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Revision as of 17:02, 7 August 2019

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"Stick N Move" is the fourth track on the Xero 1997 cassette tape.

Background

"Stick N Move" was created by Mike Shinoda and Mark Wakefield when Linkin Park was still called "Xero" and had Mark on vocals. The strings in the song are sampled from Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel dì vedremo".

The band was, at some point, called "Xero 818". 818 is one of the area codes for the San Fernando Valley area, which is where the band is from. That's also the origin of the line "testing the 818th battalion". The line "Record industry rule 4,081: Question my intentions and your whole world is done" is a reference to "Check The Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest.

The song was eventually reworked into "Runaway" on Hybrid Theory. A short instrumental demo of it dating from 1998 was released on the LP Underground 9: Demos CD in November 2009 and is the earliest known demo of "Runaway".

Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Stick N Move Xero 2:41 1996 1997
  • Contains a reference to A Tribe Called Quest's "Check The Rhime".
Stick And Move ("Runaway" Demo 1998) LP Underground 9.0: Demos

Compilation

0:54 1998 November 23, 2009
  • Shortened instrumental demo.
Stick&Mo Hybrid Party Of A Thousand Things 3:40 1998
  • Original long version of the LPU demo.
  • Released on LPLive for free download on August 5, 2019.
Stick2 Hybrid Party Of A Thousand Things 2:54 1998
  • Instrumental demo.
  • Released on LPLive for free download on August 5, 2019.

Personnel

  • Mike Shinoda
  • Mark Wakefield
  • Brad Delson
  • Rob Bourdon
  • Dave Farrell
  • Joe Hahn

Lyrics

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This is how it's done, going for the title and crown
Renowned emcees surround as the beat breaks down
Into elements, bobbing of those the buddha blessed
Finesse the M-I-C the way it ought to be finessed, yes
Yes, am I the one to keep you on your toes?
Most definitely in my b-boy pose
It's the Electric Boogaloo with a slight twist:
Touch your chin to your chest to the rhythm like this

Now I see what I have, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move
Now I see what I had, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move

Emcees dogging me since the first day I grabbed the mic
Now it's like Sit! Stay!
Cobra Kai flystyles I'm kicking
Sticking emcees real quick 'cause times ticking
At the drop of a tenpence, I let loose the venom
Sending a shot of verbal heat up in them
The ending is done, grab your family and run
Apocalyptic rhyme pattern taking shots at the sun
Record industry rule four-thousand-eighty-one:
Question my intentions and your whole world is done
Like Forrest you'll run, turn your eyeballs into Saturn
Full Metal Jacket, fully auto-rhyme pattern

Now I see what I have, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move
Now I see what I had, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move

Stickin / rock your whole clique and I'm wicked,
Movin / boomin of our tunes and you’re grooving
Stickin / rock your whole clique and I'm wicked,
Movin / boomin of our tunes and you’re grooving

Now I see what I have, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move
Now I see what I had, I want you
Be with me or stick n' move

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