Over Each Other

"Over Each Other"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album From Zero
Released:	October 24, 2024
Format:	Digital
Length:	2:50
Time signature:	4/4
Writer:	Linkin Park
Label:	Warner Records
Linkin Park single chronology Heavy Is The Crown (2024) Over Each Other (2024) Two Faced (2024)
From Zero tracklist
From Zero (Intro) The Emptiness Machine Cut The Bridge Heavy Is The Crown Over Each Other Casualty Overflow Two Faced Stained IGYEIH Good Things Go

'Over Each Other' is the fifth track from Linkin Park's eighth studio album, From Zero. It was released as the album's third single on October 24, 2024. The song is the first in the band's discography to feature lead vocals entirely from Emily Armstrong.

Background

Jon Green co-wrote the song with the band, famous in the Linkin Park community for his Hollywood Bowl 2017 performance with the band and the 2019 performance of "One More Light" with Mike Shinoda in London, but also as co-writer of One More Light songs 'Nobody Can Save Me,' 'Battle Symphony,' 'Friendly Fire,' and unreleased song 'Tidal Wave.' Additionally, pop songwriter Matias Mora has a writing credit on the song. The track was mixed by Neal Avron (who mixed Minutes To Midnight and A Thousand Suns).

Talking about the creation of the song, Mike said, "The original demo was all me, and then as we were writing, in the process we played with different iterations/ways of presenting it. Some of the tracks, it was just like, I wrote the demo and then it kind of like stayed very similar to that. Other ones were more of a collaborative process and I think this one fell into that category more. It had its different twists and turns with friends of ours and at the end of the day, when we did this version with Emily singing it all the way down, it like the song - it felt the most like what it was supposed to be."

About the "get your screamy pants on" clip at the end of the song, Mike said, "This song leads into another song on the record called 'Casualty' and... I'll leave it there." Mike referenced the line when they debuted 'Casualty' live in Arlington, Texas, teasing the audience before the song, "this is what happens when Em puts her screamy pants on."

Composition

'Over Each Other' is a more mellow ballad than the previously released 'The Emptiness Machine' and 'Heavy Is The Crown,' featuring a more atmospheric instrumental that builds up over time. Emily Armstrong is the sole feature on lead vocals, with Mike Shinoda providing backing vocals throughout the song. The final chorus explodes with a flurry of guitars and vocals in classic Linkin Park ballad fashion.

Music Video

The music video for 'Over Each Other' was shot in Incheon, South Korea following Linkin Park's show there on September 28, 2024. It was directed by Joe Hahn, making it the second Linkin Park music video he has directed for the album (the first being for 'The Emptiness Machine'). Hahn said he wanted to embrace the "K-ness of it all and make it feel like a K-drama." The video was shot in one day. The video was shot in real locations throughout Incheon, Mr. Hahn getting a street shut down to film parts of the video and using an actual car for the crash scene. The video was released alongside the song on October 24, 2024.

The video follows the story of a couple (played by Emily and South Korean actress Kong Seong-Ha) getting into a car crash after having an argument, playing the events in reverse order and ultimately leading to a surprise twist at the end. Despite some controversy and media censorship in certain regions in press regarding the video, Seong-Ha confirmed that she plays Emily's girlfriend in the music video in an Instagram post celebrating the song and video's release.

Versions

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

Studio

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Over Each Other	From Zero	2:50		November 15, 2024

Live

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Over Each Other (Live)	From Zero (Expanded Edition)	2:52	November 3, 2024	November 15, 2024	Recorded in Paris, FR, Nov. 3, 2024.

Release

Teasers for 'Over Each Other' began appearing in various cities around the world on October 18, 2024. The X account @youbetterhearme, which had been used previously by the band in 2012 for their Living Things scavenger hunt, tweeted a blurred picture of an undisclosed location (later discovered to be the Châtelet les Halles in Paris, France) without any comment. The image simply said "Over Each Other" and contained a still from the upcoming music video. Teasers were put up in 12 total cities: Paris, France; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Madrid, Spain; Toronto, Canada; Phoenix, Arizona; Fife, Washington; Milan, Italy; Auckland, New Zealand; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mexico City, Mexico; Jakarta, Indonesia; and New York City, New York. The images contained a variation of different lyrics from the song and stills from the video, or otherwise just the song's title and the band's logo.

Live

'Over Each Other' debuted live at the first show following its release in Nanterre, France on November 3, 2024. It was the first song the band performed to feature Emily playing guitar live. At the first show it was performed at, 'Over Each Other' was placed after the Mike solo medley of 'When They Come For Me' and 'Remember The Name,' before being moved down in the set at the next show in Arlington, Texas where it replaced 'Friendly Fire' near the end of the main set.

Personnel

Linkin Park is

• Mike Shinoda
• Brad Delson
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
• Joseph Hahn
• Emily Armstrong
• Colin Brittain

Production

• Written by Linkin Park, Jon Green, Matias Mora
• Produced by Mike Shinoda
• Co-Produced by Brad Delson, Colin Brittain
• Additional Production by Matias Mora
• Recording Engineering by Mike Shinoda, Ethan Mates
• Vocals by Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong
• Guitar by Brad Delson
• Bass by Dave "Phoenix" Farrell
• Programming by Joseph Hahn
• Drums by Colin Brittain
• Mixed by Neal Avron
• Assistant Engineering by Scott Skrzynski
• Mastered by Emerson Mancini

Music Video Personnel

• Director: Joe Hahn
• Producer: WL Boyd
• Production Company: Swartz Boyd Productions

• Korea Production Services Company: Compass Production

• Ex. Producer/Producer: Tony Choi
• Line Producer: Sunghee Kim
• Production Manager: Johanna Seung
• Production Coordinator: Sumi Kim
• Location Manager: Gyeongseon Baek
• 1st AD: Heecheol Kwon
• 2nd AD: Taeyeon Kim
• Set PA: Jisuk Kang
• Set PA: Taegyun Kim
• Set PA: Seo Heo
• Set PA: Taekhyeon Lim

• Dir. Of Photography: Michael Beech
• 1st AC: Jichul Ahn
• 2nd AC: Sejin Kim
• 3rd AC: Eunchae Lee
• DIT: Jongsang Kim
• BTS: Jiwoon Lee

• Gaffer: Byeonjin Yang
• Best Boy Elec: Segi Kim
• Lighting Asst. 1: Inhee Han
• Lighting Asst. 2: Daehan Choi
• Lighting Asst. 3: Gwangho Park
• Lighting Asst. 4: Jangun Shin
• Lighting Asst. 5: Hakdong Shin

• Key Grip: Sangjun Lee
• Best Boy Grip: Junhee Lee
• Grip: Seonghyeon Yoon

• Art Director: Hyeonji Kim
• Smoke Hazer/Water Truck: SF Cinema
• Music Playback: MJ Lee

• Make Up: Giwoong Baek
• Hair Stylist: Shinhyun Kim

• Special FX Make Up: Yeongjae Woo
• Asst. FX Make Up: Seongyeong Lee
• Asst. FX Make Up: Hyeonhui Hwang

• Stylist (Emily Armstrong): Meesh Daranyl
• Stylist (Korea): Hwaryeong Yang

Vehicle Drivers:

• Jeonwan Kang
• Sihyeon Yu
• Suuk Ryu
• Jaeman Kim
• Jaeho Choi
• Seonguk Hwang
• Yungshik Shin
• Byeongsu Kim
• Yongwan Bae
• Suhyeon Ju
• Yeongi Lee
• Giseok Ko
• Casting Director: Wook Kang

Talent:

• Emily's Friend: Kong SeongHa

• Emily Body Double: Linnea

Extras:

• Extra 1: Seongjoon Cho
• Extra 2: Jeongyu Park
• Extra 3: Seungwoo Shin
• Extra 4: Jeseon Lee
• Extra 5: Hyeonseong Jo
• Extra 6: Sehan Lee
• Extra 7: Jiung Ha
• Extra 8: Gyeji Park
• EMT 1: Jaehwan Jeong
• EMT 2: Seohyeon Jeong

• Editor: Igor Kovalik
• Color Grading: Adolfo Martinelli
• Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno

Lyrics

Album Version

This is the letter that I
I didn’t write
Looking for color in the
Black and white
Skyscrapers we created
On shaky ground
And I’m trying to find my patience

But you won’t let me breathe
And I’m not ever right
All we are is talking
Over each other
There’s nothing underneath
It’s all a waste of time
All we are is talking
Over each other

Reaching for satellites
But all along
Under your breath you’re saying
That I was wrong / oh
The skyscrapers we created
Are coming down
And free falling to the pavement

’Cause you won’t let me breathe
And I’m not ever right
All we are is talking
Over each other
There’s nothing underneath
It’s all a waste of time
All we are is talking
Over each other

Oh, are we over each other
Oh, are we over each other
Oh

I can’t go to sleep
I lie awake at night
I’m so tired of talking
Over each other
So say what’s underneath
I want to see your side
We don’t have to be talking
Over each other
Over each other
Over each other
Over each other