Numb (Linkin Park song)

"Numb"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
B-side
Released September 8, 2003
Format CD single
Recorded 2002 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Genre
Length 3:08
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s)
  • Don Gilmore
  • Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Faint"
(2003)		 "Numb"
(2003)		 "From the Inside"
(2004)
Meteora track listing
"Session"
(12)		 "Numb"
(13)
Meteora track listing
Audio sample
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Music video
"Numb" on YouTube

"Numb" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their second studio album, Meteora (2003), and is the thirteenth and final track on the album. One of Linkin Park's most well-known and critically acclaimed songs, "Numb" topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 12 weeks.[3] The song spent six weeks at the top of the chart in 2003 and six weeks in 2004. The song also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was remixed as "Numb/Encore", a collaboration between the band and rapper Jay-Z. It was a massive hit for both artists which was featured on the album Collision Course and earned them the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. "Numb" was ranked number 95 on Rhapsody's list of the "Top 100 Tracks of the Decade".[4]

In January 2011, "Numb" was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3.

Music video

Directed by Joe Hahn, the indoor scenes of the music video are set in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic as are the outdoor scenes. The school interiors, the classroom, the corridor and the outside playground are set in Johannes Kepler Grammar School (Gymnázium Jana Keplera) in Prague. The bridge scenes were all shot on Prague's famed Charles Bridge. Due to vocalist Chester Bennington suffering from severe abdominal and back pains, the band's performance was filmed later in a matching cathedral in Los Angeles.

The video follows the domestic and social problems faced during a day in the life of an unpopular outcast young female student (portrayed by Briana Evigan). The girl apparently spends much of her time drawing pictures, revealing that she probably has dreams of becoming an artist. She is largely shunned and ridiculed at school, considering that when she is told off by the lecturer for drawing in class everybody laughs at her and teases her, when she trips on the stairs nobody stops to help her up, and that when she tries to join a group of girls at a lunch table they immediately get up and leave. There are also self-inflicted cut marks on her arms, which spell out "NUMB". During the song's climax, she is shown in her room, as she ties up her hair with a paintbrush, and throws paint at a canvas in anger. At the end, she runs into the church that the band was playing in, almost as if she heard them, only to find the church left behind empty.

MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos ranked it at #40.

Chart performance

The track became one of Linkin Park's most critically acclaimed songs, as well as one of their most commercially successful, peaking at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on February 24, 2004, and spending 3 weeks on top of the Mainstream Rock Tracks and 12 weeks on top of the Modern Rock Tracks. "Numb" was the 33rd best performing single on the Hot 100 during 2004 and it was listed at number 15 in the alternative songs decade end chart. As of June 2014, the song has sold 2,036,000 copies in the US.[5]

The song was also successful in Oceania, peaking at number 10 in Australia and number 13 in New Zealand. "Numb" is also their longest running single in France, spending 23 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 19; it was also successful in Greece, topping the singles chart. However, it only ranked for one week in Italy and on the Belgian Singles Chart.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Linkin Park. 

Part 1
No. Title Length
1. "Numb"   3:06
2. "From the Inside" (Live) 2:55
3. "Numb" (Video)  

All songs written and composed by Linkin Park. 

Part 2
No. Title Length
1. "Numb"   3:06
2. "Easier to Run" (Live) 3:22
3. "Faint" (Video)  

All songs written and composed by Linkin Park. 

Australian Maxi single
No. Title Length
1. "Numb"   3:06
2. "From the Inside" (Live) 2:55
3. "Easier to Run" (Live) 3:22

In other media

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 33
France (SNEP)[10] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 19
Greece (IFPI Greece) 1
Italy (FIMI)[12] 47
Ireland (IRMA) 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 82
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 13
Portugal (AFP) 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 14
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 31
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[19] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[21] 11
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 33

Certifications

[23]
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[24] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Gold 40,000
Italy (FIMI)[26] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 2,210,000
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
"So Far Away" by Staind		 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
November 22, 2003 - February 7, 2004 		Succeeded by
"Hit That" by The Offspring
Preceded by
"Away from Me" by Puddle of Mudd		 Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
January 3–17, 2004 		Succeeded by
"Figured You Out" by Nickelback

References

  1. ↑ Alexandra Pollard. "For a second, Linkin Park 'Numb' was the Maltese national anthem". gigwise.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Top 10 Linkin Park Songs". WatchMojo.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 372.
  4. ↑ Top 100 Tracks of the Decade
  5. ↑ Trust, Gary (June 24, 2014). "Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. ↑ "Numb (Original Official Video) on Youtube". from Linkin Park's Youtube Channel
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Linkin Park – Numb". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Linkin Park – Numb" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Linkin Park – Numb" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Linkin Park – Numb" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Linkin Park Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Linkin Park – Numb". Top Digital Download.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Linkin Park – Numb" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Linkin Park – Numb". Top 40 Singles.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Linkin Park – Numb". Singles Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Linkin Park – Numb". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Linkin Park: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Linkin Park.
  19. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Linkin Park.
  20. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Linkin Park.
  21. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Linkin Park.
  22. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Linkin Park.
  23. ↑ Trust, Gary (June 24, 2014). "Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues U.S. Chart Invasion". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  24. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Canadian certifications – Linkin Park – Numb". Music Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  26. ↑ NO type WAS PROVIDED for ITALIAN CERTIFICATION.
  27. ↑ "British certifications – Linkin Park – Numb". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 30, 2015. Enter Numb in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select ' in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ "American certifications – Linkin Park – Numb". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  29. ↑ "American single certifications – Linkin Park – Numb". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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