In the End

This article is about the Linkin Park song. For other uses, see In the End (disambiguation).

"In the End"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Hybrid Theory
B-side
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001[1][2][3]
Genre
Length3:36
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Papercut"
(2001) 		"In the End"
(2001) 		"Pts.OF.Athrty"
(2002)
Audio sample
Music video
"In the End" on YouTube

"In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the eighth track on their debut album, Hybrid Theory (2000), and was released as the album's fourth and final single.

"In the End" received positive reviews by music critics, with most reviewers complimenting the song's signature piano riff, as well as noting rapper Mike Shinoda's vocal prominence in the song. "In the End" also achieved mainstream popularity, and was a commercial success upon release. The song reached the top ten on numerous worldwide music charts and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest peak on the chart, as well as their first song that peaked within the top 40 in early 2002, making it a sleeper hit. It also reached number one on the Z100 top 100 songs of 2002 countdown. It ranked at number 121 in Blender magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.[9] In June 2021, it became the first nu metal song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify.[5] As of June 2024, "In the End" ranks among the top 100 most streamed songs of all-time on Spotify with over 2 billion streams and has since been certified Diamond (10× Platinum) in their home country by the RIAA.

"In the End" has become one of Linkin Park's most recognizable hits and is considered their signature song. Chester Bennington, the band's lead vocalist, initially disliked the song and did not want it to be included on Hybrid Theory.[10] It was remixed on Reanimation as "Enth E ND". The music video of the song, directed by Nathan Cox and the band's turntablist Joe Hahn, featured the band in a fantasy setting.

Ahead of the release for the 20th anniversary reissue for Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park released a demo version of "In the End" as the second single from the re-release of Hybrid Theory on October 1, 2020.[11]

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  10. ^ "LINKIN PARK Q&A;". VMusic.com.au. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013. I don't really participate in picking singles. I learnt that after making Hybrid Theory. I was never a fan of "In the End" and I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly. How wrong could I have possibly been?
  11. ^ Rose, Anna (October 2, 2020). "Linkin Park release 'In The End' demo ahead of 'Hybrid Theory' anniversary". NME. Retrieved October 29, 2021.