“Breaking the Habit”
Single by Linkin Park from the album Meteora
Released	June 22, 2004
Format	CD
Recorded	2003
Genre	Alternative rock, Electronica
Length	3 min 16 s
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Linkin Park
Producer	Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Lying from You" (2004) "Breaking the Habit" (2004) "Numb/Encore" (2004)
Meteora track listing
"Figure.09" (8) "Breaking the Habit" (9) "From the Inside" (10)

"Breaking the Habit" is an electronica influenced song by the nu metal band Linkin Park, from their 2003 album Meteora. It was released as the sixth and final single from the album in 2004. It became the fifth consecutive single from Meteora to reach #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, a feat unmatched by any other artist in the history of that chart. It was also a minor pop hit, peaking at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Meteora Released: March 17, 2003 Released: June 9, 2003 Released: September 8, 2003 Released: January 12, 2004 Released: April, 2004 Released: June 14, 2004 Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CD redirects here. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... This article is about the unit of time, angle and right ascension. ... This article is about the unit of time. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Linkin Park singles chronology Breaking the Habit (2004) Numb/Encore (2004) Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You (2005/2006) Numb/Encore is a Grammy Award-winning song by the rock band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mash-up album Collision Course. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Meteora Released: March 17, 2003 Released: June 9, 2003 Released: September 8, 2003 Released: January 12, 2004 Released: April, 2004 Released: June 14, 2004 Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... Meteora track listing From the Inside is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Special Edition Cover Special Edition cover Singles from Meteora Released: March 17, 2003 Released: June 9, 2003 Released: September 8, 2003 Released: January 12, 2004 Released: April, 2004 Released: June 14, 2004 Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, first released on March 25, 2003. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

Breaking the Habit features many electronics, piano and guitar. There are no distorted guitar riffs, and it is the first single released by Linkin Park to include no vocals from Mike Shinoda. Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. ...

A common misconception about this song is that it was written by lead singer Chester Bennington, when in fact, band member Mike Shinoda was the original writer. The song was based on a close friend's drug addiction. It is a common idea that it was written about Bennington due to his extended drug abuse issues, although Shinoda began writing the song before he met Bennington. The rumour has its roots in Bennington's reluctance to play the song at early live shows, because he was able to relate to it so closely. Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American musician. ... Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. ...

Music video

Main article: Breaking the Habit (video)

Its music video, co-directed by Joe Hahn and Kazuto Nakazawa, uses an anime-style animation, and was created by superflat influenced anime studio Studio 4°C. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Joseph Hahn, often referred to as Mr. ... Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤一登 Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games. ... Animé redirects here. ... Superflat is a postmodern art movement influenced by manga and anime. ... Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Koji Morimoto, Eiko Tanaka, and Yoshiharu Sato in 1986. ...

The video was shot of the band performing the song and was later rotoscoped. The animation style is tied closely to the animated segment from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003). This video has also been a favorite among MTV viewers going so far as to winning the 2004 MTV VMA Viewers Choice Award. Rotoscoping is a technique where animators trace live action movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award- and Palme dOr-winning American film director, screenwriter and actor. ... -1... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the season. ...

At the beginning of the video, a man is shown lying on a car's roof. The car has been surrounded by police tape, and a crowd is beginning to gather. Police are shown investigating the reason for the fall. The video then cuts to other characters, many shown to be depressed or frustrated with their lives. The first noteworthy character is a girl who breaks a mirror, then writes "I'm nothing" onto a sheet of paper. She then picks up a shard of broken glass, clenches it in her hand, and smears her blood on the paper. Throughout the whole video, a wisp of smoke twists around the characters as their stories are played out, and Chester Bennington's face flashes around various scenes. Suddenly, the smoke flows into the mouth of the dead body, and the video rewinds itself, revealing more about the characters and their stories. The dead body rockets upwards and lands on the roof of a tall building, where it is revealed that it was Chester who died. Once Chester lands on the roof, the entire band is shown playing, and finishes the song on the roof.

There is also a second music video, entitled "Breaking the Habit (5.28.04 3:37 PM)", showing the band in their studio performing the song. The video was directed by Kimo Proudfoot and is available on their Breaking the Habit DVD. Kimo Proudfoot is an American director of music videos. ...

Track listing

1. "Breaking the Habit"
2. "Crawling" (Live)
3. "Breaking the Habit" 3:15 (CD-ROM Music Video)

Chart positions

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External links

• Breaking The Habit official lyrics
• Breaking The Habit music video on YouTube