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| Name=Valentine's Day
| Name=Valentine's Day
| Artist=Linkin Park
| Artist=Linkin Park
| Type=song
| Release=[[Minutes To Midnight]]
| Release=[[Minutes To Midnight]]
| Cover=Studio-Minutes To Midnight clean.jpg
| Cover=Studio-Minutes To Midnight clean.jpg
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| Working title=
| Recorded=2006 - 2007
| Recorded=2006 - 2007
| Released=<!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| Format=Digital, Cassete, CD, Vinyl, DVD
| Format=Digital, Cassete, CD, Vinyl, DVD
| Length=03:16
| Length=03:16
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| Samples=
| Samples=
| References=
| References=
| Live debut=[http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080116 January 16, 2008]
| Live debut=[[Live:20080116|January 16, 2008]]
| Last played=[http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080627 June 27, 2008]
| Last played=[[Live:20080627|June 27, 2008]]
| Writer=Linkin Park
| Writer=Linkin Park
| Producer=Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
| Producer=Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
| Label=Warner Bros.
| Label=Warner Bros.
|1= [[Wake]]
| Tracklist=
# [[Wake]]
# [[Given Up]]
# [[Given Up]]
# [[Leave Out All The Rest]]
# [[Leave Out All The Rest]]
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# [[In Pieces]]
# [[In Pieces]]
# [[The Little Things Give You Away]]
# [[The Little Things Give You Away]]
}}
}}
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"Valentine's Day" is the ninth track off of Linkin Park's third studio album, ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]''.
"Valentine's Day" is the ninth track off of Linkin Park's third studio album, ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]''.
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==Versions==
==Versions==
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
===Studio===
{{Tabs
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|Tab1=
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*Official instrumental version.
*Official instrumental version.
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===Live===
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| ''[[Given Up]]''
| ''[[Given Up]]''
| 3:24
| 3:24
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080120 January 20, 2008]
| [[Live:20080120|January 20, 2008]]
| March 2, 2008
| March 2, 2008
|  
|  
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| ''[[Minutes To Midnight - Live Around The World]]''
| ''[[Minutes To Midnight - Live Around The World]]''
| 3:21
| 3:21
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080117 January 17, 2008]
| [[Live:20080117|January 17, 2008]]
| June 12, 2012
| June 12, 2012
|  
|  
|-
|-
|}
}}
}}


==Live==
==Live==
"Valentine's Day" saw it's debut in 2008, on the ''Minutes To Midnight'' European Tour, and was featured in both Set R and Set T. Not much happened with the song live on the first tour, though at the show in [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080118 Basel, Switzerland], Brad started the song in the wrong key, prompting Chester to sing it higher to match the key (the issue was fixed by the end of the song). The song gained an extended guitar intro on the ''Minutes To Midnight'' North American Tour, first appearing at the show in [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080218 Manchester, New Hampshire] but then not returning until later in the tour, at the show in [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080229 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] (though the extension wasn't noted on physical setlists until [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080304 Los Angeles, California]). Chester had some difficulty with the song near the end of the tour due to being sick, namely at the show in [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080226 Nashville, Tennessee], where he lost his breath mid-way through a verse of the song. When the band introduced three more new setlists on the summer ''Minutes To Midnight'' European Tour, "Valentine's Day" was only featured in one setlist: Set Y. The song was dropped from the Projekt Revolution version of Set Y, and has not appeared since.
"Valentine's Day" saw it's debut in 2008, on the ''Minutes To Midnight'' European Tour, and was featured in both Set R and Set T. Not much happened with the song live on the first tour, though at the show in [[Live:20080118|Basel, Switzerland]], Brad started the song in the wrong key, prompting Chester to sing it higher to match the key (the issue was fixed by the end of the song). The song gained an extended guitar intro on the ''Minutes To Midnight'' North American Tour, first appearing at the show in [[Live:20080218|Manchester, New Hampshire]] but then not returning until later in the tour, at the show in [[Live:20080229|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] (though the extension wasn't noted on physical setlists until [[Live:20080304|Los Angeles, California]]). Chester had some difficulty with the song near the end of the tour due to being sick, namely at the show in [[Live:20080226|Nashville, Tennessee]], where he lost his breath mid-way through a verse of the song. When the band introduced three more new setlists on the summer ''Minutes To Midnight'' European Tour, "Valentine's Day" was only featured in one setlist: Set Y. The song was dropped from the Projekt Revolution version of Set Y, and has not appeared since.


===Variations===
===Variations===
<small>Last Updated: December 25, 2015</small>
<small>Last Updated: December 25, 2015</small>
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| Intro
| Intro
| Guitar Intro
| Guitar Intro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080218 February 18, 2008]
| [[Live:20080218|February 18, 2008]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080627 June 27, 2008]
| [[Live:20080627|June 27, 2008]]
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{hidden begin|title=Album Version}}
{{Tabs
<poem>
|Title1=Album Version
|Tab1=<poem>
My insides all turn to ash / So slow
My insides all turn to ash / So slow
And blew away as I collapsed / So cold
And blew away as I collapsed / So cold
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On a valentine's day
On a valentine's day
Somehow</poem>
Somehow</poem>
{{hidden end}}
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 06:36, 6 February 2025

"Valentine's Day"
Song by Linkin Park
from the album Minutes To Midnight
Recorded:2006 - 2007
Format:Digital, Cassete, CD, Vinyl, DVD
Length:03:16
Time signature:4/4
Tempo:108
Key:D Minor
Live debut:January 16, 2008
Last performed:June 27, 2008
Writer:Linkin Park
Producer:Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
Label:Warner Bros.
Minutes To Midnight tracklist
  1. Wake
  2. Given Up
  3. Leave Out All The Rest
  4. Bleed It Out
  5. Shadow Of The Day
  6. What I've Done
  7. Hands Held High
  8. No More Sorrow
  9. Valentine's Day
  10. In Between
  11. In Pieces
  12. The Little Things Give You Away

"Valentine's Day" is the ninth track off of Linkin Park's third studio album, Minutes To Midnight.

Background

"Valentine's Day" remained largely unchanged throughout the recording process, as revealed by the limited edition booklet for Minutes To Midnight, which read "Searching for a collective space to write and do pre-production, the band set up shop in a Hollywood rehearsal space known as the Korn Studio. There, the band hired engineer Ethan Mates to help them record rough song ideas. Although it was finished at the Laurel Studio, “Valentine's Day” retains most of the original music and vocals that were created at the Korn Studio. In fact, although the band experimented with re-recording most of their early demos, the earliest recordings were often chosen to make the album."

In an interview with Kerrang!, Chester Bennington called it "one of the poppier songs on the album", and went on to say "We have to be very careful sometimes that we don’t lose the integrity of what we’re doing – we’re a very dark band and we like it like that. We talk about uncomfortable things and try to make you comfortable with that. We tried to do that here in a more poppy song and I really like that aspect of the album."[1][2] The April 2007 issue of a French magazine published a track by track of Minutes To Midnight on which Chester said, "People who have lost someone in their lives recognize themselves in the lyrics. A song about the importance of minor events between you."[3]

Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Valentine's Day Minutes To Midnight 3:16 2006-2007 May 14, 2007
Valentine's Day Minutes To Midnight Instrumentals 3:25 2006-2007
  • The CD dates from May 24, 2007.
  • Official instrumental version.

Live

"Valentine's Day" saw it's debut in 2008, on the Minutes To Midnight European Tour, and was featured in both Set R and Set T. Not much happened with the song live on the first tour, though at the show in Basel, Switzerland, Brad started the song in the wrong key, prompting Chester to sing it higher to match the key (the issue was fixed by the end of the song). The song gained an extended guitar intro on the Minutes To Midnight North American Tour, first appearing at the show in Manchester, New Hampshire but then not returning until later in the tour, at the show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (though the extension wasn't noted on physical setlists until Los Angeles, California). Chester had some difficulty with the song near the end of the tour due to being sick, namely at the show in Nashville, Tennessee, where he lost his breath mid-way through a verse of the song. When the band introduced three more new setlists on the summer Minutes To Midnight European Tour, "Valentine's Day" was only featured in one setlist: Set Y. The song was dropped from the Projekt Revolution version of Set Y, and has not appeared since.

Variations

Last Updated: December 25, 2015

Type Description First Played Last Played
Intro Guitar Intro February 18, 2008 June 27, 2008

Personnel

  • Chester Bennington
  • Mike Shinoda
  • Brad Delson
  • Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
  • Joseph Hahn
  • Rob Bourdon

Production

  • Produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda
  • Engineers: Dana Neilsen, Andrew Schelps, and Ethan Mates
  • Engineer Assisting: Phillip Broussard, Jr.
  • Mixing: Neal Avron
  • Mixing Assisting: Nicolas Fournier and George Gumbs
  • Mastering: Dave Collins

Lyrics

My insides all turn to ash / So slow
And blew away as I collapsed / So cold
A black wind took them away / From sight
And held the darkness over day / That night

And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing

I used to be my own protection / But not now
Cause my path has lost direction / Somehow
A black wind took you away / From sight
And held the darkness over day / That night

And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
And the ground below grew colder
As they put you down inside
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing

So now you're gone
And I was wrong
I never knew what it was like
To be alone

On a valentine's day
On a valentine's day
On a valentine's day
On a valentine's day
 
On a valentine's day
I used to be my own protection
On a valentine's day
But not now
On a valentine's day
Because my mind has lost direction
On a valentine's day
Somehow
 
On a valentine's day
I used to be my own protection
On a valentine's day
But not now
On a valentine's day
Because my mind has lost direction
On a valentine's day
Somehow

Gallery

External Links

References