Fresh and So Clean") - OutKast cover
• Xero Sampler Tape:
• Rhinestone (Later evolved into "Forgotten")
• Reading My Eyes
• Fuse
• Stick N' Move (Later evolved into "Runaway")