Remember The Name

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Background

In late 2006, Clear Channel Music posted the entire The Rising Tied album complete with commentaries from Mike Shinoda before each song.[1] On "Remember The Name", he said, "That was ‘Remember the Name’. That was one of those songs that, when I did it with Ryu and Tak from Styles of Beyond, I think that it was really just a good feeling to get back together with those guys. I’ve been friends with those guys for about 10 years, and, uhm, this was one of… you know, ‘Remember the Name’ was one of those songs, that when we did together, just felt natural, felt like, you know, friends getting together, hanging out, recording some music. And that’s a good feeling, I think that’s why the song came out the way it did."

While working on the album, Mike made a self-imposed rule that he would write and play every note of music, making exceptions only to add strings, choir and some percussion parts. "That snare [sound] is like 12 tracks of sticks and clapping and snapping and tambourine [combined into one]. It probably took me a half hour just to make it. I'm lucky because I'm able to play a lot of different instruments. In the case of somebody like Kanye, he works a lot with samples. I could've gone that route too, but I figure if there's something you can do that is, like, your gift, just focus on [that]. Besides the fact that samples can be expensive!"

The strings were the first to be done on the song, being followed by the hook.[2] The arrangement was handled by Dave Campbell, with whom Mike had previously worked on Meteora, "I had to do the strings — I think it's [because of my] classical start that I really like choir and strings. I met a really great guy named Dave Campbell — he's actually Beck's dad [and a top orchestrator for many years]. We worked with him on [Linkin Park's] Meteora. My favorite part of the process is, I'll play the string parts on keyboard and give him a CD, and after a day or two he brings in sheet music of the songs for string players to play. It's so much fun to see a hip-hop song transcribed for strings."[3] Mike hadn't realized the difficulty in playing his string of notes on a real cello; thus, the group of cellists devised a way to play it by splitting it up and playing individual notes in rapid succession,[4] as explained in the Making Of The Rising Tied.

According to Mike, the song is about "Just breaking down the science of music, from my perspective." He thought it would be a great way to introduce the world to the project.[5]

"Remember The Name" was leaked by Mike Shinoda through Rap Basement on August 20, 2005.[6]

Remix

A remix titled "Remember The Name (Funkadelic Remix)" was created by Mike Shinoda for inclusion in the We Major mixtape. The remix is basically the "Remember The Name" acapella being played over a sample of "Music For My Mother" by Funkadelic.

The multitracks from the recording sessions of "Remember The Name" were released to ccMixter under a Creative Commons license for a remix contest in 2006. It included both clean and dirty acapella versions. The winner of the remix contest were Marc Kaschke and Norman Mauer with their "Remember The Name (Kaschke & Mauer Remix)" track. The producers were awarded a new Technics SL-1200MK5 turntable, courtesy of Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Recordings.[7]

DJ Cheapshot of Styles Of Beyond remixed "Remember The Name" and uploaded it to his SoundCloud page on July 18, 2011. The remix was eventually released on his mixtape Cheapshot's Poo Poo Platter in 2012. The track was preceded by a voicemail by Mike Shinoda.

Tracklist

Digital EP/Vinyl Single

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Petrified (Non-PA Album Version) Mike Shinoda 3:41
2 Petrified Shinoda 3:40
3 Petrified (Instrumental) Shinoda 3:41
4 Remember The Name (Amended Version) Takbir Bashir, Ryan Patrick Maginn, Shinoda 3:46
5 Remember The Name Bashir, Ryan Patrick Maginn, Shinoda 3:47
6 Remember The Name (Instrumental) Bashir, Maginn, Shinoda 3:46

Music Video

Music Video

Highlight Reel Video

Mike Shinoda (LPU Chat 22 August 2006): "warner bros. is heading the charge on the REMEMBER THE NAME single...we think that it's a nice way to go out on this album--the song has been such a cult hit in the sports world, and people all over have requested it for other things. we're hoping to do a new video for it--the concept for it is really cool, i think. i hope that works out."[8]

Versions

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

Studio

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Remember The Name The Rising Tied

Petrified / Remember The Name

3:50 2005 November 22, 2005
  • Features vocals by Styles Of Beyond.
  • Contains references to Boogie Down Productions' "My Philosophy" and The Crystal Method's "Name Of The Game".
Remember The Name Sampler Mixtape 3:46 2005 October 2005
Remember The Name (Album Version) DJ Green Lantern Presents Fort Minor: We Major 3:12 2005 October 30, 2005
  • Shortened.
Remember The Name (Radio Edit) The Rising Tied (Non-PA Version)

Petrified / Remember The Name

3:48 2005 November 22, 2005
  • Censored.
  • Different vocal take.
  • Different lyrics.
Remember The Name (Instrumental) Petrified / Remember The Name

Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied

3:48 2005 October 4, 2005
  • Official instrumental version.

Remix

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Remember The Name (Funkadelic Remix) DJ Green Lantern Presents Fort Minor: We Major 3:37 2005 October 30, 2005
  • Remix by Mike Shinoda.
  • Samples Funkadelic's "Music For My Mother".
Remember The Name (Cheapshot Remix) Cheapshot's Poo Poo Platter 3:24 July 18, 2011

Live

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Remember The Name (Live) Sessions@AOL 3:30 November 02, 2005 July 18, 2006
  • Features vocals by Styles Of Beyond.

Live

"Remember The Name" was debuted at the first Fort Minor show ever, and opened the show with an extended intro. "Remember The Name" continued to open every Fort Minor show until Mike revived the project in 2015, where it was moved to the closing position. Once Mike brought back Fort Minor after its hiatus, "Remember The Name" was performed in a shorter fashion, with Mike rapping the chorus, his parts of verse one, two choruses, his parts of verse two, and then two more choruses to end the song.

"Remember The Name" saw some playtime in the Linkin Park sets starting with The Hunting Party touring cycle. Starting with KFMA Day 2014, the band debuted the "Mike Solo Medley", in which "Remember The Name" played a core part. For the second half of the medley, Mike would rap the chorus from "Remember The Name" over a sped up instrumental of the song, and would then rap another verse from a different song after that. Starting with the Charlotte 2014 show, Mike rapped a "hybrid verse" from "Remember The Name", which featured his two verses from the song, instead a verse from a different song, and he starting repeating the chorus to end the medley. He continued to use the "hybrid verse" as his default verse for the medley until it was ultimately dropped after the Montebello 2015 show. However, "Remember The Name" lived on in the sets, as Mike started performing a shortened version of the song in place of the medley, alongside "Welcome" starting with the Mexico City 2015 show, where Mike would rap the chorus of the song, the "hybrid verse", and finally two chorus to end the song.

Variations

Fort Minor

Last Updated: December 24, 2015

Type Description First Played Last Played
Intro Long Intro August 18, 2005 August 13, 2006
Alternative Shortened (Intro/Chorus/Mike Verse 1/Chorus/Chorus/Mike Verse 2/Chorus/Chorus) June 29, 2015 September 8, 2015

Linkin Park

Last Updated: December 24, 2015

Type Description First Played Last Played
Alternative Shortened (Intro/Chorus/Hybrid Verse/Chorus/Chorus) June 23, 2015 November 7, 2015

Promotion

Personnel

Lyrics

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You ready?!
Lets go!
Yeah!
For those of you that wanna know what we're all about?
It's like this ya'll (c'mon!)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights,
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic,
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone,
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him,
But fuck 'em, he knows the code,
It's not about the salary,
It's all about reality and makin' some noise,
Makin' the story, makin' sure his clique stays up,
That means when he puts it down Tak's pickin' it up! Let's go!

Who the hell is he anyway?
He never really talks much,
Never concerned with status, but still leavin' them star struck,
Humbled through opportunities, given to him despite the fact,
That many misjudge him, because he makes a livin' from writin raps,
Put it together himself, now the picture connects,
Never askin' for someone's help, or to get some respect,
He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach,
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist...

This is twenty percent skill,
Eighty percent beer,
Be one hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill,
Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set the west in flames,
And I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game",
Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church,
I like "Bleach" man, Ryu had the stupidest verse,
This dude is the truth, now everybody be givin him guest spots,
His stock's through the roof I heard he fuckin with S. Dot!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

They call him Ryu The Sick,
And he's spittin' fire with Mike,
Got him out the dryer he's hot,
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak,
Been a fuckin' annihilist porcupine,
He's a prick, he's a cock,
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot,
Eight years in the makin', patiently waitin to blow,
Now the record with Shinoda's takin' over the globe,
He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope,
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat...

Tak! He's not your everyday on the block,
He knows how to work with what he's got,
Makin' his way to the top,
People think its a common owners name,
People keep askin' him was it given at birth,
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he's livin' proof, Got him rockin the booth,
He'll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice,
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best,
Dedicated to what they doin' give a hundred percent...

Forget Mike, nobody really knows how or why he works so hard,
It seems like he's never got time,
Because he writes every note and he writes every line,
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind,
It's like a design is written in his head every time,
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme,
And those motherfuckers he runs with, those kids that he signed?
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Yeah! Fort Minor!
M. Shinoda! Styles Of Beyond!
Ryu! Takbir!
Machine Shop!

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You ready?!
Lets go!
Yeah!
For those of you that wanna know what we're all about?
It's like this ya'll (c'mon!)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights,
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic,
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone,
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him,
But no, he knows the code,
It's not about the salary,
It's all about reality and makin' some noise,
Makin' the story, makin' sure his clique stays up,
That means when he puts it down Tak's pickin' it up! Let's go!

Who the hell is he anyway?
He never really talks much,
Never concerned with status, but still leavin' them star struck,
Humbled through opportunities, given to him despite the fact,
That many misjudge him, because he makes a livin' from writin raps,
Put it together himself, now the picture connects,
Never askin' for someone's help, or to get some respect,
He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach,
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist...

This is twenty percent skill,
Eighty percent beer,
Be one hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill,
Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set the west in flames,
And I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game",
Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church,
I like "Bleach" man, Ryu had the stupidest verse,
This dude is the truth, now everybody be givin him guest spots,
His stock's through the roof I heard he [...] with S. Dot!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

They call him Ryu The Sick,
And he's spittin' fire with Mike,
Got him out the dryer he's hot,
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak,
Been a [...] annihilist porcupine,
He's a [...], he's a [...],
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get [...],
Eight years in the makin', patiently waitin to blow,
Now the record with Shinoda's takin' over the globe,
He's got a partner in crime, his [...] is equally dope,
You wont believe the kind of [...] that comes out of this kid's throat...

Tak! He's not your everyday on the block,
He knows how to work with what he's got,
Makin' his way to the top,
People think its a common owners name,
People keep askin' him was it given at birth,
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he's livin' proof, Got him rockin the booth,
He'll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice,
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best,
Dedicated to what they doin' give a hundred percent...

Forget Mike, nobody really knows how or why he works so hard,
It seems like he's never got time,
Because he writes every note and he writes every line,
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind,
It's like a design is written in his head every time,
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme,
And those other fellas he runs with, those kids that he signed?
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!
This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Yeah! Fort Minor!
M. Shinoda! Styles Of Beyond!
Ryu! Takbir!
Machine Shop!

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Yeah.
"Ladies and gentle, my name is Mike Shinoda. The group is called Fort Minor. The album is called The Rising Tied. In stores November 22, 2005."

You ready?! Let's go!
Yeah!
For those of you that wanna know what we're all about...
...it's like this, y'all, come on!

This is 10% luck, 20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And a 100% reason to remember the name!

Mike!

He doesn't need his name up in lights
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him
But fuck em, he knows the code
It's not about the salary
It's all about reality and making some noise
Makin the story - makin sure his clique stays up
That means when he puts it down Tak's pickin it up! let's go!

Who the hell is he anyway?
He never really talks much
Never concerned with status but still leavin' them star struck
Humbled through opportunities given to him despite the fact
That many misjudge him because he makes a livin from writin raps
Put it together himself, now the picture connects
Never askin for someone's help, to get some respect
He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist

This is 20% skill
80% beer
Be one 100% clear cause Ryu is ill
Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set The West in flames
And I heard him wreck it with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game"
Came back dropped Megadef, took 'em to church
I like "Bleach" man, Ryu had the stupidest verse
This dude is the truth, now everybody be givin' him guest spots
His stock's through the roof I heard he fuckin' with S-Dot!

This is 10% luck, 20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And a 100% reason to remember the name!

They call him Ryu he's sick
And he's spittin' fire with Mike
Got him out the dryer he's hot
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak
What a fuckin' annihilist porcupine
He's a prick, he's a cock
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot
Eight years in the makin, patiently waitin to blow
Now the record with Shinoda's takin' over the globe
He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat

Tak! - He's not your everyday on the block
He knows how to work with what he's got
Makin his way to the top
People think its a common owners name
People keep askin' him was it given at birth
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he's livin proof, Got him rockin the booth
He'll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best
Dedicated to what they doin' give a hundred percent

Forget Mike - Nobody really knows how or why he works so hard
It seems like he's never got time
Because he writes every note and he writes every line
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind
It's like a design is written in his head every time
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme
And those motherfuckers he runs with, the kids that he signed?
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is 10% luck, 20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And a 100% reason to remember the name!

This is 10% luck, 20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure, 50% pain
And a 100% reason to remember the name!

Yeah! Fort Minor!
M. Shinoda! Styles of Beyond!
Ryu! Takbir! Machine Shop!

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Green Lantern
You ready?!
Lets go!

Yeah!
For those of you that wanna know what we're all about?
It's like this ya'll (c'mon!)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights,
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic,
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone,
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him,
But fuck 'em, he knows the code,
It's not about the salary,
It's all about reality and makin' some noise,
Makin' the story, makin' sure his clique stays up,
That means when he puts it down Tak's pickin it up! let's go!

(Let's go)

Who the hell is he anyway?
He never really talks much,
Never concerned with status, but still leavin' them star struck,
Humbled through opportunities, given to him despite the fact,
That many misjudge him, because he makes a livin' from writin raps,
Put it together himself, now the picture connects,
Never askin' for someone's help, or to get some respect,
He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach,
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist...

This is twenty percent skill,
Eighty percent beer,
Be one hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill,
Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set the west in flames,
And I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game",
Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church,
I like "Bleach" man, Ryu had the stupidest verse,
This dude is the truth, now everybody be givin him guest spots,
His stock's through the roof I heard he fuckin with S. Dot!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

They call him Ryu The Sick,
And he's spittin' fire with Mike,
Got him out the dryer he's hot,
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak,
Been a fuckin' annihilist porcupine,
He's a prick, he's a cock,
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot,
Eight years in the makin', patiently waitin to blow,
Now the record with Shinoda's takin' over the globe,
He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope,
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat...

Tak! He's not your everyday on the block,
He knows how to work with what he's got,
Makin' his way to the top,
People think it's a common owners name,
People keep askin' him was it given at birth,
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he's livin' proof, Got him rockin the booth,
He'll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice, (juice)
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best,
Dedicated to what they doin' give a hundred percent...

Forget Mike, nobody really knows how or why he works so hard,
It seems like he's never got time,
Because he writes every note and he writes every line,
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind,
It's like a design is written in his head every time,
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme,
And those motherfuckers he runs with, those kids that he signed?
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

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C'mon, c'mon, c'mon
What up Mike?

Haha, how's this for a fuckin remix, right?

Yeah. You got it (Fort Minor!),

Yeah...you ready? Okay... (Whoa, hey)
Ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who want to know what we're really all about? (Whoa, hey)
Let's do it like this... (Whoa, hey)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, (Whoa, hey)
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will, (Whoa, hey)
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, (Whoa, hey)
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! (Whoa, hey)

(This is the remix)

Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights,
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic,
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone,
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him,
But fuck 'em, he knows the code,
It's not about the salary,
It's all about reality and makin' some noise,
Makin' the story, makin' sure his clique stays up,
That means when he puts it down Tak's pickin it up! let's go!

Who the hell is he anyway? (Whoa, hey)
He never really talks much,
Never concerned with status, but still leavin' them star struck,
Humbled through opportunities, given to him despite the fact, (Whoa, hey)
That many misjudge him, because he makes a livin' from writin raps,
Put it together himself, now the picture connects, (Whoa, hey)
Never askin' for someone's help, or to get some respect,
He's only focused on what he wrote, his will is beyond reach, (Whoa, hey)
And now when it all unfolds, the skill of an artist...

This is twenty percent skill,
Eighty percent beer,
Be one hundred percent clear cause Ryu is ill,
Who would've thought that he'd be the one to set the west in flames,
And I heard him wreckin with The Crystal Method, "Name Of The Game",
Came back dropped Megadef, took em to church,
I like "Bleach" man, Ryu had the stupidest verse,
This dude is the truth, now everybody be givin him guest spots,
His stock's through the roof I heard he fuckin with S. Dot!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, (Whoa, hey)
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will, (Whoa, hey)
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, (Whoa, hey)
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! (Whoa, hey)

They call him Ryu The Sick,
And he's spittin' fire with Mike,
Got him out the dryer he's hot,
Found him in Fort Minor with Tak,
Been a fuckin' annihilist porcupine,
He's a prick, he's a cock,
The type woman want to be with, and rappers hope he get shot,
Eight years in the makin', patiently waitin to blow,
Now the record with Shinoda's takin' over the globe,
He's got a partner in crime, his shit is equally dope,
You wont believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid's throat...

Tak! He's not your everyday on the block, (Whoa, hey)
He knows how to work with what he's got,
Makin' his way to the top,
People think its a common owners name, (Whoa, hey)
People keep askin' him was it given at birth,
Or does it stand for an acronym?
No he's livin' proof, Got him rockin the booth, (Whoa, hey)
He'll get you buzzin' quicker than a shot of vodka with juice,
Him and his crew are known around as one of the best, (Whoa, hey)
Dedicated to what they doin' give a hundred percent...

Forget Mike, nobody really knows how or why he works so hard, (Whoa, hey)
It seems like he's never got time, (Whoa, hey)
Because he writes every note and he writes every line, (Whoa, hey)
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind, (Whoa, hey)
It's like a design is written in his head every time, (Whoa, hey)
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme, (Whoa, hey)
And those motherfuckers he runs with, those kids that he signed? (Whoa, hey)
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?! (Whoa, hey)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, (Whoa, hey)
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will, (Whoa, hey)
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, (Whoa, hey)
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! (Whoa, hey)

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, (Whoa, hey)
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will, (Whoa, hey)
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain, (Whoa, hey)
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! (Whoa, hey)

Yeah! (Whoa)
Mike Shinoda! (Whoa)
Fort Minor! (Whoa)
Machine Shop! (Whoa)
Green Lantern!

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Lets go ya'll!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Mike! - He doesn't need his name up in lights,
He just wants to be heard whether it's the beat or the mic,
He feels so unlike everybody else, alone,
In spite of the fact that some people still think that they know him,
But fuck 'em, he knows the code,
It's not about the salary,
It's all about reality and makin' some noise,
Makin' the story, makin' sure his clique stays up,
That means when he puts it down ya'll pickin' it up!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

Forget Mike, nobody really knows how or why he works so hard,
It seems like he's never got time,
Because he writes every note and he writes every line,
And I've seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind,
It's like a design is written in his head every time,
Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme,
And those motherfuckers he runs with, still in their prime?
Ridiculous, without even trying, how do they do it?!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill,
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will,
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain,
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name!

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In Other Media

  • "Remember The Name" is featured in the 2005 videogame NBA Live 06.
  • "Remember The Name" is featured in the 12nd episode of Season 2 of the TV series Numb3rs, titled "The OG".
  • "Remember The Name" was featured in the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
  • "Remember The Name" was featured in the 2007 NBA Playoffs.
  • "Remember The Name" is featured in the trailer for the 2010 film The Karate Kid.
  • "Remember The Name" is featured in the 2013 film The Smurfs 2.

External Links

  • Remember The Name (Music Video) [Cameo: Chester, Brad, Rob]: YouTube
  • Remember The Name (Highlight Reel Version): YouTube
  • Remember The Name (Live Version): YouTube

References