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| "With You" | |
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| Song by Linkin Park | |
| from the album Hybrid Theory | |
| Working title: | Dust Brothers / Now I See |
| Recorded: | 2000 |
| Length: | 03:23 |
| Stems: | Open Labs SoundSlate Pro |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 98 |
| Key: | E Minor |
| Live debut: | Unknown |
| Last performed: | November 23, 2014 |
| Writer: | Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joe Hahn, John Robert King, Mike Shinoda, Michael Simpson, Rob Bourdon |
| Producer: | Don Gilmore |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| Hybrid Theory tracklist | |
"With You" is the third track on the album Hybrid Theory. This song was a collaboration with the Dust Brothers, who provided additional beats and sounds for the track. It was one of the first songs released from the record through the band's website.
Background
In Jeff Blue's book "One Step Closer: From Xero to #1: Becoming Linkin Park", he explained how "With You", originally titled "Dust Brothers" came about. Jeff Blue was roomates with the stepfather of Mike Simpson of Dust Brothers. He sent him Xero demos hoping the Dust Brothers would produce something for the band, but they passed. In September or October 1999, Jeff called the Dust Brothers again to see if they were interested in producing Hybrid Theory (band). Mike Simpson heard the new demo and told Jeff, "I'm blown away. The sound and singer have definitely improved. You all should come over to the studio in Silver Lake." After the meeting, he said, "Just Brad and Mike came. We were hoping to meet your new singer. We played them a lot of tracks. Basic stuff. Like thirty-second loops. They picked out one they liked, so I gave it to them to work on for our album. It was funny, I think my partner was trying to impress your rapper with the new digital mixing board he just got." After meeting with Chester the next week, Simpson said, "Chester's cool. I'm in to have the guys do a song for our album." Mike then came in with his version of the track which had him rapping, but it didn't have Chester on the song. Simpson liked the track, so Jeff had Mike and Chester work out a full demo, which Jeff ended up liking so much that he started putting it on demo CDs immediately, and then got permission to include the song on Hybrid Theory, promising that the band would do another track later on for the Dust Brothers album.[1]
Around the same period "With You" was conceived, the band worked on a second song with the Dust Brothers. This song was revisited in 2001 for inclusion on the producers' debut album, which remains unreleased. On May 14th, 2020, Mike talked about this second song on his stream, saying, "We didn't really... we started something and then we sent it to them. And then they got really nasty about it, to be honest, back in the day. And then they were not cool about it. So we had a bit of a falling out. But they did work on "With You" and that was cool. They did a great job on that."[2]
During a Yahoo chat with fans at hob.com, Mike Shinoda explained how "With You" came together: "We met the Dust Brothers when we were looking for somebody to produce the album, and we decided after meeting that we'd try a song together. They gave us a track with drum loops and different Moog and synth sounds, and we ended up mostly centering in on those Moog and synth sounds, coupling them with guitar and live drum."[3][4]
When the band met Don Gilmore, the producer said "Points Of Authority" and "With You" were the only Linkin Park songs he liked.[5] The band felt comfortable enough with those two tracks to make them available for download at their website in early 2000.
Composition
Due to Phoenix being out of the band at this time (1999 to October 2000) to tour with The Snax, he did not record bass on any songs on the Hybrid Theory EP or Hybrid Theory. Brad Delson recorded the bass on "With You", "Points Of Authority", "Crawling", "Runaway", "By Myself", "In The End", and "Pushing Me Away".
Demos
The first demo for "With You" is titled "Dust Brothers" and is featured on the Hybrid Theory 6-Track Demo CD from April 25, 2000.
There is a different vocal take by at least Mike on the demo while Chester's vocals sound similar to the final take. Joe's scratching is not present on the intro or the bridge. The entire ending of the song after the bridge is different, with Chester singing "I can't wait to see tomorrow" over the repeating "with you" lines.
After April 2000, there is a second demo, after the name change to "With You". It features a variety of different things in this version, which was released on the Ozzfest 2000 sampler, on hybridtheory.com for free download, and on the Hybrid Theory (Unmastered Studio Finals 5/7/00) CD. Some of the differences include a completely different mix, a guitar harmonic at the end of each verse being different, and different echoes on Mike's vocals.
Remix
Linkin Park released a remix of "With You" on Reanimation in July 2002 titled "Wth>You". The track was remixed by Joe Hahn and features guitar by Mike Shinoda. There is a guest verse on the song by Aceyalone.
After Reanimation was released, Linkin Park for years would perform a version of "With You" live that contained the strings from the "Wth>You" remix in the verses.
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Studio
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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| With You | Hybrid Theory | 3:23 | 2000 | October 24, 2000 | |
| Dust Brothers | Hybrid Theory 6-Track Demo | 3:42 | 2000 |
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| Now I See | The Wicked World Of Warner Bros./Reprise: Ozzfest Sampler 2000 | 3:29 | 2000 |
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| With You | Hybrid Theory - Instrumentals | 3:27 | 2000 |
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Remix
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wth>You | Reanimation | 4:12 | 2001 | July 30, 2002 |
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Live
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With You | Crawling (DVD) | 0:30 | February 01, 2001 | 2001 |
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| With You | Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium | 3:31 | August 14, 2001 |
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| With You (Live) | LP Underground 2.0 | 3:22 | September 16, 2001 | November 18, 2002 | |
| With You | LP Underground 3.0 | 3:20 | August 02, 2003 | November 17, 2003 |
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| With You | Live In Texas | 3:19 | August 02, 2003 | November 18, 2003 |
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| With You | Live At Admiralspalast Berlin, Germany | 3:36 | June 05, 2012 | March 29, 2013 |
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| With You (Live In LA 9.8.12) | The Hunting Party (Xbox Music) | 3:42 | September 08, 2012 | June 21, 2014 | |
| With You (Live At Download Festival 2014) | Hybrid Theory - Live At Download Festival 2014 | 3:33 | June 14, 2014 | August 12, 2014 |
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| With You | Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:22 | January 30, 2001 | October 9, 2020 |
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| With You | Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:17 | June 03, 2001 | October 9, 2020 |
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| With You | Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:18 | February 23, 2002 | October 9, 2020 |
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| With You (Live In Texas) | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:19 | August 02, 2003 | April 7, 2023 |
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| With You (Live In Nottingham 2003) | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:45 | March 03, 2003 | April 7, 2023 |
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| With You | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:20 | July 12, 2003 | April 7, 2023 |
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| With You | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:20 | October 29, 2003 | April 7, 2023 |
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| With You | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:36 | June 15, 2004 | April 7, 2023 |
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| With You | Meteora (20th Anniversary Edition) | 3:36 | August 30, 2004 | April 7, 2023 |
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Live
"With You" was a staple in Linkin Park setlists throughout the Hybrid Theory touring cycle. The song is well known, especially for its early performances, for Chester screaming "Come on!" as the heavy part of the intro kicked in. In 2000, the song was often performed as a mid-set song, almost always preceding "Runaway", a pairing of songs that would survive throughout the years. The song slowly crept its way up to the setlists as the year progressed, finally settling in a position third-to-last in the set, before "One Step Closer" and "Runaway". As 2001 rolled around, "With You" remained in its late-set position in the beginning of the year, with an added extended scratch intro by Joe added to the song. On the band's first tour of the year, the Street Soldiers Tour, "With You" opened the show for the first time, with a brand new show-opener intro to assist it. This intro would be used for a good half of 2001. The song remained as the main show opener for a majority of 2001, where it finally traded places with "A Place For My Head" starting at their night performance at Rock im Park, where "With You" returned to its late-set position. The band experimented with songs to open their shows on the Ozzfest, where they eventually settled on "With You" being the show opener once again. This time, the band used a variety of new show intros, with some being used throughout the rest of 2001. On the Ozzfest, the band briefly used an intro featuring a remix of "My December", before using an intro featuring Guns N' Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle" for a majority of the tour. At the show in Tinley Park, Illinois, an ambient intro (the "SHORT Interlude") that would usually precede "Crawling" was performed before "With You" for the first (and only) time. At the show in East Troy, Wisconsin, "With You" was preceded by the "LEE Interlude" which would usually come before "Papercut" for the only time. The following tour, the Hybrid Theory European Tour, featured "With You" as the opener for the entire tour. The tour began with the pre-song "Welcome To The Jungle" intro, but saw many several intros experimented with. At the show at BBC Radio One's Lamacq Live, "With You" featured an intro that was simple Joe scratching, similar to what he did at the very beginning of the year. The next show in Manchester, England featured another scratch intro, but a bongo sample was used over it. This is the only time that intro has been used. The rest of the tour utilized the "Docklands Intro", named after the venue it debuted at in London, England. The band used this intro for the rest of 2001. As 2002 rolled around, "With You" continued to open shows, where the studio version was performed instead of a show opener being used.
"With You" returned on the Meteora touring cycle, assuming a position late in the main set (third-to-last). In 2003, the "With You" and "Runaway" duo was broken up, but both songs were still performed. The verses of the song featured the instrumental of its Reanimation counterpart, "Wth>You". The song continued to be performed late in the main set, moving down to the middle of the setlist on Projekt Revolution 2003. "With You" returned as the opener of the setlists in late 2003, for the U.S. Holiday Radio Shows. It did not have a show intro, but was still performed Reanimation-style. Starting at these shows, the "With You" and "Runaway" duo was revived, with "Runaway" transitioning directly from the outro of "With You". It continued to open shows in the beginning of 2004, where a show intro, entitled the "Meteora Tour Intro" was played before the song. On the Meteora International Tour, "With You" was replaced by "Don't Stay" with a its new "Gacela Intro" as the opener of the shows. "With You" also received a new intro, which was just a short extended intro featuring "Wth>You". The song was not performed in 2005, but returned for the Summer Sonic Tour in 2006, where it featured a short version of the "Meteora Tour Intro".
"With You" was not performed for the entirety of the Minutes To Midnight and A Thousand Suns touring cycles. However, it returned during the Living Things touring cycle, where it featured a brand new extended scratch intro and a new scratch outro. "Runaway" also returned as its partner, also being performed for the first time in years (since 2007!). "Runaway" was dropped on the Honda Civic Tour, but "With You" stayed strong. It remained in all three sets, and even opened Set C with a brand new show opener intro featuring the main theme from "Game Of Thrones". The song remained to be consistently performed throughout all of the Living Things World Tour in 2012 and 2013.
The song returned again on The Hunting Party World Tour, though less frequently now. The song returned on the European Festival Tour with the its partner, "Runaway", but both songs were shortened. In "With You"'s scenario, it lacked the first chorus and second verse. "With You" did not make it into both sets on the Carnivores Tour (in full), while "Runaway" served its transitional part into "Wastelands" throughout the entire world tour. "With You" rotated spots in Set B with "Points Of Authority", while the song's first verse was featured in the extended intro of "Until It's Gone". The song was completely dropped in 2015.
Variations
Last Updated: September 23, 2015
| Type | Description | First Played | Last Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro | Scratch Intro | January 10, 2001 | September 14, 2001 |
| Intro | 2001 Intro | January 26, 2001 | June 3, 2001 |
| Intro | Ambient Intro (SHORT Interlude) | June 8, 2001 | June 8, 2001 |
| Intro | Lee Interlude | June 9, 2001 | June 9, 2001 |
| Intro | "My December" Remix | June 21, 2001 | June 25, 2001 |
| Intro | Guns N' Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle" Remix | June 29, 2001 | September 12, 2001 |
| Intro | Bongo + Scratch Intro | September 15, 2001 | September 15, 2001 |
| Intro | Docklands Intro | September 16, 2001 | March 2, 2002 |
| Intro | Meteora Tour Intro | January 16, 2004 | March 15, 2004 |
| Intro | Short Reanimated Intro | June 3, 2004 | September 11, 2004 |
| Intro | Short Meteora Tour Intro | August 10, 2006 | August 15, 2006 |
| Intro | 2012 Ext. Intro | May 18, 2012 | January 10, 2014 |
| Intro | Game Of Thrones Intro + 2012 Ext. Intro | August 11, 2012 | October 10, 2012 |
| Intro | Shortened Intro | August 12, 2014 | November 23, 2014 |
| Outro | Ext. Scratch Outro | May 18, 2012 | January 10, 2014 |
| Alternative | Shortened (No 1st Chorus or 2nd Verse) | May 24, 2014 | June 12, 2014 |
Live Guests
Last Updated: September 27, 2015
- Benjamin Chandler (replacing Brad Delson)
Personnel
Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington: vocals
- Rob Bourdon: drums, backing vocals
- Brad Delson: guitars, bass, backing vocals
- Joseph Hahn: records, sampling, backing vocals
- Mike Shinoda: emcee, vocals, beats, sampling
Additional Musicians
- Dust Brothers: additional beats
Production
- Don Gilmore: producer
- Jeff Blue: executive producer
- Andy Wallace: mixer
Lyrics
I woke up in a dream today
To the cold of the static, and put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering I'm pretending to be where I'm not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
So even though you're so close to me
You're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
It's true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
I'm with you
You
Now I see / keeping everything inside
You
Now I see
Even when I close my eyes
I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
Now I'm trapped in this memory
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
So even though you're close to me
You're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
It's true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
I'm with you
You
Now I see / keeping everything inside
You
Now I see
Even when I close my eyes
I'm with you
You
Now I see / keeping everything inside
You
Now I see
Even when I close my eyes
No
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come, I
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
You
Now I see / keeping everything inside
You
Now I see
Even when I close my eyes
I'm with you
You
Now I see / keeping everything inside
You
Now I see
Even when I close my eyes
I woke up in a dream today
To the cold of the static, and put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering I'm pretending to be where I'm not anymore
A little taste of hypocrisy
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
Even though you're so close to me
You're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
It's true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
I'm with you
With you
I hit you and you hit me back
We fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands still
Fine line between this and that
When things go wrong I pretend the past isn't real
I'm trapped in this memory
And I'm left in the wake of the mistake, slow to react
So even though you're close to me
You're still so distant
And I can't bring you back
It's true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you're not with me
I'm with you
With you
With you
With you
No matter how far we've come
I can't wait to see tomorrow
No matter how far we've come, I
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
No matter how far we've come
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
No matter how far we've come, I
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
With you
I can't wait to see tomorrow
Gallery
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Hybrid Theory (band) cassette sampler
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Linkin Park Sampler
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The Wicked World Of Warner Bros./Reprise: Ozzfest Sampler 2000
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Warner Music German sampler
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Incoming - The Sounds Of 2001
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Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium
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Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium limited edition
In Other Media
- "With You" is featured in the 8th episode of Season 2 of the TV series Roswell, titled "Meet The Dupes".
External Links
- With You: LPTV
References
- ↑ Blue, Jeff (2020). One Step Closer: From Xero to #1: Becoming Linkin Park. Permuted Press. ASIN: B08LMZLXTJ
- ↑ LPLive: Mike Q&A Summary 5/14/2020, May 14, 2020
- ↑ HOB.com: Linkin Park Text Interview recorded 11/30/2000, November 30, 2000
- ↑ Text-Based Online Chat with Yahoo and Linkin Park [english version], September 17, 2009
- ↑ Linkin Park Kerrang! | Tom Bryant - tom-bryant.com
- ↑ Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson Preserved On Ozzfest Live CD - MTV, July 10, 2001