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. Music video on ' In the End' is a song by American band. It is the eighth track on their debut album (2000) and was released as the album's fourth single October 9, 2001. 'In the End' is one of Linkin Park's most recognizable. It is the most played song in all of the band's live performances, with ' coming in close second.
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'In the End' received positive reviews by, with most reviewers complimenting the song's signature piano, as well as noting rapper '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 and reached number two on the US, the band's highest peak on the chart, as well as their first song that peaked within the top 40. It also reached number one on the top 100 songs of 2002 countdown. This song also ranked at number 121 in magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. The song is 's second most played rock song of the decade. It was also remixed on as 'Enth E ND'. The of the song, directed by and the band's, featured the band in a fantasy setting., the band's lead vocalist, initially disliked this song and did not want it to be included on Hybrid Theory. Contents.
Release The single CD was released as a 'Part 1' single and a 'Part 2' single. They differed in tracks and cover color: the 'Part 1' cover is yellow and the 'Part 2' cover is red. A DVD version of 'In the End' was also released which includes an audio version of 'In the End', ' music video and four 30 seconds interviews. On March 27, 2002 the single was released in Japan as a 7-track CD called In the End: Live & Rare. It contains live tracks of 'Papercut', 'Points of Authority' and 'A Place for My Head', 'Step Up' (originally by the early Linkin Park precursor Hybrid Theory that appeared on ), 'My December' and 'High Voltage'.
Music video The music video for 'In the End' was shot at various stops along the tour and was directed by and the band's, who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for '). Although the background for the 'In the End' video was filmed in a, the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent effects and being used to create the finished version.
Performing on a studio stage allowed Hahn and Cox to set off water pipes above the stage near the end and drench the band. The music video takes place in a fantasy setting and uses massive animation. The band performs atop a giant statue that looks to be Egyptian, which has a 'winged soldier' on top of it, which is similar-looking to the 'winged soldier' on the cover artwork of Linkin Park's album. The portions where raps first take place in a wasteland with thorny vines sprouting out of the ground, surrounding him and shattering into dust, (first verse) and then grass and plants sprouting up around him (second verse).
During the time Mike raps his verses, Chester stands atop a platform with gargoyles on the edges. This platform is in front of a door in the shape of a trapezoid. Near the end of the video, the skies turn dark and it begins to rain, and the band performs in the downpour until the end of the song, where the rain stops and the camera pans away from the tower, showing the wasteland where Shinoda had rapped in is now a lush Greenland.
During the rain the statues on the tower begin to move. The video was co-directed by and LP's turntablist (who have also directed the videos for ', ', ', ', ', and '). The production design was by who helped design and oversee the production of the non-CGI set. It won the 'Best Rock Video' at the 2002.
A strange-looking can be seen flying around the large statue during most of the video, specifically at the end of the video. The whale in the video was Joe Hahn's idea. He has been quoted as saying, 'It's not like I pulled it out of my ass; it made sense to me.'
The reasoning behind its inclusion is still unknown. The whale could be identified as a 'space whale' which takes the concept that life (or time) is too short for one to absorb all its mass surroundings. The whale also makes a brief appearance in the music video for '. Although there is a keyboard loop in this song, the video does not show Mike, who is a pianist in the group, or anyone else playing a keyboard in any scene of the video. However, Joe Hahn is shown using a MIDI pad to emulate the piano loop at the end. The video has over 690 million views on as of January 2019. The video was uploaded twice by Linkin Park's YouTube channel.
The video was first uploaded on March 4, 2007 in format. The video was later reuploaded on October 26, 2009 in format. It was also reuploaded on the same day by the channel in format. Critical reception 'In the End' received positive reviews by contemporary rock music critics. Ranked it number 84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s. The song was also ranked number two by on its list of 'Top 21st century Hard Rock songs'. At magazine, it was highlighted as a ' classic'.
At, it was included as part of 'The Ultimate Nu Metal Mixtape'., however, was more critical of the song, calling it '.another slab of gormless MTV from the bottom of the food chain.' Accolades In 2015, the song was named as the best rock song in 's Rock 100 list followed by the band's 2014 single '. Chart performance 'In the End' is Linkin Park's highest charting single in the US, debuting at number 78 and peaking at number two on the US chart in March 2002 and being kept off the top spot by '. It stayed on the chart a total of 38 weeks. It reached number one on the chart for five weeks, starting in December 2001, becoming their first hit on this chart.
It has spent 44 weeks there, becoming their longest running on that chart and it also hit number three on the chart spending 29 weeks on the chart, their second longest after ' at 39 weeks. It also reached number one on the chart for five weeks also and it stayed on the chart for 27 weeks. 'In the End' was the seventh best performing single on the during 2002, and was the second best performing rock song and alternative song of the decade on the Alternative Songs chart and the Rock Songs chart only behind 's ' and 's ' respectively.
As of June 2014, the single has sold 2,555,000 copies in the United States. 'In the End' reached the top five on the Canadian Airplay chart and remained in the top five for another month. 'In the End' debuted higher on the than it did in the US and peaked at number one three weeks later for two weeks. It peaked higher in Canada than 'Papercut'. The song was released in, and on December 22, 2001. ', ' and ' reached the UK top 20, while 'In the End' reached the top 10.
'In the End' continued the trend of higher-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number eight. It remained in the top 100 of the chart for 20 non-consecutive weeks. 'In the End' debuted at number 44 on December 2, 2001 on the. It steadily rose to peak at number four on February 10, 2002. It is currently the second most successful song for the band in Australia, tied with ' and behind '. In the week starting July 30, 2017, the single re-entered the charts, at number 10, more than 15 years since the song last appeared in the top 50, following the death of lead singer.
'In the End' reached the top 30 in and the top 20 in the,. It is also their first single to chart in France, peaking initially at number 40 and remaining in the chart for 17 weeks. But after the suicide of Chester Bennington in July 2017, the song charted at number 23 for one week.
Remix A remix of 'In the End', entitled 'Enth E ND', is included on their remix album. The song features artists Motion Man.
Opposed from the song being a remix, the song also differs with altered lyrics. The song was released as a promotional single with 'FRGT/10'. The music video was directed. It starts off in black and white with someone picking up headphones, interrupted by an image – Mike Shinoda in a car, a flashing image with the letters 'LP' written on it, and a TV screen. KutMasta Kurt is shown DJing, then Motion Man is seen in a car, rapping. The camera goes to Mike Shinoda and the video is now in color. The video zooms out to a small screen, then the video becomes black and white again.
Mike Shinoda is seen driving a car with KurtMasta Kurt and Motion Man. The video shows the screen again and Mike is seen in color, then becomes black and white again. Mike Shinoda and Motion Man are seen bouncing their heads on screen, then seen driving again. Images flash and Motion Man is seen rapping once again. Random clips are played and Mike Shinoda is once again seen driving, holding a small wired camera.
Track listing Part 1 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. 'In the End' Linkin Park 3:38 2. 'In the End' (Live BBC Radio One) Linkin Park 3:28 3. ' (Live at Docklands Arena, London) Linkin Park 3:31 4. 'In the End' (Video) 3:36 Part 2 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1.
'In the End' Linkin Park 3:38 2. 'A Place for My Head' (Live at Docklands Arena, London).
