Wth-You

"Wth>You"
Song by Linkin Park from the album Reanimation
Recorded	2001
Released	July 30, 2002
Length	04:12
Time signature	4/4
Tempo	98.2
Key	E Minor
Live debut	February 23, 2003
Last played	August 15, 2006
Writer	Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Edwin M. "Eddie" Hayes, Jr, Joe Hahn, John Robert King, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon
Producer	Mike Shinoda
Label	Warner Bros.
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Background

The remix was created by Joe Hahn, who was credited on the album as Chairman Hahn, with guitars by Mike Shinoda, and features a verse by rapper Aceyalone. Questioned about the nickname, Joe said, "Oh, that was when we were kinda messing around on the Reanimation record. Everything was about remixing and rearranging sounds. If you look at the title sequence, all the titles are spelled incorrectly. For that record, we were just goofing around."

Joe talked to MTV about how the remix came together: "I just gutted the whole song and made a new song out of it. Same vocals, but all the instruments are a lot different."

The album credits list the song being recorded at "The Stockroom", a name the band gave to Mike Shinoda's home studio, and at Joe's parents' house.

Music Video

The music video for "Wth>You" was directed, co-produced (with Brandon Halverson), and edited by Ryan Thompson for MTV2's "MTV:Playback". The director had previously worked on "In The End" as a visual effects producer.

Villains was the production company responsible for the video. Todd Kirschner was the director of photography, and Jessica Robins the technical director of visual effects.

The video consisted of footage of Californian Linkin Park fans, some being from the LP Underground (Linkin Park's fan club). Two people from LP's crew can be seen in the video as well. A making of was released through LPUnderground.com but it's no longer available.

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
Wth>You	Reanimation	4:12	2001	July 30, 2002	Remix by Joe Hahn (credited as Chairman Hahn). Features vocals by Aceyalone.

Live

"Wth>You" has never been performed live in its entirety. However, during the Meteora touring cycle, the band would often perform parts of the song during "With You", most prominently during the intro and verses.

Personnel

• Chairman Hahn - interpretation
• Aceyalone - vocals
• Mike Shinoda - guitar

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

Come on! I woke up in a dream today To the cold of the static And put my cold feet on the floor Forgot all about yesterday Remembering I'm pretending to be where I'm not anymore A little taste of hypocrisy And I'm left in the wake of the mistake Slow to react Even though you're so close to me You're still so distant, and I can't bring you back It's true, the way I feel Was promised by your face The sound of your voice Painted on my memories Even if you're not with me I'm with you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes I hit you and you hit me back And we fall to the floor The rest of the day stands still Fine line between this and that But when things go wrong, I pretend that the past isn't real Now I'm trapped in this memory And I'm left in the wake of the mistake Slow to react Even though you're close to me You're still so distant, and I can't bring you back It's true, the way I feel Was promised by your face The sound of your voice Painted on my memories Even if you're not with me I'm with you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes (No) I won't let you control my fate While I'm holding the weight of the world on my conscience (No) I won't just sit here and wait While you weighing your options You're making a fool of me (No) You didn't dare to try to say that you don't care And solemnly swear not to follow me there (No) It ain't like me to beg on my knees Oh please, oh baby please That's not how I'm doing things (No) No I'm not upset, no I'm not angry I know love is love, love but sometimes it pains me (No) With or without you, I'll always be with you You'll never forget me, I'm keeping you with me (No) I won't let you take me to the end of my rope While you burn it and torture my soul (No) No I'm not your puppet And no, no, no, I won't let you go No, no matter how far we've come I can't wait to see tomorrow No matter how far we've come I, I can't wait to see tomorrow With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes With you You, now I see, keeping everything inside With you You, now I see, even when I close my eyes

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