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“In the End”
Single by Linkin Park from the album Hybrid Theory
B-side	"Step Up"
Released	November 20, 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	New Orleans, Louisiana in 2000
Genre	Nu metal, rapcore
Length	3:36
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Linkin Park
Producer	Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Papercut" (2001) "In the End" (2001) "It's Goin Down" (2002)

"In the End" is a song by Linkin Park. It is the eighth track from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000). The song was a big Modern Rock hit, reaching #1 on the chart in 2001. It is also their biggest pop hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... In the End may refer to: In The End, a song by Linkin Park from their 2000 album, Hybrid Theory In the End, a song by Green Day from their 1994 album, Dookie In the End, a song by Drake Bell on his debut album, Telegraph (album) In the End... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... This article is about the Linkin Park album. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... CD redirects here. ... NOLA redirects here. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, gangsta rap, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, hardcore punk and sometimes funk. ... In the music industry, a record label is 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. ... Papercut is a song by the Nu metal band Linkin Park. ... Its Goin Down is a single by turntablists The X-Ecutioners, from their 2002 debut album Built From Scratch. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... This article is about the Linkin Park album. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Modern rock is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

"In the End" was released as a single in 2001. It was originally written as a poem by the lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, with Chris Petersen, and was later established as a sufficient song for the album. The original demo version of this song was labeled "Untitled" (which may or may not have been an actual title), and contained various different rap verses by Shinoda. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Chester Charles Bennington (born March 20, 1976)[1] is an American musician. ...

Song information

This song is mainly based on one person's failure. It is considered symbolic of an ending relationship. Fail and Phail redirect here. ... In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. ...

"In the End" is widely regarded as Linkin Park's most famous song, and the one which best describes their musical style (a melodic interplay between Chester Bennington's singing and Mike Shinoda's rapping).

Remixes and other versions

Reanimation (2002) features a hip hop-style remix of this song, titled "Enth E Nd". Singles from Reanimation Released: July 15, 2002 Released: 2002 For reanimation of the dead, see Undead. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ...

Collision Course (2004) features another rap metal-style remixs song with Jay-Z. The song is titled Izzo/In the End. Linkin Park chronology Singles from Collision Course Released: December 13, 2004 Released: 2005/2006 Collision Course is a CD/DVD set released on November 30, 2004 by Jay-Z & Linkin Park. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...

Since 2004, during some live performances, Brad Delson is known to play the harmonics of "Pushing Me Away" at some point in the song, usually before the second chorus. Bradford Phillip Delson (born December 1, 1977, in Agoura, California[1]), is a Jewish musician best known as the lead guitarist and temporary bassist for the band Linkin Park. ...

Track listing

The single CD was released as a "Part 1" Single and a "Part 2" Single. They differed in tracks and cover color: the "Part 1" cover is red and the "Part 2" cover is yellow. The "Part 2" cover is shown on the right. A DVD version of "In the End" was also released which includes an audio version of "In the End", promo video of "Crawling" and four 30 seconds interviews.

Part 1 track listing

1. "In the End"
2. "Papercut" (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
3. "Points of Authority" (Live at Docklands Arena, London)

Part 1 bonus

1. "In the End" (CD-ROM music video)

Part 2 track listing

1. "In the End"
2. "A Place for My Head" (Live at Docklands Arena, London)
3. "Step Up" [1999 Demo]

Music video

The music video takes place in a fantasy setting and uses massive CGI animation. The band performs atop a giant statue, which has a 'winged soldier' on top of it, which is similar looking to the 'winged soldier' on the cover artwork of Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory album. The tower itself is in the shape of a woman, and appears to be the left-out portion of the cover of Hybrid Theory EP. Computer-generated imagery[1] (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... This article is about the Linkin Park album. ...

A scene from the music video for “In the End”, which was shot in a California desert and made heavy usage of CGI effects.

The portions where Mike Shinoda raps first take place in a wasteland with thorny vines sprouting out of the ground, surrounding him and shattering into dust (first verse) and then grass and plants sprouting up around him (second verse). During the time Mike raps his verses, Chester stands atop a platform with gargoyles on the edges. This platform is in front of a door in the shape of a trapezium. Near the end of the video, the skies turn dark and it begins to rain, and the band performs in the downpour until the end of the song, where the rain stops and the camera pans away from the tower, showing the wasteland where Shinoda had rapped in is now a lush Greenland. During the rain the statues on the tower begin to move. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The seawater creature in The Abyss marked CGIs acceptance in the visual effects industry. ... Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11, 1977)[1][2] is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. ...

The rest of the band (Delson, Farrell, Hahn & Bourdon) appear only during Chester's chorus and during the outro when the camera focus is near to the tower.

Some fansites of Linkin Park have claimed that Dave Farrell injured his foot during the making of the video when he jumped off one of the platforms, but still continued filming until the end. This fact has never been officially confirmed by the band or their record label. David Michael Farrell (born on February 8, 1977), more commonly known as Phoenix, is the bassist and backup vocalist for the band Linkin Park. ...

The video was co-directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and LP's turntablist Joe Hahn (who have also directed the videos for "Pts.Of.Athrty", "Papercut", "What I've Done", "Bleed It Out", and "Shadow of the Day"). The production design was by Patrick Tatopoulos who helped design and oversee the production of the non-CGI set. It won the "Best Rock Video" at the 2002 MTV Awards. Nathan Karma Cox is mostly known for directing music videos. ... Joseph Hahn, often referred to as Mr. ... Pts. ... Papercut is a song by the Nu metal band Linkin Park. ... What Ive Done is the lead single from Linkin Parks third album Minutes to Midnight, and is the bands highest debut on the US Hot 100. ... Bleed It Out is the second single[1] from Linkin Parks third studio album, Minutes to Midnight, released on August 20, 2007. ... Music sample Shadow of the Day Problems? See media help. ... Patrick Tatopoulos Patrick Tatopoulos is a renowned American production designer. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the season. ...

A strange-looking whale can be seen flying around the large statue during most of the video, specifically at the end of the video. The whale in the video was Joe Hahn's idea. He has been quoted as saying "It's not like I pulled it out of my ass; it made sense to me." The reasoning behind its inclusion is still unknown. Many fans of the Legend of Zelda video games have noted similarities between the whale in the video and the 'Wind Fish' character from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. However, there is no evidence to support the design of Linkin Park's whale was a tribute to the game, and appears to be coincidental. The Legend of Zelda ) is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published by Nintendo. ...

Although there is a keyboard loop in this song, the video does not show Mike, who is a pianist in the group, or anyone else playing a keyboard in any scene of the video. However, Joe Hahn is shown using a MIDI pad to emulate the piano loop at the end. During the commentary of the video on Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, Nathan Cox jokingly said that Elton John was the one who was actually playing piano in the song. Linkin Park released their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Hybrid Theory. ... Nathan Karma Cox is mostly known for directing music videos. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ...

The Making of the Video

On Linkin Park's Frat Party at the Pankake Festival DVD one of the special features is 'The Making of In the End'. It begins with footage of a bat hanging off the windscreen wipers of the band's tour bus, with band members, specifically Joe Hahn making reference to the bats from the In the End video. Linkin Park released their first DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, on November 20, 2001, more than one year after the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Hybrid Theory. ...

Brad describes his custom headphones as his jack into the Matrix and why he needs to wear them on stage.

In this 'Making of', footage is shown of Chester miming to a sped up version of the track, and effect used so that when the film is slowed down, the track sounds normal as does the singer, but with an added dramatic effect.

Also shown is Mike Shinoda jokingly claiming that Angelina Jolie was doing his make-up, but "her agent would kill us if we showed her", and footage of "Crawling" being performed by Bryson Jones and the 'Sweethearts of the Rodeo All-Star Band', full audio of which is also available on the DVD. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ...

Footage from this 'Making of' was used in the video for Points Of Authority, included in the same DVD.

Covers and parodies

• On the 2004 EP Collision Course there is a "mash up" of "In the End" and Jay-Z's Izzo (H.O.V.A.).
• The song was parodied by Christian parody group ApologetiX as, their version labeled as "Corinthians".
• An EMT remix of In The End has been found on the internet^[1].
• The song was covered by italian group XP8 however, their version is much more electro-oriented than the original.
• The String Quartet Tribute included "In The End" in their tribute CD "In the Chamber... The String Quartet Tribute to Linkin Park."

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Charts

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections. ... The ARC Weekly Top 40 is an American mainstream music chart. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... Hot100Brasil is an online publisher of various Brazilian music charts. ... The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists in New Zealand. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles worldwide. ... How You Remind Me is a single by the band Nickelback, the first one from their 2001 album Silver Side Up. ... This article is about the Canadian rock band. ... Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. ... This is a list of number-one modern rock hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Modern Rock Tracks chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs on U.S. alternative rock radio stations. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Blurry was the second single off the album Come Clean by post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd. ... Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. ... Audio sample Info Cant Get You out of My Head (help· info) Cant Get You out of My Head is a pop-dance song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). ... Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE (pronounced ,[1]mɪnoÊŠg;[2] born 28 May 1968) is an Australian Grammy and BRIT award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... Hot100Brasil is an online publisher of various Brazilian music charts. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Kelly Key (real name Kelly de Almeida Afonso) born March 3, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian singer and teen idol. ...

References

1. ^ The EMT Remix

External links