Background
"Technique" was a song written by Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn. The track was build around strings and bells from both Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel dì vedremo" and "Three Coins In The Fountain", the fifth track on Rendezvous In Rome by The Melachrino Strings And Orchestra.[1] The latter gave origin to the song's project name: "Rendezvo".
The "Short" on the title implies that there was a longer version of this instrumental at some point. Part of this longer version can be heard on the LP Underground 7 exclusive video "Glorious Excess Born".
A full-length demo of the song was leaked in June 2019, but it is different from the version in the LPU video, being only the beat without live instrumentation. Coming in around two and a half minutes, it says the line "you must exercise the proper technique" over and over throughout the demo. There is a sample of an unknown origin in the track that says "molba sekiya."
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technique (Short) | Hybrid Theory EP | 0:40 | 1999 | 1999 |
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| Technique (Short) | Hybrid Theory EP (Re-Issue) | 0:40 | 1999 | November 19, 2001 |
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| Rendezvo | Hybrid Party Of A Thousand Things | 2:25 | 1999 |
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Personnel
- Rob Bourdon
- Joseph Hahn
- Kyle Christner
- Brad Delson
- Chester Bennington
- Mike Shinoda
Production
- Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda
- Mastered by Pat Kraus
Lyrics
You must exercise the proper technique...
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
Molba sekiya
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
You must exercise the proper technique
External Links
References
- ↑ Technique Samples - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live, April 21, 2021