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{{Infobox single
{{Release
| Name         = Numb
| Name=Numb
| Cover         = Single-Numb_1_Cover.jpg
| Cover=Single-Numb_1_Cover.jpg
| Border          =  <!-- Type "yes" in this field to place a 1px border around the single's cover. -->
| Type=single
|Type=single
| Artist=Linkin Park
| Artist       = [[Linkin Park]]
| Release=[[Meteora]]
| Album        = [[Meteora]]
| Working title=
| B-side        =
| Recorded=2002
| Working title     =  
| Released=September 8, 2003
| Recorded     = 2002
| Format=CD
| Released     = September 8, 2003
| Length=03:07
| Format       = CD
| Stems=Rock Band 3 (DLC)<br>LPConcerts<ref>[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-park-offering-free-college-concert-in-latest-contest/ Linkin Park Offering Free College Concert In Latest Contest - Blabbermouth.net], March 17, 2008</ref><br/>Neko Keyboard Sounds and Samples<ref>[https://reverb.com/news/linkin-park-fans-a-rare-opportunity-to-own-a-piece-of-the-bands-gear-history-is-coming-this-week Linkin Park Fans: A Rare Opportunity to Own a Piece of | Reverb News], April 02, 2018</ref><br/>Open Labs SoundSlate Pro
| Length       = 03:07
| Time signature=4/4
| Stems     = Rock Band 3 (DLC)<br>Neko Keyboard Sounds and Samples<ref>[https://reverb.com/news/linkin-park-fans-a-rare-opportunity-to-own-a-piece-of-the-bands-gear-history-is-coming-this-week Linkin Park Fans: A Rare Opportunity to Own a Piece of | Reverb News], April 02, 2018</ref><br/>Open Labs SoundSlate Pro
| Tempo=110
| Time signature     = 4/4
| Key=F# Minor
| Tempo     = 110
| Samples=
| Key     = F# Minor
| References=
| Samples     =  
| Live debut=[[Live:20030704|July 4, 2003]]
| References     =  
| Last played=[[Live:20171027|October 27, 2017]]
| Live debut     = [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20030704 July 4, 2003]
| Label=Warner Bros.
| Last played     = [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 October 27, 2017]
| Writer=Linkin Park
| Label         = Warner Bros.
| Producer=Don Gilmore, Linkin Park
| Writer       = Linkin Park
| Last=''[[Faint]]''<br>(2003)
| Producer     = Don Gilmore, Linkin Park
| This=''Numb''<br>(2003)
| Last single  = ''[[Faint]]'' (2003)
| Next=''[[From The Inside]]''<br>(2004)
| This single  = ''Numb'' (2003)
| Tracklist=
| Next single  = ''[[From The Inside]]'' (2004)
| Misc      = {{Extra track listing
| Album  = [[Meteora]]
| Type      = studio
| Tracks    =  
# [[Foreword]]
# [[Foreword]]
# [[Don't Stay]]
# [[Don't Stay]]
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# [[Numb]]
# [[Numb]]
}}
}}
}}
"Numb" is the thirteenth and final track on Linkin Park's sophomore album ''[[Meteora]]''. It was released as the album's third single on September 8, 2003, and quickly became one of Linkin Park's top singles. It is instantly recognizable by its sampled intro.
"Numb" is the thirteenth and final track on Linkin Park's sophomore album ''[[Meteora]]''. It was released as the album's third single on September 8, 2003, and quickly became one of Linkin Park's top singles. It is instantly recognizable by its keyboard intro.


==Background==
==Background==
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On the ''Meteora'' booklet, the band wrote, ''"Just one week before the band entered NRG Studios to begin recording, this song was conceived. Built around the intro hook, the song came together quickly and almost effortlessly."''
On the ''Meteora'' booklet, the band wrote, ''"Just one week before the band entered NRG Studios to begin recording, this song was conceived. Built around the intro hook, the song came together quickly and almost effortlessly."''
In 2023 when discussing the new unreleased song "[[Lost]]" from the ''Meteora'' sessions, Mike said that it came down to "Numb" or "Lost" when it came time to pick a song with that type of energy for the album. They went with "Numb" and "Lost" sat unreleased until 2023. Mike said that "Numb" was a "backwards-looking song", saying, ''"This is how I felt in a relationship, and over time it's become this way."''<ref>[https://www.thefader.com/2023/02/16/mike-shinoda-returns-to-linkin-parks-endless-winter The Fader - Mike Shinoda Returns to Linkin Park's Endless Winter], February 16, 2023</ref>


==Tracklist==
==Tracklist==
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|-
| 2
| 2
| [[From The Inside]] [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20030227 (Live)]
| [[From The Inside]] [[Live:20030227|(Live)]]
| Linkin Park
| Linkin Park
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| 2:55
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| 2
| 2
| [[Easier To Run]] [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20030311 (Live)]
| [[Easier To Run]] [[Live:20030311|(Live)]]
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| Linkin Park
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Camera and electrical department was handled by Mike Tenerelli.
Camera and electrical department was handled by Mike Tenerelli.


Parts of the video were filmed on Charles Bridge and in the Gymnázium Jana Keplera in Prague 6, the largest district in Prague, Czech Republic.
Parts of the video were filmed on Charles Bridge and in the Gymnázium Jana Keplera in Prague 6, the largest district in Prague, Czech Republic. The band worked with props and production design company Sunprops for the video.<ref>[https://www.sunprops.cz/project/linkin-park-numb/ LINKIN PARK &#8211; NUMB &#8211; SUNPROPS]</ref>


The film "Eurotrip" was being shot at the same time as "Numb" and Michelle Trachtenberg, one of the stars, was asked to be on the video but missed out on the opportunity due to an actor not remembering his line. She said: ''"Linkin Park was at our hotel at the time of shooting. They asked me to be in the video. I went to the boys and they said ‘Yeah sounds good, but it’s this one day and we’ve got this amazing French actor. He’s brilliant. He’s only available this one day.’ He was the worst actor I’ve ever worked with my entire life. He couldn’t remember, ‘What would you like to eat?’"''
The film "Eurotrip" was being shot at the same time as "Numb" and Michelle Trachtenberg, one of the stars, was asked to be on the video but missed out on the opportunity due to an actor not remembering his line. She said: ''"Linkin Park was at our hotel at the time of shooting. They asked me to be in the video. I went to the boys and they said ‘Yeah sounds good, but it’s this one day and we’ve got this amazing French actor. He’s brilliant. He’s only available this one day.’ He was the worst actor I’ve ever worked with my entire life. He couldn’t remember, ‘What would you like to eat?’"''


The rest of the video had to be delayed in over a month due to a viral infection that sent Chester to intensive care at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. He suddenly found himself losing feeling in his fingers, followed by his arms, feet and legs, and was found by his wife passed out in his home, collapsed on the floor. At hospital, he was administered morphine, and the pain medication Dilaudid.
The rest of the video had to be delayed in over a month due to a viral infection that sent Chester to intensive care at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. He suddenly found himself losing feeling in his fingers, followed by his arms, feet and legs, and was found by his wife passed out in his home, collapsed on the floor. At the hospital, he was administered morphine, and the pain medication Dilaudid.
The band was forced to reschedule everything.
The band was forced to reschedule everything.


About the incident, Chester said, ''"It was werid. I was in peak phyiscal condition a few months back, I was ready to go, and then, on that one morning, I wake up with a slight ache in my back. Two hours after that, I feel like I'm going to die! Over the next nine days, I lose 17 pounds. I'm still having problems with my energy."''
About the incident, Chester said, ''"It was weird. I was in peak physical condition a few months back, I was ready to go, and then, on that one morning, I wake up with a slight ache in my back. Two hours after that, I feel like I'm going to die! Over the next nine days, I lose 17 pounds. I'm still having problems with my energy."''


The scenes of Linkin Park performing were shot at the First Congregational Church, located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, substituting the gothic church in Prague.
The scenes of Linkin Park performing were shot at the First Congregational Church, located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, substituting the gothic church in Prague.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZ2dDvrNQV/c/17951485414512396/r/17899381568242815/ Linkin Park Live on Instagram: “Today 18 years ago, in Prague, @linkinpark secretly shot a video for #FromTheInside”], September 05, 2021</ref>


Mike Shinoda spoke to MTV about the video in September 2003:
Mike Shinoda spoke to MTV about the video in September 2003:
''"I think that Joe [Hahn] built up all this creative energy and he’s really done a great job on the video for ’Numb’. It’s more of a concept video. It’s more of a story. It’s not identical to the story of the song, but it is similar in that the emotions that go on in the video are similar to those in the song."''
''"I think that Joe [Hahn] built up all this creative energy and he’s really done a great job on the video for ’Numb’. It’s more of a concept video. It’s more of a story. It’s not identical to the story of the song, but it is similar in that the emotions that go on in the video are similar to those in the song."''
{{hidden begin|title=Video Credits<ref>[https://imvdb.com/video/linkin-park/numb Linkin Park - Numb (2004) | IMVDb]</ref>}}
<poem>Artist Name: Linkin Park
Song Name: Numb
Director: Joe Hahn
Director of Photography: Jim Hawkinson
Editor: Mario Mares
Producers: Matt Caltabiano
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cast: Brianna Evigan</poem>
{{hidden end}}


===Live Video===
===Live Video===
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| ''[[Meteora]]''
| ''[[Meteora]]''
''Numb''
''Numb''
''[[Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023]]''
| 3:07
| 3:07
| 2002
| 2002
| March 25, 2003
| March 25, 2003
|  
|  
|-
| Numb
| ''[[Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023]]''
| 3:06
| 2002
| April 12, 2024
|
*Includes transition from "[[Lost]]".
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| Numb
| Numb
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''[[Live In Texas]]''
''[[Live In Texas]]''
| 3:06
| 3:06
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20030802 August 02, 2003]
| [[Live:20030802|August 02, 2003]]
[http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20030803 August 03, 2003]
[[Live:20030803|August 03, 2003]]
| November 18, 2003
| November 18, 2003
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| ''[[Collision Course]]''
| ''[[Collision Course]]''
|  
|  
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2004/20040718 July 18, 2004]
| [[Live:20040718|July 18, 2004]]
| November 30, 2004
| November 30, 2004
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''Live 8 - One Day One Concert One World''
''Live 8 - One Day One Concert One World''
| 3:37
| 3:37
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2005/20050702 July 02, 2005]
| [[Live:20050702|July 02, 2005]]
| November 4, 2005
| November 4, 2005
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| ''[[LP Underground 7|LP Underground 7.0]]''
| ''[[LP Underground 7|LP Underground 7.0]]''
| 3:09
| 3:09
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2007/20070805 August 05, 2007]
| [[Live:20070805|August 05, 2007]]
| December 5, 2007
| December 5, 2007
|  
|  
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| ''[[Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes]]''
| ''[[Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes]]''
| 3:46
| 3:46
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080629 June 29, 2008]
| [[Live:20080629|June 29, 2008]]
| November 21, 2008
| November 21, 2008
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|  
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| ''[[Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes]]''
| ''[[Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes]]''
| 3:01
| 3:01
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080629 June 29, 2008]
| [[Live:20080629|June 29, 2008]]
| November 21, 2008
| November 21, 2008
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|  
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| ''Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes (Clean)''
| ''Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes (Clean)''
| 3:01
| 3:01
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080629 June 29, 2008]
| [[Live:20080629|June 29, 2008]]
| November 21, 2008
| November 21, 2008
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| ''[[2011 North American Tour EP]]''
| ''[[2011 North American Tour EP]]''
| 4:29
| 4:29
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2010/20101115 November 15, 2010]
| [[Live:20101115|November 15, 2010]]
| December 20, 2010
| December 20, 2010
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| ''Live In Madrid''
| ''Live In Madrid''
| 3:10
| 3:10
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2010/20101107 November 07, 2010]
| [[Live:20101107|November 07, 2010]]
| April 1, 2011
| April 1, 2011
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| ''Live In Red Square''
| ''Live In Red Square''
| 5:05
| 5:05
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2011/20110623 June 23, 2011]
| [[Live:20110623|June 23, 2011]]
| July 21, 2011
| July 21, 2011
|  
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| ''[[Meteora - Live Around The World]]''
| ''[[Meteora - Live Around The World]]''
| 3:41
| 3:41
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080221-2 February 21, 2008]
| [[Live:20080221-2|February 21, 2008]]
| June 5, 2012
| June 5, 2012
|  
|  
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| ''Live At Admiralspalast Berlin, Germany''
| ''Live At Admiralspalast Berlin, Germany''
|  
|  
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120605 June 05, 2012]
| [[Live:20120605|June 05, 2012]]
| March 29, 2013
| March 29, 2013
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| ''[[The Hunting Party]] (Xbox Music)''
| ''[[The Hunting Party]] (Xbox Music)''
| 3:17
| 3:17
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120908 September 08, 2012]
| [[Live:20120908|September 08, 2012]]
| June 21, 2014
| June 21, 2014
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| ''[[One More Light Live]]''
| ''[[One More Light Live]]''
| 3:50
| 3:50
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170620 June 20, 2017]
| [[Live:20170620|June 20, 2017]]
| December 15, 2017
| December 15, 2017
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| ''[[Soundcheck Session: Live In Moscow]]''
| ''[[Soundcheck Session: Live In Moscow]]''
| 4:27
| 4:27
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/mikeshinoda/20180901 September 1, 2018]
| [[Live:20180901|September 1, 2018]]
| November 15, 2018
| November 15, 2018
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| ''Live 8 (Live, July 2005)''
| ''Live 8 (Live, July 2005)''
| 4:06
| 4:06
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2005/20050702 July 02, 2005]
| [[Live:20050702|July 02, 2005]]
| May 28, 2019
| May 28, 2019
|  
|  
*"Numb/Encore".
*"Numb/Encore".
|-
| Numb (Live In Texas)
| ''[[Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)]]''
| 3:14
| [[Live:20030802|August 02, 2003]]
[[Live:20030803|August 03, 2003]]
| April 7, 2023
|
*Edited differently from the 2003 release.
*''Live In Texas''.
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| Numb
| ''Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)''
| 3:25
| [[Live:20030712|July 12, 2003]]
| April 7, 2023
|
*DVD only.
*''[[Veterans Stadium 2003]]''.
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| Numb
| ''Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)''
| 3:27
| [[Live:20031029|October 29, 2003]]
| April 7, 2023
|
*DVD only.
*''[[Live In Seoul 2003]]''.
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| Numb
| ''Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)''
| 3:43
| [[Live:20040615|June 15, 2004]]
| April 7, 2023
|
*DVD only.
*''[[Live In Manila 2004]]''.
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| Numb
| ''Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition)''
| 4:35
| [[Live:20040830|August 30, 2004]]
| April 7, 2023
|
*DVD only.
*''[[Live In Denver - Projekt Revolution]]''.
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|-
|}
|}


==Live==
==Live==
"Numb" has been a signature song in Linkin Park setlists since it's debut on the ''Meteora'' touring cycle. The song was first performed on Metallica's ''Summer Sanitarium'' Tour in 2003, after the record label encouraged the band to perform the song after wanting to push it as the next single for ''Meteora''. Throughout the year, the song tended to be performed near the end of the main set, usually three songs from the encore break. Beginning on the band's ''Meteora'' Australian and Asian Tour, at the first night in [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20031024 Tokyo, Japan], "Numb" was given a new guitar interlude intro that would be performed briefly before being dropped after a few shows. The song maintained the late-set position throughout the rest of the touring cycle. On the ''Meteora'' International Tour, "Numb" was performed with a new guitar intro, that was eventually transitioned from the outro of "Breaking The Habit" on Projekt Revolution. The studio version of the song was not performed throughout all of 2005, but rather "Numb/Encore" being performed at the two Linkin Park shows throughout the year with Jay-Z. "Numb/Encore" even closed the second of the two 2005 shows. Mike performed a shortened version of "Numb/Encore" with [[Fort Minor]] in the later part of 2005, as well. In 2006, the band mashed up "Numb/Encore" with The Beatles' "Yesterday", performing a mashup with Jay-Z and Paul McCartney at the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2006/20060208 2006 Grammy Awards], that mashup being dubbed "[[Numb/Encore/Yesterday]]", or "Yesternumb". The studio version of the song was finally brought back in August, on the brief Summer Sonic stint in Japan, where the song was performed as the third song in the setlist at all shows.
"Numb" has been a signature song in Linkin Park setlists since it's debut on the ''Meteora'' touring cycle. The song was first performed on Metallica's ''Summer Sanitarium'' Tour in 2003, after the record label encouraged the band to perform the song after wanting to push it as the next single for ''Meteora''. Throughout the year, the song tended to be performed near the end of the main set, usually three songs from the encore break. Beginning on the band's ''Meteora'' Australian and Asian Tour, at the first night in [[Live:20031024|Tokyo, Japan]], "Numb" was given a new guitar interlude intro that would be performed briefly before being dropped after a few shows. The song maintained the late-set position throughout the rest of the touring cycle. On the ''Meteora'' International Tour, "Numb" was performed with a new guitar intro, that was eventually transitioned from the outro of "Breaking The Habit" on Projekt Revolution. The studio version of the song was not performed throughout all of 2005, but rather "Numb/Encore" being performed at the two Linkin Park shows throughout the year with Jay-Z. "Numb/Encore" even closed the second of the two 2005 shows. Mike performed a shortened version of "Numb/Encore" with [[Fort Minor]] in the later part of 2005, as well. In 2006, the band mashed up "Numb/Encore" with The Beatles' "Yesterday", performing a mashup with Jay-Z and Paul McCartney at the [[Live:20060208|2006 Grammy Awards]], that mashup being dubbed "[[Numb/Encore/Yesterday]]", or "Yesternumb". The studio version of the song was finally brought back in August, on the brief Summer Sonic stint in Japan, where the song was performed as the third song in the setlist at all shows.


"Numb" returned to a late-set position on the ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]'' touring cycle, with an added keyboard transition outro that segued into the piano version of "[[Pushing Me Away]]". When the band introduced rotating setlists on Projekt Revolution 2007, "Numb" was located mid-set in all three setlists, transitioning into the piano version of "Pushing Me Away" throughout the rest of the year. When three new sets were introduced in 2008, "Numb" retained the mid-set position with the keyboard transition, which went into either a short keyboard cover of The Cure's "[[Just Like Heaven]]" or "[[The Little Things Give You Away]]". This position was maintained in the new summer setlists, as well. Nothing changed in 2009, either, except for the keyboard transition going into "[[Breaking The Habit]]" instead of any of the previous options.
"Numb" returned to a late-set position on the ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]'' touring cycle, with an added keyboard transition outro that segued into the piano version of "[[Pushing Me Away]]". When the band introduced rotating setlists on Projekt Revolution 2007, "Numb" was located mid-set in all three setlists, transitioning into the piano version of "Pushing Me Away" throughout the rest of the year. When three new sets were introduced in 2008, "Numb" retained the mid-set position with the keyboard transition, which went into either a short keyboard cover of The Cure's "[[Just Like Heaven]]" or "[[The Little Things Give You Away]]". This position was maintained in the new summer setlists, as well. Nothing changed in 2009, either, except for the keyboard transition going into "[[Breaking The Habit]]" instead of any of the previous options.
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"Numb" finally escaped the mid-set curse on the ''[[Living Things]]'' touring cycle. On the promotional European festival tour, "Numb" was featured in the early-mid set position before "[[Lies Greed Misery]]", and in the headlining set was featured as the second-to-last song in the encore, before "[[Bleed It Out]]". On the Honda Civic Tour, "Numb" gained an extended outro featuring parts of "Numb/Encore". Set A originally featured "Numb" in the second-to-last spot of the encore, before the song was eventually moved into the main set before "[[What I've Done]]", Set B featured the song later in the main set after "[[Lost In The Echo]]", and in Set C, the song was featured second-to-last in the main set before "Bleed It Out".
"Numb" finally escaped the mid-set curse on the ''[[Living Things]]'' touring cycle. On the promotional European festival tour, "Numb" was featured in the early-mid set position before "[[Lies Greed Misery]]", and in the headlining set was featured as the second-to-last song in the encore, before "[[Bleed It Out]]". On the Honda Civic Tour, "Numb" gained an extended outro featuring parts of "Numb/Encore". Set A originally featured "Numb" in the second-to-last spot of the encore, before the song was eventually moved into the main set before "[[What I've Done]]", Set B featured the song later in the main set after "[[Lost In The Echo]]", and in Set C, the song was featured second-to-last in the main set before "Bleed It Out".


"Numb" saw less movement on ''[[The Hunting Party]]'' touring cycle. The song retained the "Numb/Encore" outro, and also featured an extended intro featuring the song. It transitioned from the extended outro of [[Mike Solo Medley|Mike's Solo Medley]]. When the rotating sets were introduced on the Carnivores Tour, "Numb" stayed in the same position in Set A as it was on the promotional festival tour, but in Set B, it was performed after [[Joe Solo Medley|Joe's Solo Medley]] without the "Numb/Encore" intro. The song retained this general position throughout the rest of the touring cycle, the only notable change being that it came after "[[Welcome]]" after its debut in Mexico. At the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20151114 Relief Live!] event at the end of the touring cycle, Mark Hoppus form Blink-182 and Adrian Young from No Doubt joined the band for a performance of the song.
"Numb" saw less movement on ''[[The Hunting Party]]'' touring cycle. The song retained the "Numb/Encore" outro, and also featured an extended intro featuring the song. It transitioned from the extended outro of [[Mike Solo Medley|Mike's Solo Medley]]. When the rotating sets were introduced on the Carnivores Tour, "Numb" stayed in the same position in Set A as it was on the promotional festival tour, but in Set B, it was performed after [[Joe Solo Medley|Joe's Solo Medley]] without the "Numb/Encore" intro. The song retained this general position throughout the rest of the touring cycle, the only notable change being that it came after "[[Welcome]]" after its debut in Mexico. At the [[Live:20151114|Relief Live!]] event at the end of the touring cycle, Mark Hoppus form Blink-182 and Adrian Young from No Doubt joined the band for a performance of the song.


The song returned with its "Numb/Encore" intro and outro for the ''[[One More Light]]'' tour, being featured in the encores of full sets after "[[Sharp Edges]]" and at the end of festival sets that didn't have an encore, usually after "[[Faint]]." The studio version of the song was performed as an instrumental at the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 Hollywood Bowl] show, the band performing it in the shadows while a spotlight shined on an empty micstand where Chester would've been.
While it was never played this way, the first draft of the 2014 set featured Mike rapping the second verse of "[[Hands Held High]]" over its "Numb/Encore" intro.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/13817-lp-live-experience-draft-one-2014-tour/ &quot;LP LIVE EXPERIENCE DRAFT ONE&quot; - 2014 Tour - LPLive Exclusives and Specials - Linkin Park Live], June 13, 2019</ref>


During Mike's solo tour in support of ''[[Post Traumatic]]'', Mike started performing a piano version of "Numb" at certain shows, beginning in [https://lplive.net/shows/mikeshinoda18/20180829/ Köln], letting the crowd sing the vocals while he played the piano.  
The song returned with its "Numb/Encore" intro and outro for the ''[[One More Light]]'' tour, being featured in the encores of full sets after "[[Sharp Edges]]" and at the end of festival sets that didn't have an encore, usually after "[[Faint]]." The studio version of the song was performed as an instrumental at the [[Live:20171027|Hollywood Bowl]] show, the band performing it in the shadows while a spotlight shined on an empty micstand where Chester would've been.
 
During Mike's solo tour in support of ''[[Post Traumatic]]'', Mike started performing a piano version of "Numb" at certain shows, beginning in [[Live:20180829|Köln]], letting the crowd sing the vocals while he played the piano. In [[Live:20181017|Charlotte]], Mike rapped the chorus of "Numb/Encore" over the outro of the song and he rapped it over the intro in [[Live:20190906|Manila]].


===Variations===
===Variations===
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| Intro
| Guitar Interlude Intro
| Guitar Interlude Intro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20031024 October 24, 2003]
| [[Live:20031024|October 24, 2003]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2003/20031029 October 29, 2003]
| [[Live:20031029|October 29, 2003]]
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| Intro
| Intro
| Guitar Intro
| Guitar Intro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2004/20040603 June 3, 2004]
| [[Live:20040603|June 3, 2004]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2004/20040911 September 11, 2004]
| [[Live:20040911|September 11, 2004]]
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| Intro
| Intro
| Keyboard Intro
| Keyboard Intro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20121007 October 7, 2012]
| [[Live:20121007|October 7, 2012]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20121007 October 7, 2012]
| [[Live:20121007|October 7, 2012]]
|-
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| Intro
| Intro
| 'Numb/Encore' Intro + Verse 1 Guitar
| 'Numb/Encore' Intro + Verse 1 Guitar
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140524 May 24, 2014]
| [[Live:20140524|May 24, 2014]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170706 July 6, 2017]
| [[Live:20170706|July 6, 2017]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| Keyboard Transition Outro
| Keyboard Transition Outro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2007/20070428 April 28, 2007]
| [[Live:20070428|April 28, 2007]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2010/20100914 September 14, 2010]
| [[Live:20100914|September 14, 2010]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| Keyboard Transition Outro w/ The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" Tease
| Keyboard Transition Outro w/ The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" Tease
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080611 June 11, 2008]
| [[Live:20080611|June 11, 2008]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2008/20080712 July 12, 2008]
| [[Live:20080712|July 12, 2008]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics
| Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2010/20101007 October 7, 2010]
| [[Live:20101007|October 7, 2010]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2011/20110925 September 25, 2011]
| [[Live:20110925|September 25, 2011]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics + Ext. Piano Outro
| Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics + Ext. Piano Outro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2010/20101105 November 5, 2010]
| [[Live:20101105|November 5, 2010]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2011/20110120-2 January 20, 2011]
| [[Live:20110120-2|January 20, 2011]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| 'Numb/Encore' Outro (Mike Only)
| 'Numb/Encore' Outro (Mike Only)
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120811 August 11, 2012]
| [[Live:20120811|August 11, 2012]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120817 August 17, 2012]
| [[Live:20120817|August 17, 2012]]
|-
|-
| Outro
| Outro
| 'Numb/Encore' Outro
| 'Numb/Encore' Outro
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120819 August 19, 2012]
| [[Live:20120819|August 19, 2012]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170706 July 6, 2017]
| [[Live:20170706|July 6, 2017]]
|-
|-
| Alternative
| Alternative
| Shortened (No Second Verse of Second Chorus)
| Shortened (No Second Verse of Second Chorus)
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120623 June 23, 2012]
| [[Live:20120623|June 23, 2012]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120623 June 23, 2012]
| [[Live:20120623|June 23, 2012]]
|-
|-
| Alternative
| Alternative
| Instrumental
| Instrumental
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 October 27, 2017]
| [[Live:20171027|October 27, 2017]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 October 27, 2017]
| [[Live:20171027|October 27, 2017]]
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|-
|}
|}


====Mike Shinoda====
====Mike Shinoda====
<small>Last Updated: July 10, 2019</small>
<small>Last Updated: April 28, 2020</small>
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| [[Live:20190906|September 6, 2019]]
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| Outro
| w/ "Numb/Encore" Chorus
| [[Live:20181017|October 17, 2018]]
| [[Live:20181017|October 17, 2018]]
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| Alternative
| Alternative
| Piano Version
| Piano Version
| [https://lplive.net/shows/mikeshinoda18/20180829/ August 29, 2018]
| [[Live:20180829|August 29, 2018]]
| [https://lplive.net/shows/mikeshinoda19/20190326 March 26, 2019]
| [[Live:20190908|September 8, 2019]]
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*Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, sampling
*Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, sampling


===Production===
===Track 1===
*Don Gilmore: producer
*Produced by Don Gilmore and Linkin Park
*Andy Wallace: mixer
*Mixed by Andy Wallace
*From The Warner Bros. Records Album Meteora
 
===CD 1===
====Track 2====
*Mixed by Mike Shinoda, Brad Divens, and Drew Mazurek
*Recorded Live During the LP Underground Tour 2003
 
====Track 3====
*Directed by Joseph Hahn
 
===CD 2===
====Track 2====
*Mixed by Mike Shinoda, Brad Divens, and Drew Mazurek
*Recorded Live During the LP Underground Tour 2003
 
====Track 3====
*Directed by Mark Romanek


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
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{{hidden begin|title=Album Version}}
<poem>
<poem>
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
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I can't feel you there
I can't feel you there
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)</poem>
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)</poem>
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{{hidden end}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 22:58, 15 April 2024

"Numb"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
Recorded:2002
Released:September 8, 2003
Format:CD
Length:03:07
Stems:Rock Band 3 (DLC)
LPConcerts[1]
Neko Keyboard Sounds and Samples[2]
Open Labs SoundSlate Pro
Time signature:4/4
Tempo:110
Key:F# Minor
Live debut:July 4, 2003
Last performed:October 27, 2017
Writer:Linkin Park
Producer:Don Gilmore, Linkin Park
Label:Warner Bros.
Linkin Park single chronology
Faint
(2003)		 Numb
(2003)		 From The Inside
(2004)
Meteora tracklist
  1. Foreword
  2. Don't Stay
  3. Somewhere I Belong
  4. Lying From You
  5. Hit The Floor
  6. Easier To Run
  7. Faint
  8. Figure.09
  9. Breaking The Habit
  10. From The Inside
  11. Nobody's Listening
  12. Session
  13. Numb

"Numb" is the thirteenth and final track on Linkin Park's sophomore album Meteora. It was released as the album's third single on September 8, 2003, and quickly became one of Linkin Park's top singles. It is instantly recognizable by its sampled intro.

Background

In March 2003, Mike Shinoda did a track-by-track of Meteora for ShoutWeb. About "Numb", he said, "The last song is called "Numb" which starts with a nice keyboard hook. I thinks it was a nice way to end the album because it kind of sums up the record. It's very recognizable as our sound. It sounds like a Linkin Park song but it does have some mood that Meteora has if that makes any sense. Maybe I can say that better. When you hear it, you can easily recognize it as a Linkin Park song but it obviously belongs on Meteora. It obviously belongs in this new group of songs just because of the way the tone of the song is and the lyrics are. It's kind of about those times when you've got no feeling left or you just don't care. It's almost like exhaustion or something which funny enough is how we felt after touring last year."

On the Meteora booklet, the band wrote, "Just one week before the band entered NRG Studios to begin recording, this song was conceived. Built around the intro hook, the song came together quickly and almost effortlessly."

In 2023 when discussing the new unreleased song "Lost" from the Meteora sessions, Mike said that it came down to "Numb" or "Lost" when it came time to pick a song with that type of energy for the album. They went with "Numb" and "Lost" sat unreleased until 2023. Mike said that "Numb" was a "backwards-looking song", saying, "This is how I felt in a relationship, and over time it's become this way."[3]

Tracklist

CD Single 1

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Numb Linkin Park 3:06
2 From The Inside (Live) Linkin Park 2:55
3 Numb (Video) Linkin Park 3:07

CD Single 2

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Numb Linkin Park 3:06
2 Easier To Run (Live) Linkin Park 3:22
3 Faint (Video) Linkin Park 2:48

Music Video

Music Video

The music video for "Numb" was directed by Joe Hahn and stars Briana Evigan as an unpopular outcast young female student. The word "Numb" can be seen cut in her arm. Camera and electrical department was handled by Mike Tenerelli.

Parts of the video were filmed on Charles Bridge and in the Gymnázium Jana Keplera in Prague 6, the largest district in Prague, Czech Republic. The band worked with props and production design company Sunprops for the video.[4]

The film "Eurotrip" was being shot at the same time as "Numb" and Michelle Trachtenberg, one of the stars, was asked to be on the video but missed out on the opportunity due to an actor not remembering his line. She said: "Linkin Park was at our hotel at the time of shooting. They asked me to be in the video. I went to the boys and they said ‘Yeah sounds good, but it’s this one day and we’ve got this amazing French actor. He’s brilliant. He’s only available this one day.’ He was the worst actor I’ve ever worked with my entire life. He couldn’t remember, ‘What would you like to eat?’"

The rest of the video had to be delayed in over a month due to a viral infection that sent Chester to intensive care at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. He suddenly found himself losing feeling in his fingers, followed by his arms, feet and legs, and was found by his wife passed out in his home, collapsed on the floor. At the hospital, he was administered morphine, and the pain medication Dilaudid. The band was forced to reschedule everything.

About the incident, Chester said, "It was weird. I was in peak physical condition a few months back, I was ready to go, and then, on that one morning, I wake up with a slight ache in my back. Two hours after that, I feel like I'm going to die! Over the next nine days, I lose 17 pounds. I'm still having problems with my energy."

The scenes of Linkin Park performing were shot at the First Congregational Church, located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, substituting the gothic church in Prague.[5]

Mike Shinoda spoke to MTV about the video in September 2003: "I think that Joe [Hahn] built up all this creative energy and he’s really done a great job on the video for ’Numb’. It’s more of a concept video. It’s more of a story. It’s not identical to the story of the song, but it is similar in that the emotions that go on in the video are similar to those in the song."

Video Credits[6]

Artist Name: Linkin Park
Song Name: Numb
Director: Joe Hahn
Director of Photography: Jim Hawkinson
Editor: Mario Mares
Producers: Matt Caltabiano
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Cast: Brianna Evigan

Live Video

A second music video for "Numb" was created to promote Live In Texas.

The video features scenes taken from various moments on the DVD instead of using only the "Numb" footage.

Versions

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

Studio

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Numb Meteora

Numb

Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023

3:07 2002 March 25, 2003
Numb Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023 3:06 2002 April 12, 2024
  • Includes transition from "Lost".
Numb Meteora - Instrumentals

Radio Publishing Instrumentals CD

3:04 2002
  • Official instrumental version.

Remix

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Numb/Encore Collision Course

Numb/Encore

3:25 2004 November 30, 2004
  • Mash-up with Jay-Z.
Numb/Encore Collision Course (Clean)

Numb/Encore

3:25 2004 November 30, 2004
  • Labeled as "Numb/Encore (Radio Edit)" on the vinyl single.
  • Labeled as "Numb/Encore (Clean Version)" on the digital EP.
Numb/Encore (Bonus Beat) Numb/Encore 1:42 2004 December 13, 2004
Numb (8 Bit Rebellion Version) 8-Bit Rebellion! Ringtones 0:31 2010 April 17, 2010
  • 8-bit version.
  • Intro only.
Numb (8 Bit Rebellion Version) 8-Bit Rebellion! Ringtones 0:32 2010 April 17, 2010
  • 8-bit version.
  • Chorus only.
Numb/Encore (Instrumental) Numb/Encore 3:27 2004 December 13, 2004
Numb/Encore (A Cappella) Numb/Encore 3:19 2004 December 13, 2004
  • Labeled as "Numb/Encore (A Capella Explicit)" on the vinyl single.
Numb/Encore (A Cappella) (Clean Version) Numb/Encore 3:19 2004 December 13, 2004
  • Labeled as "Numb/Encore (A Capella Radio Edit)" on the vinyl single.

Live

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Numb Live In Texas (Street Team Promo DVD)

Live In Texas

3:06 August 02, 2003

August 03, 2003

November 18, 2003
  • Recorded live August 2nd 2003 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX and August 3rd 2003 at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX on the Summer Sanitarium Tour.
Numb/Encore Collision Course July 18, 2004 November 30, 2004
  • Censored.
  • DVD only.
Numb/Encore Live 8 Sampler

Live 8 - One Day One Concert One World

3:37 July 02, 2005 November 4, 2005
  • Audio released on the Live 8 Sampler, video released on the official Live 8 DVD.
  • Listed as "Numb" on the sampler CD but credited to "Linkin Park with Jay-Z".
Numb LP Underground 7.0 3:09 August 05, 2007 December 5, 2007
  • Recorded live at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX on August 5, 2007.
Numb Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes 3:46 June 29, 2008 November 21, 2008
  • Filmed at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes June 29, 2008.
Numb/Encore (With Jay-Z) Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes 3:01 June 29, 2008 November 21, 2008
  • "Encore" portion only.
  • Filmed at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes June 29, 2008.
Numb/Encore (With Jay-Z) Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes (Clean) 3:01 June 29, 2008 November 21, 2008
  • Censored.
  • "Encore" portion only.
  • Filmed at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes June 29, 2008.
  • Despite the "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" warning on the Record Store Day vinyl, all copies are censored.
Numb (Live From Tel Aviv, 11-15-10) 2011 North American Tour EP 4:29 November 15, 2010 December 20, 2010
Numb Live In Madrid 3:10 November 07, 2010 April 1, 2011
Numb Live In Red Square 5:05 June 23, 2011 July 21, 2011
  • Released as a prize for the "Iridescent" "Super-Fun Trading Fun-Cards" game. After all six cards were collected, the person could enter the codes of each card at linkinpark.com to get a free download of the full show.
Numb (Live New York, 2008) Meteora - Live Around The World 3:41 February 21, 2008 June 5, 2012
Numb Live At Admiralspalast Berlin, Germany June 05, 2012 March 29, 2013
Numb (Live In LA 9.8.12) The Hunting Party (Xbox Music) 3:17 September 08, 2012 June 21, 2014
Numb One More Light Live 3:50 June 20, 2017 December 15, 2017
Numb (Live In Moscow, 2018) Soundcheck Session: Live In Moscow 4:27 September 1, 2018 November 15, 2018
  • Mike Shinoda solo.
  • Video only.
Numb (Live at Live 8, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, 2nd July 2005) Live 8 (Live, July 2005) 4:06 July 02, 2005 May 28, 2019
  • "Numb/Encore".
Numb (Live In Texas) Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 3:14 August 02, 2003

August 03, 2003

April 7, 2023
  • Edited differently from the 2003 release.
  • Live In Texas.
Numb Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 3:25 July 12, 2003 April 7, 2023
Numb Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 3:27 October 29, 2003 April 7, 2023
Numb Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 3:43 June 15, 2004 April 7, 2023
Numb Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) 4:35 August 30, 2004 April 7, 2023

Live

"Numb" has been a signature song in Linkin Park setlists since it's debut on the Meteora touring cycle. The song was first performed on Metallica's Summer Sanitarium Tour in 2003, after the record label encouraged the band to perform the song after wanting to push it as the next single for Meteora. Throughout the year, the song tended to be performed near the end of the main set, usually three songs from the encore break. Beginning on the band's Meteora Australian and Asian Tour, at the first night in Tokyo, Japan, "Numb" was given a new guitar interlude intro that would be performed briefly before being dropped after a few shows. The song maintained the late-set position throughout the rest of the touring cycle. On the Meteora International Tour, "Numb" was performed with a new guitar intro, that was eventually transitioned from the outro of "Breaking The Habit" on Projekt Revolution. The studio version of the song was not performed throughout all of 2005, but rather "Numb/Encore" being performed at the two Linkin Park shows throughout the year with Jay-Z. "Numb/Encore" even closed the second of the two 2005 shows. Mike performed a shortened version of "Numb/Encore" with Fort Minor in the later part of 2005, as well. In 2006, the band mashed up "Numb/Encore" with The Beatles' "Yesterday", performing a mashup with Jay-Z and Paul McCartney at the 2006 Grammy Awards, that mashup being dubbed "Numb/Encore/Yesterday", or "Yesternumb". The studio version of the song was finally brought back in August, on the brief Summer Sonic stint in Japan, where the song was performed as the third song in the setlist at all shows.

"Numb" returned to a late-set position on the Minutes To Midnight touring cycle, with an added keyboard transition outro that segued into the piano version of "Pushing Me Away". When the band introduced rotating setlists on Projekt Revolution 2007, "Numb" was located mid-set in all three setlists, transitioning into the piano version of "Pushing Me Away" throughout the rest of the year. When three new sets were introduced in 2008, "Numb" retained the mid-set position with the keyboard transition, which went into either a short keyboard cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" or "The Little Things Give You Away". This position was maintained in the new summer setlists, as well. Nothing changed in 2009, either, except for the keyboard transition going into "Breaking The Habit" instead of any of the previous options.

On the A Thousand Suns touring cycle, "Numb" escaped it's typical position and was moved up a bit in the setlist. Replacing the keyboard transition outro was a transition outro featuring the Robert J. Oppenheimer speech from "The Radiance" being remixed by Joe over piano chords and Mike singing the first verse lyrics from "The Catalyst" through a vocoder, transitioning into "Breaking The Habit". In Set B-9, "Burning In The Skies" got its live debut and replaced "Breaking The Habit" in the setlist, so the Oppenheimer Outro transitioned into that song instead. "Numb" stayed in its general position mid-set, but transitioned into different songs depending on the setlist. In Set A and C, the outro transitioned into "Breaking The Habit", and in Set B, into "Iridescent". This stayed true in the summer as well, however the transitions for Set C and Set B were swapped.

"Numb" finally escaped the mid-set curse on the Living Things touring cycle. On the promotional European festival tour, "Numb" was featured in the early-mid set position before "Lies Greed Misery", and in the headlining set was featured as the second-to-last song in the encore, before "Bleed It Out". On the Honda Civic Tour, "Numb" gained an extended outro featuring parts of "Numb/Encore". Set A originally featured "Numb" in the second-to-last spot of the encore, before the song was eventually moved into the main set before "What I've Done", Set B featured the song later in the main set after "Lost In The Echo", and in Set C, the song was featured second-to-last in the main set before "Bleed It Out".

"Numb" saw less movement on The Hunting Party touring cycle. The song retained the "Numb/Encore" outro, and also featured an extended intro featuring the song. It transitioned from the extended outro of Mike's Solo Medley. When the rotating sets were introduced on the Carnivores Tour, "Numb" stayed in the same position in Set A as it was on the promotional festival tour, but in Set B, it was performed after Joe's Solo Medley without the "Numb/Encore" intro. The song retained this general position throughout the rest of the touring cycle, the only notable change being that it came after "Welcome" after its debut in Mexico. At the Relief Live! event at the end of the touring cycle, Mark Hoppus form Blink-182 and Adrian Young from No Doubt joined the band for a performance of the song.

While it was never played this way, the first draft of the 2014 set featured Mike rapping the second verse of "Hands Held High" over its "Numb/Encore" intro.[7]

The song returned with its "Numb/Encore" intro and outro for the One More Light tour, being featured in the encores of full sets after "Sharp Edges" and at the end of festival sets that didn't have an encore, usually after "Faint." The studio version of the song was performed as an instrumental at the Hollywood Bowl show, the band performing it in the shadows while a spotlight shined on an empty micstand where Chester would've been.

During Mike's solo tour in support of Post Traumatic, Mike started performing a piano version of "Numb" at certain shows, beginning in Köln, letting the crowd sing the vocals while he played the piano. In Charlotte, Mike rapped the chorus of "Numb/Encore" over the outro of the song and he rapped it over the intro in Manila.

Variations

Linkin Park

Last Updated: August 23, 2018

Type Description First Played Last Played
Intro Guitar Interlude Intro October 24, 2003 October 29, 2003
Intro Guitar Intro June 3, 2004 September 11, 2004
Intro Keyboard Intro October 7, 2012 October 7, 2012
Intro 'Numb/Encore' Intro + Verse 1 Guitar May 24, 2014 July 6, 2017
Outro Keyboard Transition Outro April 28, 2007 September 14, 2010
Outro Keyboard Transition Outro w/ The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" Tease June 11, 2008 July 12, 2008
Outro Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics October 7, 2010 September 25, 2011
Outro Oppenheimer Speech w/ 'The Catalyst' Lyrics + Ext. Piano Outro November 5, 2010 January 20, 2011
Outro 'Numb/Encore' Outro (Mike Only) August 11, 2012 August 17, 2012
Outro 'Numb/Encore' Outro August 19, 2012 July 6, 2017
Alternative Shortened (No Second Verse of Second Chorus) June 23, 2012 June 23, 2012
Alternative Instrumental October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017

Mike Shinoda

Last Updated: April 28, 2020

Type Description First Played Last Played
Intro w/ "Numb/Encore" Chorus September 6, 2019 September 6, 2019
Outro w/ "Numb/Encore" Chorus October 17, 2018 October 17, 2018
Alternative Piano Version August 29, 2018 September 8, 2019

Live Guests

Last Updated: December 23, 2015

  • Adrian Young (No Doubt)
  • Benjamin Chandler (replacing Brad Delson)
  • Warren Willis (replacing Joe Hahn)

Promotion

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Status
2004 MTV Video Music Brazil Best International Video Won
2004 MuchMusic Video Awards People's Choice: Favourite International Group Won
2004 Radio Music Awards Song of the Year: Rock Alternative Radio Won

Personnel

Linkin Park

  • Chester Bennington: vocals
  • Rob Bourdon: drums
  • Brad Delson: guitar
  • Joseph Hahn: records, sampling
  • Phoenix: bass
  • Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, sampling

Track 1

  • Produced by Don Gilmore and Linkin Park
  • Mixed by Andy Wallace
  • From The Warner Bros. Records Album Meteora

CD 1

Track 2

  • Mixed by Mike Shinoda, Brad Divens, and Drew Mazurek
  • Recorded Live During the LP Underground Tour 2003

Track 3

  • Directed by Joseph Hahn

CD 2

Track 2

  • Mixed by Mike Shinoda, Brad Divens, and Drew Mazurek
  • Recorded Live During the LP Underground Tour 2003

Track 3

  • Directed by Mark Romanek

Lyrics

Album Version

I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless
Lost under the surface
I don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure
Of walking in your shoes

(Caught in the undertow / Just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow / Just caught in the undertow)

I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you

Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly
Afraid to lose control
‘Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you

(Caught in the undertow / Just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow / Just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take
 
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
But I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me
With someone disappointed in you
 
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
Become so tired
So much more aware
I'm becoming this
All I want to do
Is be more like me
And be less like you
 
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)
I've become so numb
I can't feel you there
(I'm tired of being what you want me to be)

Gallery

  • Disc 1

    Disc 1

  • Disc 2

    Disc 2

  • Big: 18 Hits In One Super Value Album

    Big: 18 Hits In One Super Value Album

In Other Media

  • "Numb" is featured in the 2008 film The Tragic And Painful Waxing Of Mr. Simon.
  • "Numb" was released in 2011 as part of a DLC for the 2010 videogame Rock Band 3.
  • "Numb" was released in 2015 as part of a DLC for the 2013 videogame Rocksmith 2014.

Cover Versions

American Linkin Park fan Ken Stokes (also known as TheKen, Modist, and ModistOne), who gained acclaim for his piano renditions of Linkin Park songs,[8] recorded a cover of "Numb" with vocalist Joanna which is commonly mistaken for an Evanescence song.

"Numb" was performed by British artist Jamelia on the Live Lounge section of The Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1 in 2004. Later that year, she performed the cover during her UK Tour.[9] The BBC recording of the cover was included in the compilation Radio 1's Live Lounge, released on October 16, 2006.

Argentinian rock band N.H.E.M recorded a live in studio version of "Numb" which was uploaded to their YouTube channel in 2011.[10]

Dutch DJ Hardwell played a mash-up of Jordy Dazz' "At Night", "Numb" and Chuckie's "Who Is Ready To Jump (Glowinthedark Higher Club Mix)" as part of his set at various shows in 2013.

Rhode Island based electronicore band It Lives, It Breathes (formed by members of the late metalcore band A Faylene Sky) released a double A-side digital single on August 25, 2013 at 4pm[11] containing covers of "Numb" by Linkin Park and "My Plague" by Slipknot.[12] It is currently available on their BandCamp page.[13]

French DJ David Guetta played a remix of "Numb" as part of his set at various shows in Brazil in January 2015.

American electronic band Breathe Carolina performed "Numb" at various shows during their Anywhere But Home Tour in 2015.

Manchester based metalcore band Empires Fade recorded a cover of "Numb" with an accompanying music video which was released on their YouTube channel on December 16, 2015.[14]

Tarja Turunen, who rose to fame as Nightwish's original lead singer, performed "Numb" during a special concert at the Wacken Metal Church that opened the 2016 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival. Tarja performed together with piano, cello and violin in front of only 300 handpicked fans.[15]

Australian rock band Hands Like Houses performed "Numb" as part of APTV's Zippo Encore Sessions that took place at the 2016 edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival.[16]

Floridian post-hardcore band Fame On Fire recorded a cover of "Numb" in 2016 after fans voted for them to cover it.[17] A music video was released on October 7[18] and a digital single was released on October 12.[19]

On July 1st, 2017, "Numb" was performed by 200 musicians as part of the fifth Rocknmob that took place in Moscow, Russia.[20]

Other Uses

  • This song was sampled by Nicki Minaj in the song "Encore '07" on the mixtape "Playtime Is Over" released in 2007.
  • "Numb" was accidentally played for 0.7 seconds instead of the Maltese national anthem during Malta's friendly match against Slovakia on September 4, 2014.[21]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Linkin Park Offering Free College Concert In Latest Contest - Blabbermouth.net, March 17, 2008
  2. ↑ Linkin Park Fans: A Rare Opportunity to Own a Piece of | Reverb News, April 02, 2018
  3. ↑ The Fader - Mike Shinoda Returns to Linkin Park's Endless Winter, February 16, 2023
  4. ↑ LINKIN PARK – NUMB – SUNPROPS
  5. ↑ Linkin Park Live on Instagram: “Today 18 years ago, in Prague, @linkinpark secretly shot a video for #FromTheInside”, September 05, 2021
  6. ↑ Linkin Park - Numb (2004) | IMVDb
  7. ↑ "LP LIVE EXPERIENCE DRAFT ONE" - 2014 Tour - LPLive Exclusives and Specials - Linkin Park Live, June 13, 2019
  8. ↑ theken | Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming
  9. ↑ Jamelia - Numb Live (UK Tour 2004) - YouTube, December 17, 2006
  10. ↑ N.H.E.M - Numb (Linkin Park - Acoustic cover) - YouTube, July 07, 2011
  11. ↑ It Lives, It Breathes TRIBUTE to LINKIN PARK and SLIPKNOT TODAY 4PM!
  12. ↑ It Lives, It Breathes Cover Linkin Park & Slipknot, August 26, 2013
  13. ↑ Linkin Park/Slipknot Tribute | It Lives, It Breathes, August 25, 2013
  14. ↑ VIDEO: Empires Fade – Numb (Linkin Park cover) | DEAD PRESS! | Alternative music news, reviews, interviews and more!, December 16, 2015
  15. ↑ Tarja Turunen | Special concert at the Metal Church, Wacken, July 15, 2016
  16. ↑ Zippo Encore Sessions: HANDS LIKE HOUSES - "Numb" [LINKIN PARK COVER - YouTube], August 16, 2016
  17. ↑ Fame On Fire - Timeline | Facebook, September 26, 2016
  18. ↑ Fame On Fire - Timeline | Facebook, October 07, 2016
  19. ↑ Fame On Fire - Timeline | Facebook, October 12, 2016
  20. ↑ Rocknmob - While official video is still in progress, you..., July 11, 2017
  21. ↑ Malta's national anthem replaced with Linkin Park's Numb at Slovakia match | The Independent, September 05, 2014
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