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Album · 2003

Meteora

by Linkin Park

Meteora is a 2003 metal album by Linkin Park. It runs 13 tracks across 37 minutes on Machine Shop Recordings. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 277 ratings.

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Metal · Alternative Rock

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4.1 /5
277 ratings
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13
Tracks
37 min
Runtime
105 bpm
Tempo
C# minor
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277 ratings · avg 4.1

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  • 4.0
    Riffiter

    The sequel that refused to grow up, and was right not to: Meteora compresses nu-metal, hip-hop and electronics into three-minute pressure valves. "Numb" and "Breaking the Habit" gave a generation vocabulary for feelings school never covered. Less raw than Hybrid Theory, more precise — the formula at its peak.

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Tracklist

13 tracks · 37 min

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  • Meteora (20th anniversary edition)Anniversary edition · 2023 · 43 tracks
    1. 1Lying From You
    2. 1Foreword
    3. 1A.06
    4. 2From the Inside
    5. 2Don't Stay
    6. 2Pretty Birdy (Somewhere I Belong 2002 demo)
    7. 3Somewhere I Belong
    8. 3Sold My Soul to Yo Mama
    9. 3Easier to Run
    10. 4Step Up
    11. 4Lying From You
    12. 4Standing in the Middle
    13. 5Program (Meteora demo)
    14. 5Hit the Floor
    15. 5My December
    16. 6Crawling
    17. 6Faint (demo 2002)
    18. 6Easier to Run
    19. 7Faint
    20. 7Breaking the Habit
    21. 7Figure.09 (demo 2002)
    22. 8Figure.09
    23. 8Drawing ("Breaking the Habit" demo 2002)
    24. 8Step Up / Nobody's Listening / It's Goin' Down
    25. 9Cumulus (2002 demo)
    26. 9Wish
    27. 9Breaking the Habit
    28. 10From the Inside
    29. 10One Step Closer
    30. 10A-Six (original long version 2002)
    31. 11Soundtrack (Meteora demo)
    32. 11Nobody's Listening
    33. 12Broken Foot (Meteora demo)
    34. 12Session
    35. 13Ominous
    36. 13Numb
    37. 14Unfortunate (2002 demo)
    38. 14Lost (2002 mix)
    39. 15Pepper
    40. 16Breaking the Habit (original Mike 2002 demo)
    41. 17Halo (2002 demo)
    42. 18Rhinocerous (2002 demo)
    43. 19Attached (2003 demo)

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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Meteora is Figure.09 — rated 4.7/5 by 37 listeners.

  1. 1Figure.094.737 ratings
  2. 2Somewhere I Belong4.661 ratings
  3. 3Faint4.642 ratings
  4. 4Numb4.527 ratings
  5. 5From the Inside4.53 ratings

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Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on debut studio album Hybrid Theory. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit". Meteora takes it title from the Greek Orthodox monasteries. Meteora is the most successful album in the history of the Alternative Songs chart, a chart that specializes in radio play (with its audience impression) of alternative rock songs. "Numb" was the biggest song of the year on the chart. The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide as of 2007 and was ranked number 36 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade. The song "Session" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, losing to Jeff Beck's "Plan B".

In brief

Is Meteora good?
Riffiter listeners rate Meteora 4.1/5 from 277 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Meteora?
Figure.09, rated 4.7/5 by 37 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Meteora released?
Meteora was released in 2003 on Machine Shop Recordings.
How many tracks are on Meteora?
Meteora has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.
What genre is Meteora?
Meteora is catalogued under Metal, Alternative Rock.
What BPM is Meteora?
Meteora runs at a median tempo of 105 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Meteora?
Listeners of Meteora also rate Greatest Hits by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Greatest Hits by Foo Fighters, The Resistance by Muse.
Who produced Meteora?
Meteora was produced by Don Gilmore, Linkin Park, Brad Delson and Chester Bennington, among 8 credited in total. Don Gilmore produced all of them.
Who wrote the songs on Meteora?
Meteora was written by Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Dave Farrell and Mike Shinoda, among 6 credited in total. Brad Delson wrote 10 of them.

Credits

Produced by
Don GilmoreLinkin ParkChester BenningtonMike ShinodaBrad Delson
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Dave FarrellMr. HahnRob Bourdon
Written by
Chester BenningtonMike ShinodaBrad DelsonDave FarrellMr. Hahn
+1 more
Rob Bourdon
Mixed by
Andy WallaceSteve Sisco
Engineered by
Don GilmoreFox PhelpsJohn Ewing, Jr.
Played by
Rob BourdonBrad DelsonAlyssa ParkBob BeckerCharlie Bisharat
+7 more
Daniel SmithEvan WilsonJoel DerouinLarry CorbettMichelle RichardsSara ParkinsDavid Zasloff
Vocals by
Chester BenningtonMike Shinoda

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