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Different from other early Linkin Park material, the song has over 5 minutes in length, and features an extended instrumental breakdown. It's also one of the softest songs the band has produced, particularly from this era. This is also an extremely rare case of a Linkin Park song sampling music from another artist. "She Couldn't" samples Mos Def's vocals from "B-Boy Document '99" by High & Mighty.
Different from other early Linkin Park material, the song has over 5 minutes in length, and features an extended instrumental breakdown. It's also one of the softest songs the band has produced, particularly from this era. This is also an extremely rare case of a Linkin Park song sampling music from another artist. "She Couldn't" samples Mos Def's vocals from "B-Boy Document '99" by High & Mighty.


Although the CD advertised as a 1998 demo, "B-Boy Document '99" only came out in August 24, 1999, on High & Mighty's album ''Home Field Advantage''.
Although the CD was advertised as a 1998 demo, "B-Boy Document '99" only came out in August 24, 1999, on High & Mighty's album ''Home Field Advantage''.


On July 3, 2009, after the fan site LPLive released the full CD for free download, Mike Shinoda posted on his blog about the song:
On July 3, 2009, after the fan site LPLive released the full CD for free download, Mike Shinoda posted on his blog about the song:

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Background

"She Couldn't" was discovered by fans in 2009 when copies of a Hybrid Theory demo CD were sold on eBay.[1]

Different from other early Linkin Park material, the song has over 5 minutes in length, and features an extended instrumental breakdown. It's also one of the softest songs the band has produced, particularly from this era. This is also an extremely rare case of a Linkin Park song sampling music from another artist. "She Couldn't" samples Mos Def's vocals from "B-Boy Document '99" by High & Mighty.

Although the CD was advertised as a 1998 demo, "B-Boy Document '99" only came out in August 24, 1999, on High & Mighty's album Home Field Advantage.

On July 3, 2009, after the fan site LPLive released the full CD for free download, Mike Shinoda posted on his blog about the song:

"Many of you have asked about an old demo that is floating around. The song is called “She Couldn’t.” We recorded it in 1999 during the making of Hybrid Theory, but it never made an album and was never released by us. For legal reasons, that’s all I can say about the song, but I hope this clears things up!"[2]

Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
She Couldn't Hybrid Theory 8-Track Demo 5:26 1999
  • Samples The High & Mighty's "B-Boy Document '99" (feat. Mad Skillz, Mos Def & Mr. Eon).
  • Recorded some time after August 24, 1999 (The High & Mighty's Home Field Advantage release date).
  • Released on LPLive for free download on July 1, 2009.
Emo Hybrid Party Of A Thousand Things 5:14 1999
  • Original instrumental demo.
  • Released on LPLive for free download on August 5, 2019.

Lyrics

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Won't be long 'til everybody knows

I've seen her smiling
The sunlight is shining on her now
She couldn't stay here
She knows you won't let her down

You know she couldn't stay here with you
You know she had to go
Even though she couldn't stay here with you
You know you're not alone

No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)

I see her shining
The sunlight's crying for her now
She wouldn't stay here
She knows you won't let her down

You know she couldn't stay here with you
You know she had to go
Even though she couldn't stay here with you
You know you're not alone
No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)

Won't be long 'til everybody knows
Won't be long 'til everybody knows
Won't be long 'til everybody knows
Won't be long 'til everybody knows

No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
No matter what you think you did wrong
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)
She knew she had to go all along
(Won't be long 'til everybody knows)

No matter what you think you did wrong
(You know she couldn't stay here with you)
She knew she had to go all along
(You know she had to go)
No matter what you think you did wrong
(You know she couldn't stay here with you)
She knew she had to go all along
(You know she had to go)

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References