"Talking To Myself" is the third track on One More Light. Promo CDs of the song were sent out by Warner Bros. Records on July 14th, a couple of weeks before the planned radio impact on July 25.[1]
"Talking To Myself" is described as featuring a chiming guitar line and groovy bass reminiscent of The Killers.[2]
Background
Talking to Kerrang! about the song, Chester Bennington said, "It's about relating to how my wife must have felt when I was battling my demons. Seeing it going down and not being able to do something must have sucked."[2]
Music Video
Music Video
The official music video of "Talking To Myself" was directed and edited by Linkin Park's videographer, Mark Fiore, and is a compilation of a variety of things, from the photoshoot and making of One More Light to live performances, rehearsals and meet & greets. It was released on July 20th, 2017. The version uploaded to the band's YouTube channel cuts off at 3 minutes and 43 seconds, before the song is finished, while the version released on digital platforms such as iTunes and Tidal has the full length song.
Fan Footage Video
Linkin Park asked fans who went to their June 20 show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam to film all of "Talking To Myself" in landscape on their phones or cameras then upload the videos to FanFootage.com after the show. The videos were used in the creation of a live fan footage music video of the song similar to what they had previously done with "Waiting For The End" and "Until It's Gone".
Fans who uploaded their video before midnight of Wednesday June 21st were entered in a draw to win a signed copy of One More Light.[3]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talking To Myself | One More Light | 3:51 | 2016 | May 19, 2017 | |
| Talking To Myself | One More Light Instrumentals | 3:54 | 2016 |
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Live
"Talking To Myself" was played live for the first time at a private event held at the Warner Bros Records building in a stripped down form, with Chester on vocals, Mike on piano, and Brad on guitar. The studio version was debuted at the first official show of the One More Light World Tour. In the headlining set for the tour, the song opened the show along with "Fallout".
Variations
Last Updated: March 6, 2017
| Type | Description | First Played | Last Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative | Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only) | March 6, 2017 | March 6, 2017 |
Personnel
Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington - Vocals
- Rob Bourdon - Drums, Background Vocals
- Brad Delson - Guitar, Background Vocals
- Joseph Hahn - Programming, Background Vocals
- Phoenix - Bass, Background Vocals
- Mike Shinoda - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Additional Musicians
- Background vocals by Ilsey Juber
- Additional guitar by Andrew Jackson
Production
- Written by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Ilsey Juber and JR Rotem
- Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
- Co-produced by JR Rotem
- Additional production by Andrew Jackson
- Vocal production by Andrew Bolooki
- Music performed by Linkin Park
- Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
- Chester's vocals recorded at The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK
- Mike's vocals recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, CA
- Music recorded at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, CA
- Engineered by Ethan Mates, Mike Shinoda and Josh Newell
- Assistant engineer: Alejandro Baima
- Studio B assistant engineer: Warren Willis
- Studio drum tech: Jerry Johnson
- Mixed by Manny Marooquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
- Mix engineer: Chris Galland assisted by Jeff Jackson and Robin Florent
Lyrics
Tell me what I've gotta do
There's no getting through to you
The lights are on but nobody's home
(Nobody's home)
You say I can't understand
But you're not giving me a chance
When you leave me, where do you go?
(Where do you go?)
All the walls that you keep building
All this time that I've spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
(Losing you)
The truth is
You turn into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
(Ooh) Talking to myself
(Ooh) Talking to myself
(Ooh) But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
I admit I've made mistakes
But yours might cost you everything
Can't you hear me calling you home?
(Calling you home)
Oh
All the walls that you keep building
All this time that I've spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
(Losing you)
The truth is
You turn into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
(Ooh) Talking to myself
(Ooh) Talking to myself
(Ooh) But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
All the walls that you keep building
All this time that I've spent chasing
All the ways that I keep losing you
The truth is
You turn into someone else
You keep running like the sky is falling
I can whisper, I can yell
But I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm just talking to myself
(Ooh) I'm talking to myself
(Ooh) I'm talking to myself
(Ooh) Yeah I know, yeah I know, yeah I know
I'm talking to myself
Gallery
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External Links
Stream
- Talking To Myself (Official Audio): LPTV
Music Video
References
- ↑ 'Talking To Myself' Confirmed As 2nd Single from OML - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, June 30, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kerrang! Magazine Interview with Linkin Park | LP Association Forums, February 28, 2017
- ↑ Linkin Park live at Ziggo Dome 06/20/17 on FanFootage, June 20, 2017