Meteora (album)

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Meteora
A man wearing a mask holding paint working on a project in a room
Studio album by
Linkin Park
ReleasedMarch 25, 2003 (2003-03-25)
RecordedApril–December 2002
Studio
  • NRG (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length36:35
Label
Producer
  • Don Gilmore
  • Linkin Park
Linkin Park chronology
Reanimation
(2002) 		Meteora
(2003) 		Live in Texas
(2003)
Singles from Meteora
  1. "Somewhere I Belong"
    Released: February 24, 2003
  2. "Faint"
    Released: June 9, 2003
  3. "Numb"
    Released: September 8, 2003
  4. "From the Inside"
    Released: January 12, 2004
  5. "Breaking the Habit"
    Released: June 14, 2004

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 their 2000 debut studio album Hybrid Theory. The album was produced by the band alongside Don Gilmore. The title Meteora is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries originally bearing the name.[1] Meteora has a similar sound to Hybrid Theory, as described by critics, and the album took almost a year to be recorded. It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell after he rejoined the band in 2000 following his temporary touring with other bands.

Meteora debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 810,000 copies in its first week.[2] Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside", and "Breaking the Habit". “Lying from You” was released in March 2004 as a promotional single. Meteora received generally positive reviews, although some critics felt the album's style was too similar to its predecessor.

Meteora has sold around 16 million copies worldwide, making it the 8th best-selling album of the 21st century. It is certified 8× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was ranked number 36 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.[3] Some songs from the album were remixed with some of Jay-Z's songs for the EP Collision Course (2004). "Session" was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards.

In February 2023, it was announced that the band would release a 20th anniversary edition of Meteora on April 7, 2023. They released a previously never-before-heard outtake from the album titled "Lost" as the lead single of the reissue.[4][5]

  1. ^ Linkin Park (2003). The Making of Meteora.
  2. ^ Martens, Todd (2003-04-02). "Linkin Park's 'Meteora' Crashes Chart At No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  3. ^ "The Decade in Music - Charts - Top Billboard 200 Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 162. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via World Radio History. Digit page 166 on the PDF archive.
  4. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (February 10, 2023). "Linkin Park Announces 'Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition,' Shares 'Lost' Single With Chester Bennington Vocals". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Robinson, Ellie (February 10, 2023). "Linkin Park announce 20th anniversary edition of 'Meteora' with lead single 'Lost'". NME. Retrieved February 10, 2023.