Riff Raff

"Riff Raff"
Song by Linkin Park from the album Reanimation
Recorded	2001
Released	July 30, 2002
Length	0:21
Time signature	4/4
Writer	Horst Simco
Producer	Mike Shinoda
Label	Warner Bros.
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Background

"[Riff Raff]" is a voicemail left on Mike Shinoda's answering machine by the Riff Raff, who had previously joined the band on stage to perform "It's Goin' Down" on February 8, 2002 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. According to Mike, he worked for DrunknMunky clothing. Even though Riff Raff didn't work on any remixes for Reanimation, the recording was used as an interlude on the album.

Music Video

The music video for "[Riff Raff]" was directed by Joe Hahn for MTV2's "MTV:Playback" and features a girl sleeping in her bed while the voice message by Riff Raff is played.

MTV: Playback was originally aired on July 27, 2002 at 2:00pm, with a rerun on July 28, 2002 at 8:00pm.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
[Riff Raff]	Reanimation	0:21	2001	July 30, 2002	Features vocals by Riff Raff.

Personnel

• Riff Raff - vocals

Production (Album)

• Mike Shinoda - producer
• Mark "Spike" Stent - mixing
• David Treahearn - mixing assistant
• Paul "P-Dub" Walton - ProTools enginer
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner - mastering, digital editing
• Nancie Stern - sample clearance

Lyrics

Album Version
Next message: Hey Mike, what's up? This is Ron, just asking to see what's happenin' Uh just touchin' base, see how your Easter went. Umm, Just seein' if you gonna see Joe sometime soon too, Cuz he's got my keyboard that I've been trying to get back. I've been trying to call him, and he hasn't returned any messages. So I'm seeing what's the best angle to, uh get it back.

Gallery

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