Hybrid Theory

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Hybrid Theory
Studio album by Linkin Park
Released	October 24, 2000
Recorded	March - June 2000 at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California
Genre	Nu metal Rapcore
Length	37:40
Label	Warner Brothers Records
Producer(s)	Don Gilmore
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Link
Linkin Park chronology
Hybrid Theory EP (1999)	Hybrid Theory (2000)	Reanimation (2002)

Hybrid Theory is the first studio album by Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000.

Contents 1 Music style 2 Miscellaneous 3 Total sales 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charting album positions 7 Charting singles 8 Trivia 9 External links

[edit] Music style

Most of its songs merge both metal and hip hop. The former is quite prevalent in few tracks, like "One Step Closer" and "Runaway".

Hybrid Theory is also notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' records.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Its title was originally the name for the band, between 1998 and 1999 (they were previously called Xero). After a copyright issue with Welsh electronic music producers Hybrid, they finally changed to "Linkin Park", in early 2000. Their lead vocalist Chester Bennington had driven by a park named Lincoln Park (now Christine Reed Park, in Santa Monica, California) every day after recording, and suggested the name. "Hybrid Theory" was kept as the album title.

Linkin Park recorded this album without their bassist, Dave Farrell.

The majority of its tracks are represented by remakes of older songs, which the band recorded between 1997 and 1999. The songs in questions are:

• "One Step Closer" (originally entitled "Plaster");
• "With You" (originally entitled "Now I See");
• "Points of Authority" (originally entitled "Points & Authority");
• "Crawling" (of which a demo was recorded under their previous name Hybrid Theory);
• "Runaway" (which draws its main riff from the older "Stick N' Move");
• "By Myself" (whose original title "Super Xero", was the first name for the group);
• "In The End" (originally named "The Untitled");
• "A Place For My Head" (originally entitled "Esaul");
• "Forgotten" (originally entitled "Rhinestone").

The only track cut from the album was the remake of "High Voltage", a hip hop song that appeared in 1999 Hybrid Theory EP. It is believed that the song was meant to be track twelve on the album, between "Cure for the Itch" and "Pushing Me Away", because "Cure for the Itch" and "High Voltage" seem to be transitional (like most tracks from 2003 Meteora).

[edit] Total sales

The album was the best-seller of the year 2001 in the United States (5th best selling in 2002), and was the most popular of the early-2000s nu metal/rapcore acts like Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Papa Roach, P.O.D. and Korn.

Hybrid Theory is certified Diamond (10 times Platinum) in the U.S. by the RIAA. It is also the twenty-first century's highest selling debut album, selling 20 million copies worldwide as of October 2006. Moreover, it is sometimes considered the most commercially successful album of the nu metal genre.

[edit] Track listing

Disc One

1. "Papercut" – 3:05
2. "One Step Closer" – 2:36
3. "With You" – 3:23
4. "Points of Authority" – 3:20
5. "Crawling" – 3:29
6. "Runaway" – 3:04
7. "By Myself" – 3:10
8. "In the End" – 3:36
9. "A Place for My Head" – 3:05
10. "Forgotten" – 3:14
11. "Cure for the Itch" – 2:37
12. "Pushing Me Away" – 3:12

Disc Two (Limited Edition Release)

1. "Papercut (Live At Docklands Arena, London)" - 3:13
2. "Points Of Authority (Live At Docklands Arena, London)" - 3:30
3. "A Place For My Head (Live At Docklands Arena, London)" - 3:11
4. "My December (Mike Shinoda)" - 4:20
5. "High Voltage (Mike Shinoda)" - 3:45

[edit] Personnel

• Brian Gardner - Digital Editing, Mastering
• Don Gilmore - Producer, Engineer
• Steve Sisco - Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• The Dust Brothers - Beats
• James Minchin - Photography
• Matt Griffin - Assistant Engineer
• Joseph Hahn - Turntables, Sampling, Illustrations, Drawing, Sketches
• Mike Shinoda - Vocals, Emcee, Gutair, Keyboard, Engineer, Sampling, Digital Editing, Beats, Drawing, Sketches
• Scott Koziol - Bass
• Chester Bennington - Vocals
• Brad Delson - Guitar, Bass
• Rob Bourdon - Drums
• Jeff Blue - Executive Producer, A&R

[edit] Charting album positions

Year	Chart	Position
2001	Billboard 200	#2
2001	Top Canadian Albums	#16
2001	Top Internet Albums	#25
2002	Billboard 200	#2
2002	Top Canadian Albums	#5
2002	Top Internet Albums	#17

The album was also the 2001 #1 album of the year in New Zealand.

[edit] Charting singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2000	One Step Closer	Modern Rock Tracks	#5
2000	One Step Closer	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#4
2000	One Step Closer	Billboard Hot 100	#75
2001	Crawling	Billboard Hot 100	#79
2001	Crawling	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3
2001	Crawling	Modern Rock Tracks	#5
2001	In the End	Modern Rock Tracks	#1 (5 weeks)
2001	In the End	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#3
2001	In the End	Billboard Hot 100	#2
2002	In the End	Adult Top 40	#15
2002	Papercut	Modern Rock Tracks	#32
2002	In the End	Top 40 Mainstream	#1
2002	In the End	Top 40 Tracks	#2
2002	In the End	Billboard Hot 100	#2
2002	In the End	Top 40 Adult Recurrents	#9
2002	Runaway	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#37
2002	Runaway	Modern Rock Tracks	#40

[edit] Trivia

• "One Step Closer", "Points of Authority" and "Pushing Me Away", were used respectively in the soundtracks for Dracula 2000, Little Nicky and Valentine.

[edit] External links

• Hybrid Theory Album Art

Linkin Park
Chester Bennington - Rob Bourdon - Brad Delson - Dave Farrell - Joe Hahn - Mike Shinoda
Scott Belsha (stand-in) - Mark Wakefield - Kyle Christener (stand-in) - Scott Koziol (stand-in)
Discography
Albums and extended play: Hybrid Theory EP - Hybrid Theory - In The End: Live & Rare - Reanimation - Meteora - Live in Texas - Collision Course EP - T------ and T------
Singles: "One Step Closer" - "Crawling" - "Papercut" - "In the End" - "It's Goin' Down" - "Pts.of.Athrty" - "Frgt/10" - "Somewhere I Belong" - "Faint" - "Numb" - "From the Inside" - "Lying From You" - "Breaking the Habit" - "Numb / Encore"
Videography
DVDs: Frat Party at the Pankake Festival - Live in Texas - Breaking the Habit
Related articles
Bands/Groups: Relative Degree - Xero - Tasty Snax - Grey Daze - Fort Minor - Snow White Tan - The X-Ecutioners
Other: Linkin Park Underground - Machine Shop Recordings - Morning After