Editing Hybrid Theory (section)

==Composition==
The music of ''Hybrid Theory'' draws from diverse inspirations. Bennington's singing style is influenced by acts such as [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Stone Temple Pilots]],<ref name="rolling stone 2002" /> while the riffs and playing techniques of guitarist [[Brad Delson]] are modeled after [[Deftones]], [[Guns N' Roses]],<ref name="band bio" /> [[U2]], and [[The Smiths]].<ref name="rolling stone 2002" /> The lyrical content of the songs primarily touches upon the problems that Bennington encountered during his childhood, including constant and excessive [[Drug abuse|drug]] and [[alcohol abuse]],<ref name="rolling stone 2002" /> the divorce of his parents, [[Social isolation|isolation]],<ref name="chaz bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/chester|title=Chester Bennington biography|access-date=August 19, 2007|publisher=The LP Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070816192351/http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/chester |archive-date = August 16, 2007}}</ref> disappointments, and the aftermath feelings of failed relationships.<ref name="sharpened review">{{cite web|url=http://www.sharpened.net/reviews/musicreview.php?Linkin_Park_Hybrid_Theory |title=Sharpened review |access-date=August 19, 2007 |publisher=Sharpened.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213215135/http://www.sharpened.net/reviews/musicreview.php?Linkin_Park_Hybrid_Theory |archive-date=February 13, 2007 }}</ref> Stylistically, the album has been described as [[nu metal]],<ref name="irishtimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|title=Come back, nu-metal, all is forgiven: Linkin Park go soft|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163515/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Doc |last= Coyle |title= The 12 Most Underrated Nu Metal Albums |publisher= [[VH1]] |date= 15 September 2015 |access-date= 11 December 2015 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/gy3zmn/underrated-nu-metal-albums |archive-date= September 17, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917222448/http://www.vh1.com/news/205488/underrated-nu-metal-albums |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="immortalreviews 2">{{cite web|last=Yadav|first=Dylan|url=http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2016/9/22/linkin-park-hybrid-theory|title=Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory|publisher=Immortalreviews.com|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180725132958/http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2016/9/22/linkin-park-hybrid-theory|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-nu-metal-albums-you-need-to-own.html#slide-8|title=10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own|website=Revolvermag.com|date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806213337/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-nu-metal-albums-you-need-to-own.html#slide-8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NME One More Light review">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/linkin-park-one-more-light-review|title=Linkin Park – 'One More Light' Review|magazine=[[NME]]|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163539/https://www.nme.com/reviews/linkin-park-one-more-light-review-2073075|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title = The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|date = April 2022}}</ref> [[rap metal]],<ref name="irishtimes"/><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Pappademas|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/linkin-park-meteora-2003-profile/|title=Revisit Our May 2003 Linkin Park Cover Story: How to Succeed in Rock n' Roll by Really, Really, Really Trying|magazine=Spin|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122018/https://www.spin.com/featured/linkin-park-meteora-2003-profile/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Lynch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|title=Linkin Park's Landmark 'Hybrid Theory': Looking Back on the (Not So Nice) Reviews It Got In 2000|magazine=Billboard|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725133257/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|title='One More Light' review: Linkin Park goes pop|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163534/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|url-status=live}}</ref> [[rap rock]],<ref name="1029thebuzz">{{cite web|url=https://www.1029thebuzz.com/2016/03/13/get/|title=Get Linkin Park's Debut, "Hybrid Theory" for free!|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703082505/http://www.1029thebuzz.com/2016/03/13/get/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-albums-ranked|title=Linkin Park Albums Ranked|magazine=Loudwire|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426021540/https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-albums-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Hochman|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-20-ca-popeye20-story.html|title=Linkin Park Tests a New 'Hybrid' Theory: Remixing the CD's Rap-Rock|newspaper=La times|date=January 20, 2002|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915195351/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/20/entertainment/ca-popeye20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="timeslive">{{cite web|last=Ramkissoon|first=Nikita|title=Can I get an encore: Linkin Park live in Johannesburg|work=Times Live|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170413051151/http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/11/12/Can-I-get-an-encore-Linkin-Park-live-in-Johannesburg|archive-date=April 13, 2017|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/11/12/Can-I-get-an-encore-Linkin-Park-live-in-Johannesburg}}</ref> [[alternative metal]],<ref name="timeslive"/><ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Fricke|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/linkin-park-20020314|title=Linkin Park: David Fricke Talks to Chester Bennington About 'Hybrid Theory' Success|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=March 14, 2002|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725125239/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Hyden|url=http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Was A Rock Star At A Time When Rock Stars Were Rare|publisher=Uproxx|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062122/http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[hard rock]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 6, 2013|first=Chad|last=Childers|title=No. 10: Linkin Park, 'Hybrid Theory' – Best Debut Hard Rock Albums|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Loudwire|language=en|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217033705/http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9460473/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track/|title=The Story Behind Every Song on Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory': 20th Anniversary Track-By-Track|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030205429/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9460473/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album eventually produced four singles. "[[One Step Closer (Linkin Park song)|One Step Closer]]", the album's second track and first single, was gradually recorded in increments after Linkin Park struggled with "Runaway", and features a guitar riff and [[Electronic drum|electronic percussion]] in the introduction transitioning into a [[bridge (music)|bridge]] with distortion-heavy guitars and aggressive drums.<ref name="sputnikmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=173|title=Sputnikmusic review|access-date=September 29, 2007|website=Sputnikmusic|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524101217/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=173|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also famous for the "Shut up when I'm talkin' to you!" [[refrain]] [[Screaming (music)|screamed]] by Bennington one minute and 48 seconds into the song.<ref name="sputnikmusic" /><ref name="popmatters" /> The music video for "One Step Closer" was shot in a Los Angeles [[Los Angeles Metro Rail|subway]]<ref name="osc vid" /> and became an instant hit, eventually receiving heavy rotation on MTV and other music television networks.<ref name="band bio" /> Stand-in bassist Scott Koziol is shown performing with the band in the video.<ref name="osc vid">{{cite web|url=http://www.forfeitthegame.com/video-osc.html |title=One Step Closer video info |access-date=September 19, 2007 |publisher=Forfeit the Game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914170755/http://www.forfeitthegame.com/video-osc.html |archive-date=September 14, 2007 }}</ref>
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The second single was "[[Crawling (song)|Crawling]]", which Bennington described as "about feeling like I had no control over myself in terms of drugs and alcohol."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hyclak |first=Anna |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/linkin-parks-bennington-discusses-his-drug-addiction/ |title=Linkin Park's Bennington Discusses His Drug Addiction &#124; SPIN &#124; Newswire |publisher=Spin |date=July 17, 2009 |access-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614034133/http://www.spin.com/2009/07/linkin-parks-bennington-discusses-his-drug-addiction/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

"[[Papercut (Linkin Park song)|Papercut]]" was the album's third single, and its lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face.<ref name="papercut vid">{{cite web|url=http://www.linkinpark.com/media/videos/58003/69843|title=Papercut|access-date=November 15, 2015|publisher=Linkin Park|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033521/http://www.linkinpark.com/media/videos/58003/69843|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The fourth and final single to come from ''Hybrid Theory'' was "[[In the End]]", released on October 9, 2001. The song prominently features a signature piano riff performed by Shinoda. His rapping also dominates the verses of the song and is later joined by Bennington's vocals in the chorus. The music video for "In the End" was shot at various stops along the [[Ozzfest#ozzfest 2001|2001 Ozzfest]] tour and was directed by [[Nathan "Karma" Cox]] and the band's DJ [[Joe Hahn]], who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for "Papercut").<ref name="phoenix">{{cite web|url=http://www.roughedge.com/features/linkinpark0901.htm |title=An interview with bassist Phoenix |access-date=September 29, 2007 |publisher=Rough Edge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010013141/http://www.roughedge.com/features/linkinpark0901.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="ite">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448 |title=In the End facts |access-date=September 29, 2007 |publisher=Song Facts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013105720/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448 |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }}</ref> Although the background for the "In the End" video was filmed in a California [[desert]], the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent [[Computer generated imagery|CGI]] effects and [[compositing]] being used to create the finished version. Performing on a studio stage allowed Hahn and Cox to set off water pipes above the stage near the end and drench the band.<ref name="ite2">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448|title=In the End facts|access-date=September 29, 2007|publisher=Song Facts|archive-date=October 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013105720/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448|url-status=live}}</ref>
The music video won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]] award at the 2002 [[MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name="vmas">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/mtvvma/rock.htm|title=MTV Video Music Awards History|access-date=September 29, 2007|publisher=Rock on the Net|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324211006/http://www.rockonthenet.com/mtvvma/rock.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

"[[Points of Authority]]", the fourth track on the album, has its own music video that can be found on'' [[Frat Party at the Pankake Festival]]'', the band's first DVD. Drummer Rob Bourdon describes the recording process of the song: "Brad wrote this riff, then went home. Mike decided to cut it up into different pieces and rearranged them on the computer [...] Brad had to learn his own part from the computer." Regarding the song, Delson praised Shinoda's skill, describing him as "a genius" and "[[Trent Reznor]]-talented".<ref name="rolling stone 2002" />