Collision Course

Background

In 2004, MTV was searching for a collaborative mashup between two bands or artists. When they contacted Jay-Z, he said he was interested in working with Linkin Park. Describing the process, Mike said, "MTV called Jay and told him their idea for the live show. They wanted to know who he would like to do it with, and he had his manager call us. I had a vision for what it would sound like, but I didn’t think words could describe it, so I made some music. I sent him a CD with “Dirt Off Your Shoulder / Lying From You” and “Numb / Encore” on it. His reply was “Oh Shit!” Needless to say, we were off on the right foot."

Mike in December 2004 said, "To me, Collision Course is a landmark album, because it’s a first: two multi-platinum artists getting together, using their original masters and new performances and production to create an album of mash-ups – that’s something that has never been done before. I think Jay-Z is an exceptional artist; it was a real treat for me to be able to sit in the producer’s chair for this project."

Writing and Recording

In a March 2nd, 2004 LPU chat, Phoenix said, "PhoenixLP: We don't have any albums planned that would hold remixes, however there are some remixes in the works that may surface on the internet for some other projeks..." This is the first soft reference to the project that fans had heard, but it was so vague no one knew it was a project with Jay-Z. This means that MTV and Jay-Z approached Linkin Park very early in 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20050406032739/http://lptimes.com/archive.html

Mike started work himself in early 2004, emailing demos back-and-forth with Jay-Z before the studio time was booked in early July at NRG. Mike and Linkin Park worked by themselves before Jay-Z came in, and together they re-recorded parts of several songs. Initially planned as two remixes and a freestyle "sort of thing", the project was fleshed out into six full remixes.

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." The project came together in four days in the studio. http://mikeshinodaclan.com/media/interviews/ballerstatusnet-collision-course-interview/

Composition

Track Listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You	Carter Shawn, Mosley Timothy, Bennington Chester Charles, Bourdon Robert G, Delson Brad, Farrell David, Hahn Joseph, Shinoda Mike	4:04
2	Big Pimpin'/Papercut	J. Capeless, T. Mosley, K. Joshua, Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:36
3	Jigga What/Faint	Carter, Burks Jonathan, Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Farrell, Hahn, Shinoda	3:31
4	Numb/Encore	West Kanye, Carter, Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Farrell, Hahn, Shinoda	3:25
5	Izzo/In The End	Carter, West, Gordy Berry, A. Mizell F. Perren D. Richards, Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	2:44
6	Points Of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer	Carter, Rubin Frederick, N. Landsberg, Pappalardi Felix, J. Ventura, L. Weinstein, Squier William, T. Marrow, A. Henderson, Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, Shinoda	4:55

Media

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Personnel

Live Performance

Songs Played Live

"Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You"
"Big Pimpin'/Papercut"
"Jigga What/Faint"
"Numb/Encore"
"Izzo/In The End"
"Points Of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer"

Reception

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Gallery

Parental Advisory label
Non-PA
Amaray
Cassette tape
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