| Reanimation | ||||
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| Remix album by Linkin Park | ||||
| Released | July 30, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | During the Hybrid Theory tour, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, rap metal, rap rock, alternative rap, industrial metal, electronic rock | |||
| Length | 61:00 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mike Shinoda | |||
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Reanimation is the first remix Album by American rock band Linkin Park as a follow-up to their first studio album, Hybrid Theory and released on 30 July 2002. Recorded during the Hybrid Theory tour in 2001, it features hip hop and electronic-influenced remixes of songs from Hybrid Theory.
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"Pts.OF.Athrty", the remix of "Points of Authority" by Jay Gordon of Orgy, was release as the first and only official single of Reanimation. The single also features "H! Vltg3", the remix of "High Voltage" by Evidence and DJ Babu featuring additional vocals by Pharoahe Monch (which is found in the album), as well as "Buy Myself", a remix "By Myself" by Marilyn Manson as b-sides.
"Enth E Nd", "Frgt/10", "P5hng Me A*wy", "By_Myslf" and "1stp Klosr" were released as radio promotional singles.
The official video for "Pts.OF.Athrty" depicts a completely CGI-animated battle between robots, ruled by the heads of Linkin Park members, and an alien race.
MTV2 made videos for each song of the album for its playback of the album on "MTV:Playback" which aired only a few times. These include "Frgt/10" (A Girl Grafiting Town, Evading the Police) "Opening" (The Girl From the Video for "Frgt/10" Going to Bed), "Pts.OF.Athrty" (The US Flag Up to 1:05, Then a Motorcycle Chase), "[Chali]" (The Girl in Bed and Shots of Her Room), "P5hng Me A*wy" (A Cannibal at Work), "Plc. 4 Mie Hæd" (The Girl Singing to the Song), "X-Ecutioner Style" (A Cartoon Boy Walking Around Town, Singing Chester's "Shut Up" Parts), "H! Vltg3" (A Night in the Life of a Man), "[Riff Raff]" (The Girl in Bed), "Wth>You" (Very Quick Montage of Mugshots of People in Sync With the Song), "Ppr:Kut" (Shots of People's Reactions to an Unexpected Loud Noise While Listening to Music; Joe Hahn Made a Cameo Appearance in This Video), "Rnw@y" (A Woman With a Mohawk in Town), My<Dsmbr (A Man Obviously Lives on the Beach and Does Some Amusements in an Amusement Park), "By_Myslf" (a Woman in a Forest), "Kyur4 th Ich" (People Breakdancing), "1stp Klosr" (Depicts a Failing Relationship) and "Krwlng" (Animation of a White Stick Man). The only song that does not receive an animated video was "Enth E Nd"; the video shows Mike Shinoda, KutMasta Kurt and Motion Man performing their respective parts and verses in the back of a car. This was the only video to show the actual performers of the song.
Only the MTV2 videos of "Frgt/10" and "Kyur4 th Ich" were officially released on the DVD-A edition of the album, along with the official "Pts.OF.Athrty" video. The videos of "Pts.OF.Athrty", "Frgt/10", "Kyur4 th Ich" and "Enth E Nd" were the only videos considered "official".
Some of the material on Reanimation found its way into Linkin Park's live shows, as attested by the presence of "P5hng Me A*wy" on Live in Texas and was also played during Linkin Park's touring during 2003. The bridge from "1stp Klosr" and the instrumental portion of "Wth>You" have been played during performances of "One Step Closer" and "With You" from 2003 to 2006. "Pts.OF.Athrty" was used as an intro to performances of "Points of Authority" at some shows. Frgt/10 was played once in 2005, during a Music for Relief performance, where Jurassic 5 was also present. Also, the intro to "Krwlng" is often used as the intro to "Crawling" during live performances with Mike singing the first verse from "Hands Held High", including Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes.
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B-[5] |
Reanimation helped the many underground hip-hop artists that it featured reach a larger audience, as well as changing the nature of the work so significantly (restructuring songs, adding or substantially changing verses, and adding several guest artists) that it could be considered an entirely new album.[5] Reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine (of Allmusic) considered the album "a welcome step in the right direction," and he praised Reanimation for attempting to break new ground.[2] Linkin Park have also stated that this album could be considered both a remix and studio album. Metacritic gave the album an average score of 60.[1] However, the album reached a peak position of #2 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the list for 33 straight weeks. It sold 270,000 copies in its debut week.[6]
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, British ice dancers Sinead and John Kerr skated to "Krwlng".[7]
In 2011, magician Dynamo walked across the Thames River. This was shown during his TV show Dynamo: Magician Impossible while the song played over it.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening" | Mike Shinoda | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Pts.of.Athrty" | Jay Gordon | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Enth E Nd" | KutMasta Kurt featuring Motion Man | 4:00 |
| 4. | "[Chali]" | 0:23 | |
| 5. | "Frgt/10" | The Alchemist featuring Chali 2na | 3:32 |
| 6. | "P5hng Me A*wy" | Mike Shinoda featuring Stephen Richards | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Plc. 4 Mie Hæd" | AmpLive featuring Zion | 4:20 |
| 8. | "X-Ecutioner Style" | Sean C. featuring Roc Raida and Black Thought | 1:49 |
| 9. | "H! Vltg3" | Evidence featuring Pharoahe Monch and DJ Babu | 3:30 |
| 10. | "[Riff Raff]" | 0:21 | |
| 11. | "Wth>You" | Chairman Hahn featuring Aceyalone | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Ntr\Mssion" | Mike Shinoda | 0:29 |
| 13. | "Ppr:Kut" | DJ Cheapshot and Jubacca featuring Rasco and Planet Asia | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Rnw@y" | Backyard Bangers featuring Phoenix Orion | 3:13 |
| 15. | "My<Dsmbr" | Mickey P. featuring Kelli Ali | 4:17 |
| 16. | "[Stef]" | 0:10 | |
| 17. | "By_Myslf" | Josh Abraham and Mike Shinoda | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Kyur4 th Ich" | Chairman Hahn | 2:32 |
| 19. | "1stp Klosr" | The Humble Brothers featuring Jonathan Davis | 5:46 |
| 20. | "Krwlng" | Mike Shinoda featuring Aaron Lewis | 5:42 |
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61:00 | ||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 21. | "Buy Myself" (remix of "By Myself" by Marilyn Manson) | Linkin Park | 4:26 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 21. | "One Step Closer" (Live LP Underground Tour 2003) | Linkin Park | 3:42 | ||||||
| 22. | "Buy Myself" (Marilyn Manson Remix of By Myself) | Linkin Park | 4:26 | ||||||
| 23. | "My December" (Live Projekt Revolution Tour 2002) | Mike Shinoda | 4:27 | ||||||
Contains the complete album mixed in 5.1 surround sound, along with the music videos for "Pts.OF.Athrty", "Frgt/10", and "Kyur4 th Ich", as well as the making of "Pts.OF.Athrty" feature. This is only available in a DVD-Audio format. It plays in most DVD players and DVD-A compatible DVD players. This version was originally distributed to members of the Linkin Park Underground, who signed up before November 10, 2002, for free. It was also made into a DualDisc format which contained the CD version on one side and the DVD-Audio on the other.
This album was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in two cities: Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc has the standard album on one side, and the DVD-Audio tracklisting on the second side. The DualDisc version was not reissued after the test market run.
There are currently three known demos from the Reanimation recording sessions – one for "1stp Klosr", only remixed by the Humble Brothers without Jonathan Davis (this was a hidden feature on the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival), a demo of "Pts.OF.Athrty" remixed by Jay Gordon, and an original demo version of the "Plc.4 Mie Hæd" remix by Amp Live. These have not been commercially released, but they have become popular online and amongst Linkin Park fans.
Remixes were also crafted by Tricky,[9] Prince Paul,[10][11] DJ Z-Trip,[10][11] Team Sleep ("My December"), and The Girl Scouts.[10] Tracks 1, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, and 16 are not on Hybrid Theory. Tracks 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, and 16 were created specifically for Reanimation, while tracks 9 and 15 are remixes of Hybrid Theory b-sides.
| Country | Certifications | Sales/shipments[12] |
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| Germany | Gold[13] | 100,000+ |
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