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| Name | | Name=What Are You Worth | ||
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| Artist=Linkin Park | |||
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| | | Recorded=2016 | ||
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| Recorded | | Format=CD | ||
| Released | | Length=03:04 | ||
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| Samples | | Live debut= | ||
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| Live debut | | Label=Warner Bros., Machine Shop | ||
| Last played | | Writer=Linkin Park, Brian Howes | ||
| Label | | Producer=Linkin Park | ||
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"What Are You Worth" is an outtake from the ''[[One More Light]]'' sessions. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Two titles were added in March 2016 to Linkin Park's song catalog at BMI: "Ricochet"<ref>[http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=21240271&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire Search], March 2016</ref> and "What Are You Worth".<ref>[http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=21240260&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI | Repertoire Search], March 2016</ref> Both credit the Californian producer Brian Howes as their sole composer and songwriter. The latter started circulating among fans in early 2019 and was leaked online on May 5, 2019<ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/linkin-park-what-are-you-worth-oml-demo-leaked.46093/ Linkin Park - What Are You Worth OML Demo Leaked | LP Association Forums], May 05, 2019</ref> after it was sold as part of a leaked internal Atlas Music Publishing CD that contained both "What Are You Worth" and a song produced by Howes for Amanda Sadler.<ref>[https://lpcatalog.com/item/2017_one-more-light/promo/what-are-you-worth-cd-r_us LPCatalog - 2017 One More Light / Promo / What Are You Worth, United States, CD-R], February 26, 2024</ref> | |||
Fans have speculated that the song is likely a Mike Shinoda demo without the rest of the band. Community member Astat said, ''"At least some of the guitar on this song is in drop C tuning, which is completely out of character for anything Mike and/or Brad would have been doing in 2016. Chester's definitely not on the song, but a lot of the higher background vocals don't really sound like Mike."''<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13785-oml-unreleased-song-what-are-you-worth/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-291708 OML Unreleased Song "What Are You Worth" - Page 3 - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live], May 22, 2019</ref> Brian Howes has confirmed that the only ones to work on the song were him, Brad and Mike. According to him, the song was originally meant to be a single and there were plans for Chester to add vocals, which never materialized because the singer passed away. | |||
In June 2020 on Twitch, Mike was asked about the song and a chance of reworking it to play live. He said, ''"What Are You Worth was a song that we worked on for One More Light and I wasn't... I only get bummed out when people leak songs because when it's an unfinished and it's like somebody else just doing it for, I don't know. I feel like if I make a song with somebody and it doesn't work out, like they're welcome to do what they want with their part of it but don't do what you want with my part of it. I think that's rude, I think that's really not awesome. That part of it sucks. If you're a music maker and that situation goes on where you make a song with somebody and they don't want to put it out, I'd say be respectful of their contribution on the song. Otherwise, you shut the door on working with them again. Right? But I guess that makes sense, it's not a big deal... it's a small deal. No, I didn't really love the song personally, I thought it was ok so I wouldn't really want to rework it or anything."''<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/14211-mike-qa-summary-6162020/ LPLive: Mike Q&A Summary 6/16/2020], June 16, 2020</ref> | |||
==Tracklist== | |||
===Brian Howes - A&R Demo=== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! No. | |||
! Title | |||
! Writer(s) | |||
! Length | |||
|- | |||
| 1 | |||
| What Are You Worth | |||
| Linkin Park | |||
| 3:08 | |||
|- | |||
| 2 | |||
| Don't Not Love You | |||
| Amanda Sadler | |||
| 3:33 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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| | | | ||
*Leaked | *Leaked on r/LinkinPark on May 5, 2019. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*Mike Shinoda - Programming, Vocals, Guitar | |||
*Brad Delson - Guitar | |||
*Brian Howes - Producer, Vocals, Guitar | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{ | {{hidden begin|title=Album Version}} | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Daylight / Knowing I'm | Daylight / Knowing I'm all alone | ||
White lies / Adding up on their own | White lies / Adding up on their own | ||
You said / You would stand on my side | You said / You would stand on my side | ||
Regret / It's too late to deny | Regret / It's too late to deny | ||
All the back and forth | All the back and forth and yes and no | ||
All the right and wrong | All the right and wrong and high and low | ||
And you set me up to let me down | And you set me up to let me down | ||
But it all comes back around | But it all comes back around | ||
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What are you worth now? | What are you worth now? | ||
What are you waiting for? | What are you waiting for? | ||
When every battlefield you | When every battlefield you run from generates a war | ||
What are you chasing? | What are you chasing? | ||
What do you think you deserve? | What do you think you deserve? | ||
Cause you will never have a thing unless you got your worth | Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth | ||
What are you worth? | What are you worth? | ||
Last straw / As the sky turns to red | Last straw / As the sky turns to red | ||
Free fall / While I fight to forget | Free fall / While I fight to forget | ||
All the back and forth | All the back and forth and yes and no | ||
All the right and wrong | All the right and wrong and high and low | ||
And you set me up to let me down | And you set me up to let me down | ||
But it all comes back around | But it all comes back around | ||
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What are you worth now? | What are you worth now? | ||
What are you waiting for? | What are you waiting for? | ||
When every battlefield you | When every battlefield you run from generates a war | ||
What are you chasing? | What are you chasing? | ||
What do you think you deserve? | What do you think you deserve? | ||
Cause you will never have a thing unless you got your worth | Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth | ||
What are you worth? | What are you worth? | ||
What are you worth? | What are you worth? | ||
All the back and forth | All the back and forth and yes and no | ||
All the right and wrong | All the right and wrong and high and low | ||
And you set me up to let me down | And you set me up to let me down | ||
But it all comes back around | But it all comes back around | ||
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What are you worth now? | What are you worth now? | ||
What are you waiting for? | What are you waiting for? | ||
When every battlefield you | When every battlefield you run from generates a war | ||
What are you chasing? | What are you chasing? | ||
What do you think you deserve? | What do you think you deserve? | ||
Cause you will never have a thing unless you got your worth | Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth | ||
What are you worth? | What are you worth? | ||
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What are you worth? | What are you worth? | ||
What are you worth?</poem> | What are you worth?</poem> | ||
{{ | {{hidden end}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:What Are You Worth CDr-Front.png|Front. Scan by Radden. | ||
File: | File:What Are You Worth CDr-Back.png|Back. Scan by Radden. | ||
File: | File:What Are You Worth CDr-Disc.png|CD. Scan by Radden. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:19, 19 April 2024
"What Are You Worth" | |
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Song by Linkin Park | |
Recorded: | 2016 |
Format: | CD |
Length: | 03:04 |
Writer: | Linkin Park, Brian Howes |
Producer: | Linkin Park |
Label: | Warner Bros., Machine Shop |
"What Are You Worth" is an outtake from the One More Light sessions.
Background
Two titles were added in March 2016 to Linkin Park's song catalog at BMI: "Ricochet"[1] and "What Are You Worth".[2] Both credit the Californian producer Brian Howes as their sole composer and songwriter. The latter started circulating among fans in early 2019 and was leaked online on May 5, 2019[3] after it was sold as part of a leaked internal Atlas Music Publishing CD that contained both "What Are You Worth" and a song produced by Howes for Amanda Sadler.[4]
Fans have speculated that the song is likely a Mike Shinoda demo without the rest of the band. Community member Astat said, "At least some of the guitar on this song is in drop C tuning, which is completely out of character for anything Mike and/or Brad would have been doing in 2016. Chester's definitely not on the song, but a lot of the higher background vocals don't really sound like Mike."[5] Brian Howes has confirmed that the only ones to work on the song were him, Brad and Mike. According to him, the song was originally meant to be a single and there were plans for Chester to add vocals, which never materialized because the singer passed away.
In June 2020 on Twitch, Mike was asked about the song and a chance of reworking it to play live. He said, "What Are You Worth was a song that we worked on for One More Light and I wasn't... I only get bummed out when people leak songs because when it's an unfinished and it's like somebody else just doing it for, I don't know. I feel like if I make a song with somebody and it doesn't work out, like they're welcome to do what they want with their part of it but don't do what you want with my part of it. I think that's rude, I think that's really not awesome. That part of it sucks. If you're a music maker and that situation goes on where you make a song with somebody and they don't want to put it out, I'd say be respectful of their contribution on the song. Otherwise, you shut the door on working with them again. Right? But I guess that makes sense, it's not a big deal... it's a small deal. No, I didn't really love the song personally, I thought it was ok so I wouldn't really want to rework it or anything."[6]
Tracklist
Brian Howes - A&R Demo
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1 | What Are You Worth | Linkin Park | 3:08 |
2 | Don't Not Love You | Amanda Sadler | 3:33 |
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
What Are You Worth | 3:04 | 2016 |
|
Personnel
- Mike Shinoda - Programming, Vocals, Guitar
- Brad Delson - Guitar
- Brian Howes - Producer, Vocals, Guitar
Lyrics
Daylight / Knowing I'm all alone
White lies / Adding up on their own
You said / You would stand on my side
Regret / It's too late to deny
All the back and forth and yes and no
All the right and wrong and high and low
And you set me up to let me down
But it all comes back around
What are you worth now?
What are you waiting for?
When every battlefield you run from generates a war
What are you chasing?
What do you think you deserve?
Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth
What are you worth?
Last straw / As the sky turns to red
Free fall / While I fight to forget
All the back and forth and yes and no
All the right and wrong and high and low
And you set me up to let me down
But it all comes back around
What are you worth now?
What are you waiting for?
When every battlefield you run from generates a war
What are you chasing?
What do you think you deserve?
Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth
What are you worth?
What are you worth?
All the back and forth and yes and no
All the right and wrong and high and low
And you set me up to let me down
But it all comes back around
What are you worth now?
What are you waiting for?
When every battlefield you run from generates a war
What are you chasing?
What do you think you deserve?
Cause you will never have a thing unless you've got your worth
What are you worth?
What are you worth?
What are you worth?
What are you worth?
What are you worth?
Gallery
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Front. Scan by Radden.
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Back. Scan by Radden.
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CD. Scan by Radden.
References
- ↑ BMI | Repertoire Search, March 2016
- ↑ BMI | Repertoire Search, March 2016
- ↑ Linkin Park - What Are You Worth OML Demo Leaked | LP Association Forums, May 05, 2019
- ↑ LPCatalog - 2017 One More Light / Promo / What Are You Worth, United States, CD-R, February 26, 2024
- ↑ OML Unreleased Song "What Are You Worth" - Page 3 - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live, May 22, 2019
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Q&A Summary 6/16/2020, June 16, 2020