Papercuts

by Linkin Park

Overview

When they first popped up at the turn of the millennium, no one could have predicted just how huge Linkin Park would grow over the course of two decades, becoming one of the biggest rock bands in the world with a deep catalog that would influence a generation. Their 2024 greatest-hits compilation Papercuts collects their biggest hits -- and that's not even all their hits, just the very best of the best -- alongside a handful of treats that elevates this collection to being more than just a playlist. Thoughtfully curated and sequenced, Papercuts kicks off with their Grammy-winning second single "Crawling" from 2000's breakthrough smash Hybrid Theory and makes its way through every studio album (except for 2014's hardcore foray The Hunting Party). "Faint," "What I've Done," "Breaking the Habit," "One Step Closer," "Numb" -- there are dozens of platinum certifications here, as well as the diamond-certified "In the End." Even with the omission of some key moments from their catalog, the assault of top-tier material makes it nearly unnoticeable. In addition to the tracks that can already be found on those worn-out copies in a general listener's collection, the band was sure to include previously released fan favorites like "Numb/Encore" from the revolutionary Jay-Z mashup set Collision Course; "New Divide" from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack; their 2023 hit "Lost" from the Meteora 20th anniversary collection, and "QWERTY," a brutal metal cut recorded during the Minutes to Midnight era (that wound up on the fan club-only LP Underground 6.0 release in 2006). Another unreleased studio recording was packaged with Papercuts: the bittersweet coda "Friendly Fire" (from their final sessions with Chester Bennington during the One More Light era), which went on to chart around the world upon release in February 2024. Across 20 tracks and nearly as many years, Linkin Park's emotional and stylistic evolution is succinctly captured, igniting nostalgia and long-dormant feelings through the band's enduring power and Bennington's immortal voice. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2024
Label:	Warner Records
UPC:	0093624846017
Rank:	877

Tracks

1. Crawling
2. Faint
3. Numb/Encore
4. Papercut
5. Breaking the Habit
6. In the End
7. Bleed It Out
8. Somewhere I Belong
9. Waiting For the End
10. Castle of Glass
11. One More Light
12. Burn It Down
13. What I've Done
14. Qwerty
15. One Step Closer
16. New Divide
17. Leave Out All the Rest
18. Lost
19. Numb
20. Friendly Fire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Linkin Park   Primary Artist
Mr. Hahn   Vocals (Background)
Suzie Katayama   Celli
Bob Becker   Viola
Larry Corbett   Celli
Oscar Hidalgo   Bass
Brad Delson   Vocals (Background)
Eg White   Piano,Guitar
Joseph Hahn   Vocals (Background)
John Legend   Vocals
Joe Hahn   Vocals (Background)
Rob Bourdon   Vocals (Background)
Leonard Harris   Vocals
Matthew Funes   Viola
David Campbell   Strings
Andrew Picken   Viola
Don Crawley   Vocals
Jon Green   Guitar
Dan Smith   Celli
Kanye West   Vocals
Mike Shinoda   Horn,Strings
Evan Wilson   Viola

Technical Credits

Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering,Digital Editing
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Matt Griffin   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Blue   Executive Producer
Fox Phelps   Assistant Engineer
Mark Kiczula   Engineer
Steve Sisco   Engineer,Assistant
Dave Sardy   Mixing
Don Gilmore   Engineer,Producer
Phillip Broussard Jr.   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Bolooki   Vocal Producer
Del Bowers   Assistant
Alejandro Baima   Assistant Engineer
Dana Nielson   Engineer
Andrew Schepps   Engineer
Manhattan Center   Mixing
Andy Wallace   Mixing
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Brad Delson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ryan Castle   Mixing Engineer
John Ewing, Jr.   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Neal Avron   Mixing
George Gumbs   Assistant
Vlado Meller   Mastering
Josh Newell   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Nicolas Fournier   Assistant
Andrew Dawson   Producer
Chris Galland   Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Emily Wright   Vocal Producer
Mark Santangelo   Assistant
Francis White   Composer
Dave Collins   Mastering
Shawn Carter   Executive Producer
Lindsay Chase   Production Coordination
Ryan DeMarti   Production Coordination
Jon Green   Composer
K-West   Composer
Andrew Hayes   Assistant Engineer
Linkin Park   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Kanye West   Producer
Mike Shinoda   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Pro-Tools
Ethan Mates   Mixing,Engineer,Pro-Tools