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Mike originally planned for a [[Fort Minor]] release of songs in fall 2017, going as far as to run the idea by Linkin Park and get their approval for the release, before Chester passed away in July 2017. "[[Lift Off]]" and "I.O.U." were at least two songs planned for this Fort Minor release. On the European Tour, Mike began teasing Fort Minor by wearing exclusive new Fort Minor merch that he designed himself.<ref>https://twitter.com/lplive/status/874300425847140354 LPLive: Twitter</ref><ref>https://lplive.net/forums/topic/12802-new-fort-minor-shirts/ LPLive: New Fort Minor Shirts</ref>
Mike originally planned for a [[Fort Minor]] release of songs in fall 2017, going as far as to run the idea by Linkin Park and get their approval for the release, before Chester passed away in July 2017. "[[Lift Off]]" and "I.O.U." were at least two songs planned for this Fort Minor release. On the European Tour, Mike began teasing Fort Minor by wearing exclusive new Fort Minor merch that he designed himself.<ref>https://twitter.com/lplive/status/874300425847140354 LPLive: Twitter</ref><ref>https://lplive.net/forums/topic/12802-new-fort-minor-shirts/ LPLive: New Fort Minor Shirts</ref>
Mike told Ultimate Guitar, "''"I.O.U." was a track I was working on and was thinking it could be a Fort Minor song, which was unfinished. I worked on it, rewrote it and finished it for the album."''<ref>https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/mike_shinoda_on_new_album_post_traumatic_my_priority_wasnt_to_impress_anybody.html Mike Shinoda on New Album 'Post Traumatic': 'My Priority Wasn't to Impress Anybody'</ref>


==Music Video==
==Music Video==

Revision as of 20:17, 12 May 2020

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"I.O.U." is the 13th song off of Mike Shinoda's debut studio album, Post Traumatic.

Background

"I.O.U." was one of the last songs added to Post Traumatic, with it originally being seen as a Fort Minor song and making reference to the project in the first verse. After hearing the song, Mike's friends said that "once they heard [him] talking sh*t in a rap song, they knew [he] was getting better."[1]

Mike originally planned for a Fort Minor release of songs in fall 2017, going as far as to run the idea by Linkin Park and get their approval for the release, before Chester passed away in July 2017. "Lift Off" and "I.O.U." were at least two songs planned for this Fort Minor release. On the European Tour, Mike began teasing Fort Minor by wearing exclusive new Fort Minor merch that he designed himself.[2][3]

Mike told Ultimate Guitar, ""I.O.U." was a track I was working on and was thinking it could be a Fort Minor song, which was unfinished. I worked on it, rewrote it and finished it for the album."[4]

Music Video

A music video for "I.O.U." was shot, directed and edited by Chady Awad and released on March 4, 2019. The video features footage shot at various locations during the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour in 2018 such as Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Dallas, Montreal, Los Angeles, Denver and Anaheim. An edited version of the song was used in the video, being 20 seconds shorter than the album version.

Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
I.O.U. Post Traumatic 2:43 2017-2018 June 15, 2018
I.O.U. (Official Video) 2:24 2017-2018 March 4, 2019
  • Short ending.
I.O.U. Post Traumatic - Instrumentals 2:42 2017-2018
  • Official instrumental version.

Live

Mike added "I.O.U" to the setlist last minute at the Post Traumatic release show in New York, where it opened the encore. The song was a setlist staple until the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, where it was added to the regular rotation.

Personnel

  • Written and produced by Mike Shinoda
  • Vocals by Mike Shinoda
  • Mixed by Jaycen Joshua
  • Mastered by Michelle Mancini

Lyrics

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Yeah, levitatin' off the blacktop
Used to struggle getting started now I can't stop
Used to be the quiet kid in the sandbox
Now it's “Hands up” every time that your man rocks
You oughta stop me coming in again
You mad? You thought we were synonyms?
Too bad, that's the water you're gettin' in
You're too fat for the sharks that you're swimming in
From where I'm sitting contenders, lookin' like fruits spinnin' around in a blender
Hardly a snack when I'm here lookin' for dinner
I eat 'em, delete 'em, they're barely beginners
Main course is my main sport
Play major, but minor's my main fort
Put a chain around everything I came for
Look but don't touch, sucker
Tell 'em take an I.O.U!

Say they want respect now, thinking they deserve to have it next now
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
Beleavin' what they makin' up, talking loud but never really sayin' much
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
I been drawin' plans out and they think I'm givin' them a handout
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
Thinking they're entitled to a piece, no, I don't think so
Tell 'em take an I.O.U

Levitatin' in the blackout
Used to drink at least a forty, for we mashed out
Used to think that workin' forty was a max-out
Now I'm workin' even when I'm sleepin', do the math now
'Cause even when I'm sleepin', eyes keep 'em open
Strapped across and both the color of your hemoglobin
A huge act man like I'm known for being Logan
X-23 I’m keen to leave 'em with a femur broken
Takin' it too far, maybe
Friends like “Mike I don't know who you are lately”
But pride and hate has made nay-sayers mistake me
For wasting brain space on ratings they gave me
I don't need your respect, I got history
I'm ‘81 Reagan with that nonsense, miss me
Father like Francis, Anakin or John Misty
Not to be touched, sucker
Tell 'em take an I.O.U!

Say they want respect now, thinking they deserve to have it next now
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
Beleavin' what they makin' up, talking loud but never really sayin' much
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
I been drawin' plans out and they think I'm givin' them a handout
Tell 'em take an I.O.U
Thinking they're entitled to a piece, no, I don't think so
Tell 'em take an I.O

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