Collision Course (album)

Collision Course
EP and Video album by Jay-Z / Linkin Park
Released November 30, 2004
Recorded July 16–19, 2004
Genre
Length 19:95 (CD)
45:01 (DVD)
Label
Producer
Linkin Park non-studio album chronology
Live in Texas
(2003)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes
(2008)
Jay-Z chronology
Unfinished Business
(2004)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 Kingdom Come
(2006)
Linkin Park Video video chronology
Breaking the Habit (DVD)
(2004)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 The Making of Minutes to Midnight
(2007)
Singles from Collision Course
  1. "Numb/Encore"
    Released: December 13, 2004

Collision Course is a collaborative rap rock CD/DVD set from American rapper Jay-Z and nu metal band Linkin Park, released on November 30, 2004 by Roc-A-Fella, Machine Shop, Warner Bros. and Def Jam records.[1] Before the album, Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly, and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation. The album was inspired by The Grey Album by Danger Mouse, which was a mash-up album between Jay-Z and The Beatles. MTV had originally planned on mashing up only one or two songs, but the project was eventually expanded to a six song EP. The album was mostly produced by Mike Shinoda and Jay-Z, and was recorded between July 16 and July 19.

Upon release, Collision Course reached #1 on the Billboard 200. As of June 2014, it has sold 2 million copies in the United States alone.[2] The album spawned one single, Numb/Encore which eventually won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 7 million copies, making it the best selling EP worldwide.

Overview

Due to its short running time at 19:95, with six tracks in total included on the disc, the release has been identified as an EP. All of the tracks included are mashups combining songs by both artists.

The DVD contains behind-the-scenes new footage of the making of the album, as well as the second take of all of the Collision Course songs at The Roxy Theatre on July 18, 2004. Also included are the five scenes from the concert shown on MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups and a picture gallery.

The first single released from the EP, "Numb/Encore", achieved significant airplay on the charts, and stayed on 6 months after its release. "Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer" was also released to the radio in the US, but was never featured on the Billboard Charts - the videos for both that track and "Jigga What/Faint" were also seen on Kerrang! TV in the UK. "Izzo/In the End" was also heavily promoted on the official Linkin Park websites.

It is the second EP ever (after Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies in 1994) to top the Billboard 200, going on to sell over 300,000 copies in its first week.

Background and production

Mike Shinoda revealed in his 2004 Grammy acceptance speech that he would be mashing up with Jay-Z for a record under MTV's Mash Ups show.

The network allowed Jay-Z to choose a group or artist for the mash-up. Jay contacted Shinoda, who began experimenting with mixing the tracks before sending some examples to him. As a result, Jay-Z began working with Shinoda through email. The two decided that instead of combining the existing tracks for the live performance on MTV, they wanted to re-work and re-record parts of the songs to make them fit better. Shinoda explains, "Jay and I realized it's better to re-perform the rap vocals if you're gonna do it to a new beat because the vibe changes and you have to deliver your verse a little differently."[3] Shinoda asked his bandmates to re-record instrumental and vocal tracks as well, and ultimately both parties decided they wanted to release the studio tracks.[3] The entire album was put together within four days.[4]

Sometimes, behind-the-scenes audio can be heard within the album, such as Jay-Z saying "You're wasting your talent, Randy!" before "Big Pimpin'/Papercut", or Shinoda saying "This is fun" before "Izzo/In the End".

Collision Course was the first album of Linkin Park that contained a Parental Advisory sticker, since most of Jay-Z's verses contain profanity (although Shinoda and Chester Bennington are also heard swearing in the album). This album was also made in an edited/censored version. Linkin Park wouldn't use profanities themselves until Minutes to Midnight in 2007. However, the clean version of the album left the words "bitch", "ass", and "hoes" uncensored, which means that "Izzo/In the End" is the same on the clean and explicit versions.

A year after the release of Collision Course, Jay-Z was the executive producer on Mike Shinoda's solo effort Fort Minor's The Rising Tied. Also, the song "High Road" from the same record talks about how some critics negatively received Collision Course.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [5]
Robert Christgau[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[7]
HipHopDX[8]
NME(3/10)[9]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin
Village Voice(unfavorable)[12]
Kriss Method

Critics gave mixed reviews to Collision Course. David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the album, calling it "awesomely fun".[5] K.B. Tindal of HipHopDX also equally praised the album, saying that the project "will open a passageway for artists who want to dare to be different as well as those who want to work hard to maintain that difference."[8] Steve Juon of RapReviews called the album "an experiment which bodes well since for the most part these two artists compliment each other."[10]

Meanwhile, Raymond Fiore of Entertainment Weekly, gave a negative review of the album, saying that the pairing of Linkin Park and Jay-Z "comes off like a sanitized nonevent."[7]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying from You"  
 4:04
2. "Big Pimpin'/Papercut"  
  • J. Capeless
  • T. Mosley
  • K. Joshua
  • Linkin Park
 2:36
3. "Jigga What/Faint"  
 3:31
4. "Numb/Encore"  
 3:25
5. "Izzo/In the End"  
  • S. Carter
  • K. West
  • Berry Gordy
  • A. Mizell
  • F. Perren
  • D. Richards
  • Linkin Park
 2:44
6. "Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer"  
 4:55
Total length:
 21:18

Enhanced content on the CD

  1. "Links to Bonus Content"
  2. "Photos"

DVD track list

  1. Intro
  2. In the Studio
  3. Jay-Z Arrives
  4. Rehearsal
  5. Sound Check
  6. Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying from You (Live)
  7. Big Pimpin'/Papercut (Live)
  8. Jigga What/Faint (Live)
  9. Numb/Encore (Live)
  10. Izzo/In the End (Live)
  11. Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer (Live)
  12. End Credits

"Special Features":

  1. "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups"
    • It's Goin' Down
    • Dirt Off You Shoulder/Lying from You
    • Jigga What/Faint
    • Numb/Encore
    • Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer
  1. "Photo Gallery"
  2. "5.1 Surround Sound"

Personnel

Linkin Park
Jay-Z
Production

DVD

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Charts (2004–05) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 8
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 5
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15] 19
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 17
Canadian Albums Chart 6
Danish Albums Chart[17] 7
Dutch Albums Chart[18] 9
French Albums Chart[19] 20
Italian Albums Chart[20] 19
New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[22] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[23] 4
Swedish Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart 15
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums 3

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Platinum[24]
Austria Gold[25]
Brasil Gold[26]
Canada 2× Platinum[27]
Denmark Gold[28]
France Gold[29]
Germany Gold[30]
Ireland 2× Platinum[31]
Italy Platinum[32]
New Zealand Platinum[33]
Switzerland Platinum[34]
United States Platinum[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Collision Course (with DVD): Jay-Z, Linkin Park: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  2. ↑ Trust, Gary (June 24, 2014). "Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  3. 1 2 Wiederhorn, Jon (2004-10-28). "Jay-Z And Linkin Park Show Danger Mouse How It's Done - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. ↑ Making of Collision Course
  5. 1 2 Jeffries, David. "Collision Course". allmusic. allmusic. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Jay-Z/Linkin Park Extended Discography". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. 1 2 Fiore, Raymond (3 December 2004). "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents— Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course (2004)". Entertainment Weekly. CNN. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  8. 1 2 Tindal, K.B. (15 December 2004). "Jay-Z/Linkin Park Collision Course Review". HipHopDX. HipHopDX. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  9. ↑ Long, Pat (11 December 2004). "Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course". NME. NME. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  10. 1 2 Joun, Steve (7 December 2004). "Jay-Z/Linkin Park :: Collision Course :: Warner Bros. Records". RapReviews. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  11. ↑ Hoard, Christian (9 December 2004). "Collision Course review". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Sylvester, Nick (4 January 2005). "Rap-Metal in the Winter Sky, and 99 Dead Problems Go By". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  13. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  14. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  15. ↑ "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  16. ↑ "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  17. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". danishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  18. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  19. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  20. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  21. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  22. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  23. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  25. ↑ "IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in German). Ifpi.at. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  26. ↑ "Associaусo Brasileira de Produtores de Disco". ABPD. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  27. ↑ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - February 2005". Cria.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  28. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisterne.dk. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  29. ↑ "Disque en France". Disque en France. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  30. ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  31. ↑ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Ltd. - http://www.fireballmedia.ie (1962-10-01). "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  32. ↑ "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana". Fimi.it. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  33. ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  34. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  35. ↑ "American album certifications – Jay Z – Collision Course". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

Preceded by
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb by U2		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 12, 2004 - December 18, 2004 		Succeeded by
The Red Light District by Ludacris
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