Papercut (Linkin Park song)

"Papercut"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Hybrid Theory
B-side
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
Recorded1998 - 2000
StudioNRG (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:05
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Crawling"
(2000)
"Papercut"
(2001)
"In the End"
(2001)
Audio sample
Music video
"Papercut" on YouTube

"Papercut" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third single from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) and appears as the opening track on the record. It combines multiple genres in a way that Chester Bennington said captured the essence of the band. He also said it was one of his favorite Linkin Park tracks. The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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