From the Inside (Linkin Park song)

"From the Inside" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the fourth single from their second album, Meteora, and appears as the tenth track on the record. It was released in Australia and the United States (it was released as download only in the UK) in 2004 as the fourth single from the album.

"From the Inside"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
B-side
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2004
RecordedDecember 2002
Studio
  • Soundtrack Studios
  • (New York City)
GenreNu metal[1]
Length2:53
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Don Gilmore
  • Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Numb"
(2003)		 "From the Inside"
(2004)		 "Breaking the Habit"
(2004)
Music video
"From the Inside" on YouTube

Overview

The song is one of Linkin Park's heavier songs and is written in a 6/8 time signature. It progresses from a more melodic-stylization at the song's beginning, but then grows more intense towards the end. The song also features more screamed vocals, with Bennington screaming for about 10 seconds straight during the bridge. The earliest version of the song can be heard on "Frat Party at the Pankake Festival". In this version, part of the unfinished instrumental can be heard for a few seconds, when Mike Shinoda talks about making new music. There is also an interlude to the next track at the end of the song, like many of the other tracks on the album, in this case leading into "Nobody's Listening".

The Live in Texas performance of "From the Inside" was included as the single's b-side. Other live performances of the song were included as the b-side to both "Numb" and "What I've Done", respectively.

Music video

The music video was directed by the band's turntablist, Joe Hahn. It takes place during a riot. In the middle of the riot are Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington, who are shown singing during their respective parts. The rest of the band appears playing their instruments in the center of the town where the riot is taking place each time the chorus returns. The video is centered on a child who is abandoned by his guardian during the chaos. The child wanders around in the midst of the riot. Towards the climax the child screams, which knocks down the entire crowd and therefore stops the riot and all the rubble starts rising and eventually falls when the child runs out of breath. Near the end of the video, the child looks at the destruction, smiles, then screams again.

The video was filmed in early September 2003, during the band's Europe '03 tour in Prague, Czech Republic. The making of the video can be found on LPTV ("Season 2") episode 4.[2][3][4]

As of April 2023, the music video for "From the Inside" has over 140 million views on YouTube.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."From the Inside"Linkin Park2:53
2."Runaway" (Live in Texas)
  • Linkin Park
  • Wakefield
3:07
3."From the Inside" (Live in Texas)Linkin Park3:00

Personnel

Linkin Park

Production

  • Don Gilmore – producer

Commercial performance

The song is the least successful single from Meteora. It is the only single from the album that did not reach the Modern Rock Tracks chart or the Billboard Hot 100 chart in Billboard. It was the lowest charting single in many other countries, but a few countries where the song charted did better than some of the other band's singles that were even more successful.

Charts
Chart (2004–2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 37
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 42
France (SNEP)[8] 35
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 35
Greece (IFPI)[10] 15
Italy (FIMI)[11] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 50
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 38
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[15] 15

References
  1. Edwards, Luke (March 20, 2022). "BEST LINKIN PARK SONGS: 20 CLASSICS THAT LAUNCHED A NU-METAL REVOLUTION". Dig!. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "From the Inside (Official Video) on Youtube". YouTube. from Linkin Park's Youtube Channel
  3. "LPTV Season 2, Episode 4". YouTube. 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
  4. "Linkin Park Live - 2003.09.03 Praha". Linkin Park Live.
  5. Linkin Park (October 24, 2009). "From The Inside [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park". YouTube. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. "Linkin Park – From the Inside". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. "Linkin Park – From the Inside" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. "Linkin Park – From the Inside" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  9. "Linkin Park – From the Inside" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. "IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles archive". Archived from the original on February 19, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  11. "Linkin Park – From the Inside". Top Digital Download. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  12. "Linkin Park – From the Inside". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  13. "Linkin Park – From the Inside". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  14. "Linkin Park – From the Inside". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  15. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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