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By Linkin Park
LINKIN PARK
American Rock band formed in 1996 from Agoura Hills, California
Founded by three high school friends: Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon and Brad
Delson
Recruited Joe Hahn, Dave Pheonix Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their
band, Xero.
Failed to land a record deal resulted in Dave and Mark leaving the band
Recruited Arizona vocalist, Chester Bennington
Rebranded themselves as Hybrid Theory,
Released a self-titled extended play in 1999 and become popular in internet
chat room and forums.
Changed the bands name to Linkin Park
Got a chance at a record deal with the help of Jeff Blue, the vice president of
Warner Bros. Records.
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Released as third single from Linkin Parks second studio album,
Meteora in 2003
Thirteenth and final track in the album
One of Linkin Parks most well known song
Topped the Billboard Hot Modern Rock song chart for 12 weeks
Spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Tracks chart
Peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100
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