Background
LP Underground 4.0 is the fourth CD released by Linkin Park for their fanclub, the LP Underground.
On the first few years of LPU, it routinely took a couple months for people to actually receive their CDs, and in the case of the LP Underground 2.0 and LP Underground 4.0 CDs, the tracklist was kept a secret until fans started receiving them in the mail.
Writing and Recording
Most of the tracks on the EP were recorded in 2004, with the only exception being "Standing In The Middle".
Besides "Standing In The Middle", the EP contains another studio track, the instrumental "Sold My Soul To Yo Mama", which was likely recorded after or during the Collision Course sessions with Jay-Z, due the samples of the DVD being used on the song.
"Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down" is the full length version of the "It's Goin' Down" performance found in the Collision Course DVD, recorded at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California on July 18, 2004.
"Breaking The Habit" was taken from the band's performance at the Rock am Ring festival in Adenau, Germany on June 06, 2004.
The other two live tracks, "Wish" and "One Step Closer", were recorded during Linkin Park's third Projekt Revolution Tour. "Wish" is a Nine Inch Nails cover recorded at the Tampa Bay Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida on August 18, 2004. Chester Bennington was able to pull a 16-second scream during the performance. "One Step Closer" was recorded at the HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia on August 13, 2004. Jonathan Davis of Korn joined the band during the bridge to perform his verses from "1stp Klosr".
Composition
Track Listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sold My Soul To Yo Mama | Bennington Chester Charles, Hahn Joseph, Shinoda Mike | 1:58 |
| 2 | Breaking The Habit (Live) | Linkin Park | 5:35 |
| 3 | Standing In The Middle | Laster Paul, Matlin Kurt, Shinoda | 3:22 |
| 4 | Step Up/Nobody's Listening/It's Goin' Down (Live) | Linkin Park, Alvin Joiner, Melvin Bradford | 4:57 |
| 5 | Wish (Live) | Trent Reznor | 4:29 |
| 6 | One Step Closer Featuring Jonathan Davis (Live) | Linkin Park | 3:57 |