Breaking the Habit (song)

"Breaking the Habit"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora
B-side
ReleasedJune 14, 2004
Recorded2002
Genre
Length3:16
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Mike Shinoda (Credited to Linkin Park)1
Producer(s)
  • Don Gilmore
  • Linkin Park
Linkin Park singles chronology
"From the Inside"
(2004)
"Breaking the Habit"
(2004)
"Numb/Encore"
(2004)
Music video
"Breaking the Habit" on YouTube

"Breaking the Habit" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the ninth track from their second studio album, Meteora, and was released as the fifth and final single from the album. The song was a hit and it became the fifth consecutive single from Meteora to reach number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, a feat unmatched by any other artist in the history of that chart. It was also the third single from the album to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[3] The song also peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4][5] The song was also successful in many other countries, except in the UK where it became their first single to chart outside of the top thirty, faring only better than their previous single "From the Inside" which failed to chart. On September 4, 2012, "Breaking the Habit", "Shadow of the Day", "New Divide", and "Burn It Down" were released in the "Linkin Park Pack 02" as downloadable content for the music rhythm video game, Rock Band 3.[6]

  1. ^ "Ranking Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Breaking The Habit – Linkin Park Sheet Music". Piano Sheet Music Online. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Linkin Park Breaking The Habit Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. ^ "NMPA Announces Top Gold & Platinum Songwriters for August 2017". nmpa.org. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  6. ^ Harmonix (August 31, 2012). "Four Linkin Park Hits Come To The Rock Band Music Store!". RockBand.com. Harmonix Music Systems. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2013.