Hybrid Theory#20th anniversary edition

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High school friends Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon formed the rap rock band Xero in 1996. After their graduation, they recruited Joe Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and Mark Wakefield to perform in the band. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda's makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a four-track demo album, entitled Xero, released in November 1997.{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Hosken|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/196_linkin_park.html|title=Linkin Park - AskMen|work=AskMen|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101160030/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment_150/196_linkin_park.html|archive-date=November 1, 2012|url-status=dead}} Delson, who by that point was a student at UCLA, then introduced the band to Jeff Blue, the vice president of A&R for Zomba Music, whom he had interned for in college. Blue immediately took interest in the band, but this did not produce a record deal. After watching a Xero performance in 1998, he believed the band needed a different vocalist.{{cite news |last=Perez Hollingsworth |first=Ashley |url=https://genreisdead.com/jeff-blue-linkin-park-interview/ |title=Interview: Jeff Blue Reflects On The Struggles, Frustrations, And Joys Of Working With Linkin Park |work=Genre Is Dead |date=February 16, 2021 |accessdate=December 6, 2022 }} Frustrated with the lack of label success, Wakefield and Farrell left the band.{{cite web|first=Christina|last=Fuoco|url=http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Linkin_Parks_Dave_Phoenix_Farrell-6078.html?t=6|title=LiveDaily Interview: Linkin Park's Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell|work=Livedaily|date=February 4, 2004|access-date=July 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070112192536/http://www.livedaily.com/interviews/liveDaily_Interview_Linkin_Parks_Dave_Phoenix_Farrell-6078.html?t=6|archive-date=January 12, 2007|url-status=dead}}

Blue was recommended Arizona-based vocalist Chester Bennington, formerly of Grey Daze. Blue called Bennington on March 20, 1999, his 23rd birthday, and sent Bennington tapes of Xero's unreleased recordings the following day. One contained vocals by Wakefield, and the other consisted of only the instrumental tracks — with Blue asking for Bennington's "interpretation of the songs". Bennington wrote and recorded new vocals over the instrumentals and sent the tapes back to Blue.{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band|title=Everybody loves a success story.|access-date=August 8, 2007|publisher=The LP Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074244/http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/band |archive-date = August 7, 2007}} By March 23, Bennington was in Los Angeles auditioning for Xero. The band auditioned numerous people for the vocalist job, with Shinoda later admitting the group's visual impression of Bennington initially led to concerns about his image, though Bennington clearly was the best performer among the candidates. As Delson recalls, "[Bennington] really was kind of the final piece of the puzzle [...] We didn't see anything close to his talent in anybody else."

After Bennington officially got the job, the five members renamed the band Hybrid Theory.{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Fricke|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820/|title=Linkin Park: David Fricke Talks to Chester Bennington About 'Hybrid Theory' Success|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 14, 2002|access-date=February 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421210500/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820/|archive-date=April 21, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Bryant|url=http://www.tom-bryant.com/linkin-park-kerrang--tom-bryant.html|title=Linkin Park, Kerrang!|work=Kerrang!|date=January 23, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090000/http://www.tom-bryant.com/linkin-park-kerrang--tom-bryant.html|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}} Bassist Kyle Christner was then recruited on a temporary basis;{{cite magazine|first=Nancy|last=Dillon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linkin-park-sued-bassist-royalties-1234874421/|title=Linkin Park Sued by Bassist Seeking Royalties on 'More Than 20 Songs'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 9, 2023|access-date=February 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208191313/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linkin-park-sued-bassist-royalties-1234874421/|archive-date=December 8, 2023|url-status=live}} with these members, the group released a self-titled EP. Through a street team, the EP was mainly promoted through internet chat-rooms and forums.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001709-2,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930095551/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1001709-2,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|title=Linkin Park steps out|access-date=August 14, 2007|author=Tyrangiel, Josh|magazine=Time | date=January 28, 2002}}{{cite book|last=Saulmon|first=Greg|title=Linkin Park; Contemporary musicians and their music|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2006|pages=19–20|isbn=978-1-4042-0713-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cwuqmz_O5EkC&q=%22Hybrid+Theory+(EP)%22&pg=PA1980|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163319/https://books.google.com/books?id=cwuqmz_O5EkC&q=%22Hybrid+Theory+%28EP%29%22&pg=PA1980|archive-date=November 21, 2020|url-status=live}} In October 1999, Christner left the group. The vacancy was filled by Scott Koziol and Ian Hornbeck, who alongside Delson all contributed bass tracks for the band's recordings. Still unsigned, the band once again turned to Blue, who by that point had left Zomba and had become vice president of Warner Bros. Records;{{cite magazine|first=Katherine|last=Turman|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/chester-bennington-appreciation-linkin-park-1202502002/|title=Chester Bennington and Linkin Park: A Musical Legacy of Darkness and Hope|magazine=Variety|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721172917/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/chester-bennington-appreciation-linkin-park-1202502002/|archive-date=July 21, 2017|url-status=live}} by November 1999, the band had been signed to a contract. The band changed their name again, deciding on "Linkin Park".{{cite web|first=James|last=Hickie|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/linkin-park-the-inside-story-of-hybrid-theory/|title=Linkin Park: The Inside Story of Hybrid Theory|work=Kerrang!|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024191058/https://www.kerrang.com/features/linkin-park-the-inside-story-of-hybrid-theory/|archive-date=October 24, 2019|url-status=live}}

The music that would ultimately become the Hybrid Theory album was first produced by Linkin Park in 1999 as a nine-track demo tape. The band sent this tape to various recording companies and played forty-two different showcases for recording industry representatives, including performances for Los Angeles promoter and impresario, Mike Galaxy's showcase at The Gig on Melrose.{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/music/disco|title=Complete Linkin Park discography|access-date=August 9, 2007|publisher=The LP Association|archive-date=September 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927025100/http://www.lpassociation.com/music/disco|url-status=live}} However, they were initially turned down by most of the major labels and several independent record labels. The band was signed by Warner Bros. Records in 1999, due in large part to the constant recommendations of Blue, who had joined the label after resigning from Zomba.{{cite web|url=http://www.madison.com/rhythm/stories/rhythmstory-020131.php|title=Linkin Park interview with Rhythm|access-date=August 15, 2007|author=Sculley, Alan|publisher=Madison.com |archive-url = https://archive.today/20071011173952/http://madison.com/rhythm/stories/rhythmstory-020131.php |archive-date = October 11, 2007}}

Despite initial difficulties in finding a producer willing to take charge of the debut album of a newly signed band, Don Gilmore ultimately agreed to head up the project, with Andy Wallace hired as the mixer. Recording sessions, which mostly involved re-recording the songs off the demo tape, began at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California in March 2000 and lasted four months.{{Cite web |last=Rhode |first=Jason |date=2015-11-30 |title=Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory A Landmark Album 15 Years Later |url=https://crypticrock.com/linkin-parks-hybrid-theory-a-landmark-album-15-years-later/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}} Shinoda's rapping sections in most of the songs were significantly altered from the original, while most choruses remained largely unchanged.{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/music/demos|title=Linkin Park demos|access-date=August 19, 2007|publisher=The LP Association|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015705/https://www.lpassociation.com/music/demos/|url-status=live}} Due to the absence of Dave Farrell and Kyle Christner, who took part in the 1999 extended play, the band hired Scott Koziol and Ian Hornbeck as stand-in bassists; Delson also played bass throughout most of the album.{{cite magazine|first=Chad|last=Childers|url=http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-album-anniversary/|title=17 Years Ago: Linkin Park Unleash 'Hybrid Theory|magazine=Loudwire|date=October 24, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222050708/http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-album-anniversary/|url-status=live}} The Dust Brothers provided additional beats for the track "With You".{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Collar|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1438861/linkin-park-dig-up-dust-brothers-track/|title=Linkin Park Dig Up Dust Brothers Track|publisher=MTV|date=January 30, 2001|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032335/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438861/linkin-park-dig-up-dust-brothers-track/|url-status=dead}}

Shinoda and Bennington wrote the lyrics of Hybrid Theory based in part on early demos with Mark Wakefield. Shinoda characterized the lyrics as interpretations of universal feelings, emotions, and experiences, and as "everyday emotions you talk about and think about."BBC Radio 1, Evening Session Interview with Steve Lamacq, June 13, 2001{{cite web|url=http://lptimes.com/article/BBC_061301.html|title=BBC Session Interview|access-date=September 19, 2007|publisher=LP Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209062009/http://lptimes.com/article/BBC_061301.html|archive-date=December 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}} Bennington later described the songwriting experience to Rolling Stone in early 2002:

{{blockquote|It's easy to fall into that thing — 'poor, poor me', that's where songs like 'Crawling' come from: I can't take myself. But that song is about taking responsibility for your actions. I don't say 'you' at any point. It's about how I'm the reason that I feel this way. There's something inside me that pulls me down.}}

The music of Hybrid Theory draws from diverse inspirations. Bennington's singing style is influenced by acts such as Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots, while the riffs and playing techniques of guitarist Brad Delson are modeled after Deftones, Guns N' Roses, U2, and The Smiths. The lyrical content of the songs primarily touches upon the problems that Bennington encountered during his childhood, including constant and excessive drug and alcohol abuse, the divorce of his parents, isolation,{{cite web|url=http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/chester|title=Chester Bennington biography|access-date=August 19, 2007|publisher=The LP Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070816192351/http://www.lpassociation.com/bios/chester |archive-date = August 16, 2007}} disappointments, and the aftermath feelings of failed relationships.{{cite web|url=http://www.sharpened.net/reviews/musicreview.php?Linkin_Park_Hybrid_Theory |title=Sharpened review |access-date=August 19, 2007 |publisher=Sharpened.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213215135/http://www.sharpened.net/reviews/musicreview.php?Linkin_Park_Hybrid_Theory |archive-date=February 13, 2007 }} Stylistically, the album has been described as nu metal,{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|title=Come back, nu-metal, all is forgiven: Linkin Park go soft|newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163515/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/album-reviews/come-back-nu-metal-all-is-forgiven-linkin-park-go-soft-1.3082591|url-status=live}}{{cite news |first= Doc |last= Coyle |title= The 12 Most Underrated Nu Metal Albums |publisher= VH1 |date= 15 September 2015 |access-date= 11 December 2015 |url= https://www.vh1.com/news/gy3zmn/underrated-nu-metal-albums |archive-date= September 17, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917222448/http://www.vh1.com/news/205488/underrated-nu-metal-albums |url-status= live }}{{cite web|last=Yadav|first=Dylan|url=http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2016/9/22/linkin-park-hybrid-theory|title=Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory|publisher=Immortalreviews.com|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180725132958/http://www.immortalreviews.com/home/2016/9/22/linkin-park-hybrid-theory|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-nu-metal-albums-you-need-to-own.html#slide-8|title=10 Nu-Metal Albums You Need to Own|website=Revolvermag.com|date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806213337/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/10-nu-metal-albums-you-need-to-own.html#slide-8|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/linkin-park-one-more-light-review|title=Linkin Park – 'One More Light' Review|magazine=NME|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163539/https://www.nme.com/reviews/linkin-park-one-more-light-review-2073075|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title = The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|date = April 2022}} rap metal,{{cite magazine|first=Alex|last=Pappademas|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/linkin-park-meteora-2003-profile/|title=Revisit Our May 2003 Linkin Park Cover Story: How to Succeed in Rock n' Roll by Really, Really, Really Trying|magazine=Spin|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122018/https://www.spin.com/featured/linkin-park-meteora-2003-profile/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Lynch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|title=Linkin Park's Landmark 'Hybrid Theory': Looking Back on the (Not So Nice) Reviews It Got In 2000|magazine=Billboard|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2015|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725133257/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7873850/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-reviews|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|title='One More Light' review: Linkin Park goes pop|newspaper=Newsday|access-date=March 25, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121163534/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/one-more-light-review-linkin-park-goes-pop-1.13643496|url-status=live}} rap rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.1029thebuzz.com/2016/03/13/get/|title=Get Linkin Park's Debut, "Hybrid Theory" for free!|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703082505/http://www.1029thebuzz.com/2016/03/13/get/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-albums-ranked|title=Linkin Park Albums Ranked|magazine=Loudwire|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426021540/https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-albums-ranked/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first=Steve|last=Hochman|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-20-ca-popeye20-story.html|title=Linkin Park Tests a New 'Hybrid' Theory: Remixing the CD's Rap-Rock|newspaper=La times|date=January 20, 2002|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915195351/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/jan/20/entertainment/ca-popeye20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ramkissoon|first=Nikita|title=Can I get an encore: Linkin Park live in Johannesburg|work=Times Live|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170413051151/http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/11/12/Can-I-get-an-encore-Linkin-Park-live-in-Johannesburg|archive-date=April 13, 2017|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2012/11/12/Can-I-get-an-encore-Linkin-Park-live-in-Johannesburg}} alternative metal,{{cite web|first=David|last=Fricke|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/linkin-park-20020314|title=Linkin Park: David Fricke Talks to Chester Bennington About 'Hybrid Theory' Success|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=March 14, 2002|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725125239/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linkin-park-david-fricke-talks-to-chester-bennington-about-hybrid-theory-success-67820/|url-status=live}} alternative rock,{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Hyden|url=http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|title=Linkin Park's Chester Bennington Was A Rock Star At A Time When Rock Stars Were Rare|publisher=Uproxx|date=July 20, 2017|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062122/http://uproxx.com/music/linkin-park-chester-bennington-obituary-legacy/|url-status=live}} and hard rock.{{Cite web|date=June 6, 2013|first=Chad|last=Childers|title=No. 10: Linkin Park, 'Hybrid Theory' – Best Debut Hard Rock Albums|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Loudwire|language=en|archive-date=February 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217033705/http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9460473/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track/|title=The Story Behind Every Song on Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory': 20th Anniversary Track-By-Track|magazine=Billboard|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2021|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030205429/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9460473/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-track-by-track/|url-status=live}}

The album eventually produced four singles. "One Step Closer", the album's second track and first single, was gradually recorded in increments after Linkin Park struggled with "Runaway", and features a guitar riff and electronic percussion in the introduction transitioning into a bridge with distortion-heavy guitars and aggressive drums.{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=173|title=Sputnikmusic review|access-date=September 29, 2007|website=Sputnikmusic|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524101217/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=173|url-status=live}} It is also famous for the "Shut up when I'm talkin' to you!" refrain screamed by Bennington one minute and 48 seconds into the song. The music video for "One Step Closer" was shot in a Los Angeles subway and became an instant hit, eventually receiving heavy rotation on MTV and other music television networks. Stand-in bassist Scott Koziol is shown performing with the band in the video.{{cite web|url=http://www.forfeitthegame.com/video-osc.html |title=One Step Closer video info |access-date=September 19, 2007 |publisher=Forfeit the Game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914170755/http://www.forfeitthegame.com/video-osc.html |archive-date=September 14, 2007 }}

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The second single was "Crawling", which Bennington described as "about feeling like I had no control over myself in terms of drugs and alcohol."{{cite web |last=Hyclak |first=Anna |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/linkin-parks-bennington-discusses-his-drug-addiction/ |title=Linkin Park's Bennington Discusses His Drug Addiction | SPIN | Newswire |publisher=Spin |date=July 17, 2009 |access-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614034133/http://www.spin.com/2009/07/linkin-parks-bennington-discusses-his-drug-addiction/ |url-status=live }}

"Papercut" was the album's third single, and its lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face.{{cite web|url=http://www.linkinpark.com/media/videos/58003/69843|title=Papercut|access-date=November 15, 2015|publisher=Linkin Park|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033521/http://www.linkinpark.com/media/videos/58003/69843|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

The fourth and final single to come from Hybrid Theory was "In the End", released on October 9, 2001. The song prominently features a signature piano riff performed by Shinoda. His rapping also dominates the verses of the song and is later joined by Bennington's vocals in the chorus. The music video for "In the End" was shot at various stops along the 2001 Ozzfest tour and was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn, who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for "Papercut").{{cite web|url=http://www.roughedge.com/features/linkinpark0901.htm |title=An interview with bassist Phoenix |access-date=September 29, 2007 |publisher=Rough Edge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010013141/http://www.roughedge.com/features/linkinpark0901.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448 |title=In the End facts |access-date=September 29, 2007 |publisher=Song Facts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013105720/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448 |archive-date=October 13, 2008 }} Although the background for the "In the End" video was filmed in a California desert, the band itself performed on a studio stage in Los Angeles, with prominent CGI effects and compositing 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448|title=In the End facts|access-date=September 29, 2007|publisher=Song Facts|archive-date=October 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013105720/http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1448|url-status=live}}

The music video won the Best Rock Video award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/mtvvma/rock.htm|title=MTV Video Music Awards History|access-date=September 29, 2007|publisher=Rock on the Net|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324211006/http://www.rockonthenet.com/mtvvma/rock.htm|url-status=live}}

"Points of Authority", the fourth track on the album, has its own music video that can be found on Frat Party at the Pankake Festival, the band's first DVD. Drummer Rob Bourdon describes the recording process of the song: "Brad wrote this riff, then went home. Mike decided to cut it up into different pieces and rearranged them on the computer [...] Brad had to learn his own part from the computer." Regarding the song, Delson praised Shinoda's skill, describing him as "a genius" and "Trent Reznor-talented".

With Hybrid Theory being Linkin Park's first album, Mike Shinoda, who had worked as a graphic designer before becoming a professional musician, has stated that the band had looked through books for inspiration on how to present themselves for the first time. The result was a winged-soldier which Shinoda illustrated himself. According to Chester Bennington, the idea of the soldier with dragonfly wings was to describe the blending of hard and soft musical elements by the use of the jaded looks of the soldier and frail touches of the wings.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up_bQPJThOk|title=Bennington talks about the hybrid theory soldier|website=YouTube|date=July 25, 2006 |access-date=August 12, 2009|archive-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705021610/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up_bQPJThOk|url-status=live}} The art style was largely influenced by stencil graffiti, including early works by Banksy.{{cite web|url=http://complex.com/music/2015/10/linkin-park-talks-recording-hybrid-theory-album-on-15th-anniversary|title=Linkin Park Talks Recording 'Hybrid Theory,' the Most Successful Debut Album of the Century|website=Complex|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=October 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031014018/http://www.complex.com/music/2015/10/linkin-park-talks-recording-hybrid-theory-album-on-15th-anniversary|url-status=live}} The cover also features scrambled lyrics of the album's songs within the background, though the lyrics of "One Step Closer" are the most prominent.{{cite web|first=Thomas|last=Smith|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/linkin-parks-hybrid-theory-turns-15-the-story-behind-nu-metals-breakthrough-moment-760711|title=Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory' Turns 15 – The Story Behind Nu-Metal's 'Breakthrough Moment|publisher=October|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=December 26, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110230512/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/linkin-parks-hybrid-theory-turns-15-the-story-behind-nu-metals-breakthrough-moment-760711|url-status=live}}

Following the success of Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park received invitations to perform at various rock concerts and tours, including Ozzfest, the Family Values Tour, KROQ-FM's Almost Acoustic Christmas, and the band's self-created tour, Projekt Revolution, which was headlined by Linkin Park and featured other bands such as Cypress Hill and Adema. During this time, Linkin Park reunited with their original bassist, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell. The band kept an online journal on their official website throughout their 2001 and 2002 touring regime, in which each band member made a respective notation. Although the notes are no longer on their website, they are available on fansites.{{cite web|url=http://www.forfeitthegame.com/tour-journal.html |title=Linkin Park touring journal |access-date=September 29, 2007 |publisher=Forfeit the Game |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011192334/http://forfeitthegame.com/tour-journal.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }} Linkin Park played 324 shows in 2001.

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Hybrid Theory received generally positive reviews from critics. Mike Ross of Jam! praised the album as an effective fusion of hip hop and heavy metal music and deemed Linkin Park "one of the finest new rap metal bands".{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/L/Linkin_Park/AlbumReviews/2001/01/27/771280.html|title=Hybrid Theory|last=Ross|first=Mike|publisher=Jam!|access-date=September 9, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530065240/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/L/Linkin_Park/AlbumReviews/2001/01/27/771280.html|archive-date=May 30, 2012|url-status=usurped}} PopMatters reviewer Stephanie Dickison wrote that they are "a far more complex and talented group than the hard rock boy bands of late" and "will continue to fascinate and challenge music's standard sounds."{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/linkinpark-hybrid.shtml|title=Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory|last=Dickison|first=Stephanie|website=PopMatters|date=October 23, 2001|access-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212025306/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/l/linkinpark-hybrid.shtml|archive-date=December 12, 2004|url-status=dead}} In Q, Dan Silver commented that the band had given "angst-ridden rock... an effective electronic spin". Johan Wippsson from Melodic complimented Don Gilmore's production and described Hybrid Theory as "destructive and angry but always with a well controlled melodic feeling all over." The Village Voice{{'}}s Robert Christgau gave the album a two-star honorable mention rating and cited "Papercut" and "Points of Authority" as highlights; he quipped, "the men don't know what the angry boys understand".{{cite web|url=https://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=11138|title=Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|publisher=robertchristgau.com|access-date=September 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017053159/https://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=11138|archive-date=October 17, 2020|url-status=live}}

In a more critical assessment, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic found that on Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park sound "like a Johnny-come-lately to an already overdone musical style."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770|title=Hybrid Theory – Linkin Park|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619081830/https://www.allmusic.com/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770|archive-date=June 19, 2017|url-status=dead}} NME critic Noel Gardner said that it was a "decent" album in need of editing, writing that "otherwise damn fine soaring emo-crunchers like 'With You' and 'A Place for My Head' are pointlessly jazzed up with tokenistic scratching". Rolling Stone{{'}}s Matt Diehl felt that the album "works in spots" and the band "knows its way around a hook", but panned Bennington and Shinoda's "corny, boilerplate-aggro lyrics".

Reviewing Hybrid Theory in 2006, Tyler Fisher of Sputnikmusic perceived a lack of musical variety on the record, but concluded that it "stands as a defining mainstream album at the turn of the century, and for good reason."{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8981/Linkin-Park-Hybrid-Theory/|title=Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory|last=Fisher|first=Tyler|publisher=Sputnikmusic|date=September 2, 2006|access-date=October 12, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524101217/http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8981/Linkin-Park-Hybrid-Theory/|url-status=live}} Writing for Stylus Magazine the following year, Ian Cohen found that while the album is "almost completely forgettable" outside of its singles, it "was strangely fresh for mainstream rock radio, particularly placed in relief of its ugly post-grunge peers and the staunch revivalism of the Strokes/White Stripes front."{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/diamond/linkin-park-hybrid-theory.htm|title=Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory – The Diamond|last=Cohen|first=Ian|website=Stylus Magazine|date=July 3, 2007|access-date=September 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104211945/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/diamond/linkin-park-hybrid-theory.htm|archive-date=January 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} Pitchfork{{'}}s Gabriel Szatan was more enthusiastic in a 2020 review; he wrote that "all the band's sharpest tendencies meshed and their less attractive aesthetic impulses were suppressed" on Hybrid Theory, while crediting the band with helping to normalize discussion of mental health "within pop, rock, rap, and every genre along the heavy axis". Luke Morton of Kerrang! argued that it is "not hyperbolic to say that Hybrid Theory is one of the most important rock albums of all time."

At the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002, Linkin Park won Best Hard Rock Performance for their song "Crawling". Additional nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rock Album lost out to Alicia Keys and All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2.{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-303254-bio--Linkin-Park|title=Linkin Park at Yahoo! Music|publisher=Yahoo! Music|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122194202/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-303254-bio--Linkin-Park|archive-date=January 22, 2008|access-date=September 16, 2007}} Hybrid Theory found itself in several "must have" lists that were compiled by various music publications, networks, and other media. In 2012, Rock Sound named Hybrid Theory the best modern classic album of the last 15 years. In 2013, Loudwire ranked it at No. 10 in its Best Hard Rock Debut Albums list.{{cite web |author=Chad Childers |url=http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/ |title=No. 10: Linkin Park, 'Hybrid Theory' – Best Debut Hard Rock Albums |publisher=Loudwire.com |date=June 6, 2013 |access-date=July 14, 2013 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217033705/http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-best-debut-hard-rock-albums/ |url-status=live }} Some of the more prominent of these lists to feature Hybrid Theory are shown below:

* denotes an unordered list

Hybrid Theory debuted at number 16 on the US Billboard 200, selling 50,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/13958/photo/6 |title=Linkin Park - Million Sellers! | News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=March 28, 2003 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017050159/http://www.nme.com/news/linkin-park/13958/photo/6 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-11-11/billboard-200 |title=2000 charts |access-date=September 16, 2007 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306143402/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The%2BBillboard%2B200&ci=3039830&cdi=7650691&cid=11%2F11%2F2000 |archive-date=March 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) five weeks after its release. In 2001, the album had sold 4.8 million copies in the United States, making it the best-selling album of the year,{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E3DA133BF932A05750C0A9649C8B63|title=MUSIC; New Ideas From the Top of the Charts|access-date=December 16, 2007|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Kelefa|last=Sanneh|date=March 31, 2002|archive-date=April 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410210359/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E3DA133BF932A05750C0A9649C8B63|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451664/20020104/linkin_park.jhtml|title=Hybrid Theory tops best-sellers of 2001|access-date=September 16, 2007|publisher=MTV.com|archive-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216012048/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451664/got-charts-analyzing-2001s-topsellers.jhtml|url-status=dead}} and it was estimated that the album continued selling 100,000 copies per week in early 2002. Throughout the following years, the album continued to sell at a fast pace and was eventually certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2005 for shipment of ten million copies in the United States; in 2017, it was awarded another level of platinum status for a total of 11× Platinum. In 2001 the album was the second best-selling album globally, selling 8.5 million copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=Dido, Linkin Park Lead the Global 20 of 2001|last=White|first=Adam|date=February 16, 2002|access-date=May 13, 2022|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|page=42|volume=114|issue=7}} To date, the album has sold 27 million copies worldwide,{{cite web|url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/linkin-park-announced-saturday-headliner-fall-out-boy-main-support|title=Linkin Park Announced As Saturday Headliner|publisher=Download News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020174352/http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/linkin-park-announced-saturday-headliner-fall-out-boy-main-support|archive-date=October 20, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2013}} which makes it the best selling debut album of the 21st century.{{cite news|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8981/Linkin-Park-Hybrid-Theory|title=Hybrid Theory'|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=April 8, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 2, 2009}} As of September 2020, the album has been certified 12× Platinum (Diamond) and has sold 10.5 million copies in the United States per Nielsen SoundScan.{{cite web|url=https://thenewfury.com/linkin-parks-debut-album-hybrid-theory-has-now-sold-12-million-copies-in-the-usa/|title=Linkin Park's debut album 'Hybrid Theory' has now sold 12 million copies in the USA|work=Breaking Scene Media |date=September 17, 2020 |publisher=The New Fury Media|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=February 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228162523/https://thenewfury.com/linkin-parks-debut-album-hybrid-theory-has-now-sold-12-million-copies-in-the-usa/|url-status=live |last1=Media |first1=Breaking Scene }}{{Cite magazine |last=Stutz |first=Colin |date=2017-07-24 |title=Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory' Producer Calls Working With Chester Bennington a 'Dream Come True' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-producer-don-gilmore-chester-bennington-7874220/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} As of April 2023 the album has sold 13.58 million equivalent album units and 11 million in pure album sales in the US.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/linkin-park-meteora-feature-interviews-lost-1235298905/|title=INSIDE LINKIN PARK'S 'METEORA' RETURN & HOW IT SPAWNED THE YEAR'S MOST UNLIKELY ROCK SMASH|magazine=Billboard |date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}

After the death of Bennington on July 20, 2017, the album reached number 1 on the iTunes and Amazon music charts.{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Cameron|title=Linkin Park's 17-year-old debut is the No. 1 album in Australia after Chester Bennington's death|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/linkin-parks-17yearold-debut-is-the-no-1-album-in-australia-after-chester-benningtons-death/news-story/808051fd1e58539f621f905333af3ee2|website=News Corp Australia Network|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724093935/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/linkin-parks-17yearold-debut-is-the-no-1-album-in-australia-after-chester-benningtons-death/news-story/808051fd1e58539f621f905333af3ee2|url-status=live}} It also re-entered at #27 on the Billboard 200, along with three of their other studio albums, re-surfacing into the top 10 at #8 the following week. In the UK, it peaked at No. 4 in 2001 and re-climbed to its peak position in July 2017, the same week it re-entered the top 10 in the US. The album also charted in 11 other countries at fairly high positions and ranked among the top ten in the charts of the United Kingdom, Sweden, New Zealand, Austria, Finland, and Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,10409.sm?type=SinglesEPS|title=Linkin Park international charts|publisher=Rockdetector.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307072723/http://www.rockdetector.com/discography%2C10409.sm?type=SinglesEPS|archive-date=March 7, 2008|access-date=September 16, 2007|df=mdy-all}}

Hybrid Theory was the 11th best performing album on the Billboard 200 during the decade, the album reached the top ten in its 38th week on the chart and stayed in the top ten for 34 weeks. The album spent nearly 170 weeks on the chart as of 2017, by re-entering at No. 167 in February 2011 and for several weeks every time a new studio album was released.{{cite magazine|title=Decade Charts|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2011-02-19|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 1, 2010|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518152402/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2011-02-19|url-status=live}}

Later in 2002, Linkin Park released the remix album Reanimation. It included the songs of Hybrid Theory remixed and reinterpreted by nu metal and underground hip hop artists.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r597977|pure_url=yes}}|title=Reanimation review|website=Allmusic|access-date=September 29, 2007}} Contributors to the album included Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, Jonathan Davis, Stephen Carpenter, and Aaron Lewis. The sound of later Linkin Park albums would involve experimentation with classical instruments such as strings and piano, both of which, along with the same elements of electronica from Hybrid Theory, are prominently included in the band's second studio album Meteora.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/linkin-park.htm|title=Meteora overview|work=musicOMH |publisher=musicOMH.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813142600/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/linkin-park.htm|archive-date=August 13, 2007|access-date=September 29, 2007}} As Shinoda explains the difference in the sound between Hybrid Theory and Meteora: "That electronic element has always been there in the band – it's just that sometimes we bring it closer to the front."{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/linkin-park.htm|title=Mike Shinoda interview|publisher=musicOMH.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813141835/http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/linkin-park.htm|archive-date=August 13, 2007|access-date=September 29, 2007}}

According to Billboard, as of 2022, Hybrid Theory is one of the 15 best-performing 21st-century albums without any of its singles being number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|date=June 23, 2022|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/biggest-albums-21st-century-number-ones/britney-spears-oops-i-did-it-again-2000/|title=15 of the Biggest 21st Century Albums That Never Scored a Hot 100 No. 1 Hit|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 27, 2022}} Hybrid Theory was released in the United States on October 24, 2000, following radio airplay of "One Step Closer". Four singles from the album were released throughout 2001 (though "Points of Authority" was released as a promotional single), three of which were chart successes on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts.{{cite magazine|title=Linkin Park single chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=linkin park|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 20, 2007}} The single "In the End" was the highest-charting single from the album, which peaked at No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts and appearing on charts worldwide. The success of "In the End" was partly responsible for Hybrid Theory's chart success; it reached No. 2 in the Billboard 200 in 2002.

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In preparation of the 20th anniversary of the release of the album, the band asked their fans to submit pictures and videos in relation to Hybrid Theory in celebration of the 20th anniversary.{{Cite web|date=7 March 2020|title=Linkin Park Need Fans' Help for 'Hybrid Theory' 20th Anniversary Plans|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-fan-submissions/|website=Loudwire|language=en|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819150535/https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-fan-submissions/|url-status=live}} On August 7, the band's official website went under a temporary redesign resembling an early 2000s computer theme, leaving behind clues and puzzles hidden within the website hinting at a re-release of the album, including old emails, pictures, and codes.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-03|title=Linkin Park tease special 20th anniversary plans for 'Hybrid Theory'|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/linkin-park-announce-special-20th-anniversary-plans-for-hybrid-theory-2720358|website=nme.com|language=en-AU|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814200429/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/linkin-park-announce-special-20th-anniversary-plans-for-hybrid-theory-2720358|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Linkin Park Release Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary One Step Closer Merch Capsule|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/linkin-park-release-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-one-step-closer-merch-capsule/|website=Kerrang!|date=August 10, 2020 |access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924123513/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/linkin-park-release-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-one-step-closer-merch-capsule/|url-status=live}} The website was updated frequently leading up to the announcement of the 20th anniversary re-release on August 13; a previously unreleased song, "She Couldn't" was released on the same day.{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Noah|title=Linkin Park Announce Hybrid Theory 20th Anniversary Reissue, Share Unreleased 1999 Song|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/linkin-park-announce-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-reissue-share-unreleased-1999-song-listen/|website=Pitchfork|date=August 13, 2020 |language=en-us|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=August 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816000605/https://pitchfork.com/news/linkin-park-announce-hybrid-theory-20th-anniversary-reissue-share-unreleased-1999-song-listen/|url-status=live}}

Pre-orders for the album went live with announcement of the contents of its release. It contains various content from the Hybrid Theory era, including the original album, the band's remix album Reanimation, Hybrid Theory EP, and various B-sides, demos, live tracks, and remixes. Most of the tracks have been previously released on singles, extended plays, and via the Linkin Park Underground fan club, while other tracks were released for the first time on this compilation.{{Cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|date=2020-08-13|title=Linkin Park Drop Demo 'She Couldn't,' Off of 'Hybrid Theory' 20th-Anniversary Edition|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linkin-park-demo-she-couldnt-hybrid-theory-reissue-1043842/|access-date=2020-09-18|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913071352/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linkin-park-demo-she-couldnt-hybrid-theory-reissue-1043842/|url-status=live}} Various editions of the release were offered, including on CDs and vinyl. It was released on October 9, 2020.

In addition to the music, the super deluxe edition of the release includes additional bonus content including three DVDs, art prints, and an 80-page book which includes never before seen pictures.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-13|title=Linkin Park announce 20th anniversary reissue of 'Hybrid Theory'|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/linkin-park-announce-20th-anniversary-reissue-of-hybrid-theory-2727486|website=nme.com|language=en-AU|access-date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925042716/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/linkin-park-announce-20th-anniversary-reissue-of-hybrid-theory-2727486|url-status=live}} One of the three DVDs was previously released on November 20, 2001, during the promotion of Hybrid Theory, documenting the band's time on the road, titled Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. The other two DVDs were exclusively released for the first time on the super deluxe edition.

A digital counterpart of the compilation was also released, including the music only, containing a total of 80 tracks.

In November 2023, Kyle Christner, who played bass guitar on the Hybrid Theory EP, filed a lawsuit against Linkin Park, seeking compensation for songs that appeared on the 20th anniversary release of the album. The two parties reached an undisclosed settlement in March 2024.{{cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomas |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/linkin-park-settles-lawsuit-former-bassist-unpaid-royalties-1234997319/ |title=Linkin Park Settle Lawsuit With Former Bassist Over Unpaid Royalties |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 1, 2024 |accessdate=April 7, 2024 }}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Linkin Park (Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda), except where noted

| title1 = Papercut

| length1 = 3:04

| title2 = One Step Closer

| length2 = 2:35

| title3 = With You

| writer3 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Michael Simpson & John King)}}

| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = Points of Authority

| length4 = 3:20

| title5 = Crawling

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = Runaway

| writer6 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Mark Wakefield}}

| length6 = 3:03

| title7 = By Myself

| length7 = 3:09

| title8 = In the End

| length8 = 3:36

| title9 = A Place for My Head

| writer9 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Dave Farrell}}

| length9 = 3:04

| title10 = Forgotten

| writer10 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| length10 = 3:14

| title11 = Cure for the Itch

| length11 = 2:37

| title12 = Pushing Me Away

| length12 = 3:11

| total_length = 37:45

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus tracks{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5409365-Linkin-Park-Hybrid-Theory|title = Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory|website = Discogs| date=May 9, 2001 }}

| title13 = My December

| writer13 = Shinoda

| length13 = 4:20

| title14 = High Voltage

| length14 = 3:45

| title15 = One Step Closer

| note15 = video

| length15 = 2:55

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus tracks

| title13 = High Voltage

| note13 = live

| length13 = 3:38

| title14 = My December

| writer14 = Shinoda

| length14 = 4:19

| title15 = Points of Authority

| note15 = Crystal Method remix

| length15 = 4:56

| title16 = Papercut

| note16 = live at Milton Keynes

| length16 = 3:50

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Spotify bonus tracks{{Cite web|url = https://open.spotify.com/album/6hPkbAV3ZXpGZBGUvL6jVM|title = Hybrid Theory (Bonus Edition)|website = Spotify|date = October 24, 2000|access-date = July 22, 2018|archive-date = July 22, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125952/https://open.spotify.com/album/6hPkbAV3ZXpGZBGUvL6jVM|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.deezer.com/us/album/81763|title = Hybrid Theory (Bonus Edition)|date = May 7, 2000|access-date = July 22, 2018|archive-date = July 22, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180722143207/https://www.deezer.com/us/album/81763|url-status = live}}

| title13 = My December

| writer13 = Shinoda

| length13 = 4:22

| title14 = High Voltage

| length14 = 3:47

| title15 = Papercut

| note15 = recorded live at BBC1

| length15 = 3:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus disc

| title1 = Papercut

| note1 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| length1 = 3:13

| title2 = Points of Authority

| note2 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = A Place for My Head

| note3 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| writer3 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = My December

| writer4 = Shinoda

| length4 = 4:20

| title5 = High Voltage

| length5 = 3:45

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus 10"{{cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2013/03/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-vinyl-record-store-day/|title=Linkin Park to Release 'Hybrid Theory' Vinyl on Record Store Day - Audio Ink Radio|website=Audioinkradio.com|date=March 3, 2013|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072226/http://audioinkradio.com/2013/03/linkin-park-hybrid-theory-vinyl-record-store-day/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://lpcatalog.com/item/2000_hybrid-theory/vinyl/0093624947752_eu|title=LPCatalog - 2000 Hybrid Theory / Vinyl / European Union, 12", 9362-49477-5, RSD Reissue|website=Lpcatalog.com|access-date=December 28, 2014|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506003403/https://lpcatalog.com/item/2000_hybrid-theory/vinyl/0093624947752_eu|url-status=live}}

| title1 = One Step Closer

| length1 = 2:39

| title2 = My December

| writer2 = Shinoda

| length2 = 4:21

}}

The 20th Anniversary Edition includes the original album (in CD, vinyl and digital) on disc one.

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Linkin Park, except where noted

| headline = Disc 2 – Reanimation {{nobold|(CD, vinyl and digital; double album vinyl, CD exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| extra_column = Hybrid Theory original track

| title1 = Opening

| length1 = 1:07

| writer1 = Shinoda

| title2 = Pts.OF.Athrty

| note2 = featuring Jay Gordon

| extra2 = "Points of Authority"

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Enth E Nd

| note3 = featuring KutMasta Kurt and Motion Man

| extra3 = "In the End"

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = [Chali]

| length4 = 0:23

| title5 = Frgt/10

| note5 = featuring Alchemist and Chali 2na

| writer5 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra5 = "Forgotten"

| length5 = 3:32

| title6 = P5hng Me A*wy

| note6 = featuring Stephen Richards

| extra6 = "Pushing Me Away"

| length6 = 4:38

| title7 = Plc.4 Mie Hæd

| note7 = featuring Amp Live and Zion

| writer7 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra7 = "A Place for My Head"

| length7 = 4:20

| title8 = X-Ecutioner Style

| note8 = featuring Sean C, Roc Raida and Black Thought

| length8 = 1:49

| title9 = H! Vltg3

| note9 = featuring Evidence, Pharoahe Monch and DJ Babu

| writer9 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Derek Murphy|Lorenzo Dechalus|Maxwell Dixon}}

| extra9 = "High Voltage"

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = [Riff Raff]

| length10 = 0:21

| title11 = Wth>You

| note11 = featuring Aceyalone

| writer11 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| extra11 = "With You"

| length11 = 4:12

| title12 = Ntr\Mssion

| writer12 = Shinoda

| length12 = 0:29

| title13 = Ppr:Kut

| note13 = featuring Cheapshot, Jubacca, Rasco and Planet Asia

| extra13 = "Papercut"

| length13 = 3:26

| title14 = Rnw@y

| note14 = featuring Backyard Bangers and Phoenix Orion

| writer14 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield}}

| extra14 = "Runaway"

| length14 = 3:13

| title15 = My

| note15 = featuring Mickey P. and Kelli Ali

| extra15 = "My December"

| length15 = 4:17

| title16 = [Stef]

| length16 = 0:10

| title17 = By_Myslf

| note17 = featuring Josh Abraham and Stephen Carpenter

| extra17 = "By Myself"

| length17 = 3:42

| title18 = Kyur4 th Ich

| extra18 = "Cure for the Itch"

| length18 = 2:32

| title19 = 1Stp Klosr

| note19 = featuring The Humble Brothers and Jonathan Davis

| extra19 = "One Step Closer"

| length19 = 5:46

| title20 = Krwlng

| note20 = featuring Aaron Lewis

| extra20 = "Crawling"

| length20 = 5:40

| total_length = 60:52

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 3 – Hybrid Theory EP {{nobold|(vinyl and digital only; vinyl exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = Carousel

| length1 = 3:00

| title2 = Technique

| note2 = short

| writer2 = {{hlist|Hahn|Shinoda}}

| length2 = 0:40

| title3 = Step Up

| writer3 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda}}

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = And One

| length4 = 4:35

| title5 = High Voltage

| writer5 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda}}

| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Part of Me

| note6 = includes statics and hidden track, tentatively titled "Ambient"

| length6 = 12:45

| total_length = 27:50

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 4 – B-Side Rarities {{nobold|(CD, vinyl and digital; vinyl exclusive to vinyl set)}}

| extra_column = Original release

| title1 = One Step Closer

| note1 = rock mix

| extra1 = "One Step Closer" US single (2000)

| length1 = 2:37

| title2 = It's Goin' Down

| note2 = performed by the X-Ecutioners; featuring Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn

| writer2 = {{hlist|Shinoda|Hahn|Rob Aguilar|Anthony Williams|Keith Bailey|Alvin Joiner|Melvin Jones|Melvin Charles Bradford}}

| extra2 = Built from Scratch (2002)

| length2 = 4:09

| title3 = Papercut

| note3 = recorded live at BBC1

| extra3 = "Crawling" single (2001)

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = In the End

| note4 = recorded live at BBC1

| extra4 = "In the End" single (2001)

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Point of Authority

| note5 = recorded live at BBC1

| extra5 = "Papercut" single (2001)

| length5 = 3:24

| title6 = High Voltage

| extra6 = "One Step Closer" UK single (2001)

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = Step Up

| note7 = 1999 demo

| extra7 = Hybrid Theory (EP) (1999) / "In the End" single (2001){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/390408-Linkin-Park-In-The-End|title=Linkin Park – In The End (2001, CD) - Discogs|website=Discogs |date=September 2001 |access-date=December 20, 2021}}

| length7 = 3:54

| title8 = My December

| writer8 = Shinoda

| extra8 = Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa (2000){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2656044-Kevin-Bean-The-Real-Slim-Santa|title=Kevin & Bean – The Real Slim Santa (2000, CD) - Discogs|website=Discogs |access-date=December 20, 2021}} / "One Step Closer" UK single (2001)

| length8 = 4:21

| title9 = A Place for My Head

| note9 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| writer9 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra9 = "In the End" single (2001)

| length9 = 3:10

| title10 = Points of Authority

| note10 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| extra10 = "In the End" single (2001)

| length10 = 3:29

| title11 = Papercut

| note11 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| extra11 = "Papercut" single (2001)

| length11 = 3:12

| title12 = Buy Myself

| note12 = Marilyn Manson remix

| extra12 = "Pts.OF.Athrty" single (2002)

| length12 = 4:26

| total_length = 41:38

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 5 – LPU Rarities {{nobold|(CD and digital only; CD exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| extra_column = Original release

| title1 = In the End

| note1 = demo

| extra1 = LP Underground Eleven

| length1 = 3:48

| title2 = Dedicated

| note2 = 1999 demo

| extra2 = LP Underground 2.0

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = With You

| note3 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| writer3 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| extra3 = LP Underground 2.0

| length3 = 3:22

| title4 = High Voltage

| note4 = live at Docklands Arena, London

| extra4 = LP Underground 2.0

| length4 = 4:02

| title5 = Points of Authority

| note5 = demo

| extra5 = LP Underground 12

| length5 = 3:00

| title6 = Stick and Move

| note6 = "Runaway" demo 1999

| writer6 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield}}

| extra6 = LP Underground 9: Demos

| length6 = 0:55

| title7 = Esaul

| note7 = "A Place for My Head" demo

| writer7 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra7 = LP Underground Eleven

| length7 = 3:06

| title8 = Oh No

| note8 = "Points of Authority" demo

| extra8 = LP Underground X: Demos

| length8 = 2:04

| title9 = Slip

| note9 = unreleased demo 1998

| writer9 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra9 = LP Underground Eleven

| length9 = 3:28

| title10 = Grr

| note10 = 1999 demo

| extra10 = LP Underground 15

| length10 = 0:26

| title11 = So Far Away

| note11 = unreleased 1998

| writer11 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Farrell}}

| extra11 = LP Underground 12

| length11 = 2:50

| title12 = Coal

| note12 = unreleased demo 1997

| extra12 = LP Underground X: Demos

| length12 = 3:37

| title13 = Forgotten

| note13 = demo

| writer13 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| extra13 = LP Underground 12

| length13 = 3:44

| title14 = Sad

| note14 = "By Myself" demo 1999

| extra14 = LP Underground 9: Demos

| length14 = 1:08

| title15 = Hurry

| note15 = 1999 demo

| extra15 = LP Underground 15

| length15 = 2:34

| title16 = Blue

| note16 = unreleased demo 1998

| writer16 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Farrell}}

| extra16 = LP Underground Eleven

| length16 = 3:27

| title17 = Chair

| note17 = 1999 "Part of Me" demo

| extra17 = LP Underground 15

| length17 = 1:56

| title18 = Pts.OF.Athrty

| note18 = Crystal Method remix

| extra18 = LP Underground 2.0

| length18 = 4:58

| total_length = 51:45

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Disc 6 – Forgotten Demos {{nobold|(CD and digital only; CD exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = Dialate

| note1 = Xero demo

| writer1 = {{hlist|Shinoda|Wakefield|Clifford Smith|Robert Fitzgerald Diggs|Corey Woods}}

| length1 = 3:24

| title2 = Pictureboard

| writer2 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda|Wakefield|Barry Eugene White}}

| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = She Couldn't

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bennington|Delson|Shinoda|Milo Berger|Erik Meltzer|Joe Thomas|Lance Quinn|Brad Baker|Donnie Lewis|Yasiin Bey}}

| length3 = 5:05

| title4 = Could Have Been

| writer4 = {{hlist|Bennington|Delson|Shinoda}}

| length4 = 4:37

| title5 = Reading My Eyes

| note5 = Xero demo

| writer5 = {{hlist|Shinoda|Wakefield}}

| length5 = 2:59

| title6 = Rhinestone

| note6 = Xero demo

| writer6 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda|Wakefield}}

| length6 = 3:40

| title7 = Esaul

| note7 = Xero demo

| writer7 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda|Wakefield}}

| length7 = 3:07

| title8 = Stick N' Move

| note8 = "Runaway" demo

| writer8 = {{hlist|Shinoda|Wakefield}}

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = Carousel

| note9 = demo

| length9 = 2:58

| title10 = Point of Authority

| note10 = demo

| length10 = 3:20

| title11 = Crawling

| note11 = demo

| length11 = 3:49

| title12 = SuperXero

| note12 = "By Myself" demo

| writer12 = {{hlist|Bennington|Delson|Shinoda}}

| length12 = 3:18

| total_length = 43:35

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Sampler {{nobold|(cassette; exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = One Step Closer

| length1 = 2:36

| title2 = With You

| writer2 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| length2 = 3:23

| total_length = 5:59

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD 1 – Frat Party at the Pankake Festival {{nobold|(exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = Intro

| length1 = 1:51

| title2 = Papercut

| length2 = 3:12

| title3 = Beginnings

| length3 = 5:24

| title4 = Points of Authority

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = The Live Show

| length5 = 3:17

| title6 = "Crawling" Video Shoot

| length6 = 1:21

| title7 = Crawling

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = Touring

| length8 = 9:28

| title9 = Cure for the Itch

| length9 = 0:54

| title10 = The Band

| length10 = 7:56

| title11 = One Step Closer

| length11 = 2:55

| title12 = The Future

| length12 = 2:43

| title13 = In the End

| length13 = 3:36

| title14 = End

| length14 = 0:16

| title15 = Making of In the End Video

| note15 = as part of special features

| length15 = 12:42

| title16 = Crawling Live Music Video with Multiangles

| note16 = as part of special features

| length16 = 4:07

| title17 = Mike and Joe's Art Piece

| note17 = as part of special features

| length17 = 1:35

| title18 = Chester's Tattoos

| note18 = as part of special features

| length18 = 1:23

| title19 = Crawling Bryson Bluegrass version

| note19 = audio only) (as part of special features

| length19 = 4:06

| title20 = High Voltage

| note20 = audio only) (as part of special features

| length20 = 3:45

| title21 = My December

| note21 = audio only) (as part of special features

| length21 = 4:23

| title22 = LPTV

| note22 = as part of special features

| length22 = 12:22

| title23 = Weblink

| note23 = as part of special features

| title24 = Esaul

| note24 = studio footage) (as part of Easter egg

| title25 = Points of Authority

| note25 = live at the Dragon Festival) (as part of Easter egg

| title26 = One Step Father

| note26 = as part of Easter egg

| title27 = Broken Table in London

| note27 = as part of Easter egg

| title28 = One Step Closer

| note28 = The Humble Brothers remix) (audio only) (as part of Easter egg

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD 2 – Projekt Revolution 2002 {{nobold|/}} The Sequel to the DVD with the Worst Name We've Ever Come Up With {{nobold|(exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = With You

| note1 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer1 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| length1 = 3:27

| title2 = Runaway

| note2 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer2 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield}}

| length2 = 3:20

| title3 = Papercut

| note3 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length3 = 3:05

| title4 = Points of Authority

| note4 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length4 = 3:26

| title5 = Step Up

| note5 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer5 = {{hlist|Delson|Hahn|Shinoda}}

| length5 = 3:53

| title6 = Pushing Me Away

| note6 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length6 = 3:19

| title7 = In the End

| note7 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length7 = 3:26

| title8 = A Place for My Head

| note8 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer8 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Forgotten

| note9 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer9 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| length9 = 4:16

| title10 = It's Goin' Down

| note10 = featuring DJ Z-Trip and Riff Raff) (live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer10 = {{hlist|Shinoda|Hahn|Aguilar|Williams|Bailey|Joiner|Jones|M. Bradford}}

| length10 = 5:06

| title11 = Crawling

| note11 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length11 = 3:31

| title12 = My December

| note12 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer12 = {{hlist|Shinoda}}

| length12 = 4:26

| title13 = Mr. Hahn Solo

| note13 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length13 = 1:02

| title14 = By Myself

| note14 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length14 = 3:27

| title15 = My Own Summer (Shove It)

| note15 = Deftones cover) (live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| writer15 = {{hlist|Chino Moreno|Stephen Carpenter|Chi Cheng|Abe Cunningham}}

| length15 = 3:47

| title16 = One Step Closer

| note16 = live at Projekt Revolution 2002

| length16 = 4:28

| title17 = The Sequel to the DVD with the Worst Name We've Ever Come Up With

| length17 = 42:29

| total_length = 1:40:09

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD 3 – The Fillmore 2001 {{nobold|/}} Rock am Ring 2001 {{nobold|(exclusive to super deluxe edition)}}

| title1 = With You

| note1 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| writer1 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| title2 = Runaway

| note2 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| writer2 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield}}

| title3 = Papercut

| note3 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title4 = By Myself

| note4 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title5 = Points of Authority

| note5 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title6 = High Voltage

| note6 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title7 = Crawling

| note7 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title8 = Pushing Me Away

| note8 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title9 = And One

| note9 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title10 = In the End

| note10 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title11 = A Place for My Head

| note11 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| writer11 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| title12 = Forgotten

| note12 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| writer12 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| title13 = One Step Closer

| note13 = live at the Fillmore 2001

| title14 = With You

| note14 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| writer14 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Dust Brothers (Simpson & King)}}

| title15 = Runaway

| note15 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| writer15 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield}}

| title16 = Papercut

| note16 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title17 = By Myself

| note17 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title18 = Points of Authority

| note18 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title19 = High Voltage

| note19 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title20 = Crawling

| note20 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title21 = Pushing Me Away

| note21 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title22 = And One

| note22 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title23 = In the End

| note23 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| title24 = A Place for My Head

| note24 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| writer24 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| title25 = Forgotten

| note25 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

| writer25 = {{hlist|Linkin Park|Wakefield|Farrell}}

| title26 = One Step Closer

| note26 = live at Rock am Ring 2001

}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World

| type = live

| artist = Linkin Park

| cover = Hybrid Theory Live Around.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2012|5|31}}

| recorded = 2007–2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Nu metal
• rap metal
• rap rock
• {{nowrap|alternative metal}}
• alternative rock

}}

| length = 29:03

| label = {{flatlist|

• Warner Bros.
• Machine Shop

}}

| producer = Mike Shinoda

| prev_title = A Thousand Suns

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Meteora – Live Around the World

| next_year = 2012

}}

Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World is a live album which features live versions of eight songs from the first studio album, Hybrid Theory. They were recorded in various cities around the world from 2007 to 2010. The album was released exclusively on iTunes.

{{Track listing

| headline = Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/hybrid-theory-live-around-the-world/547121307|title=Hybrid Theory: Live Around the World - Linkin Park|date=May 31, 2012|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-date=July 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727051529/https://music.apple.com/us/album/hybrid-theory-live-around-the-world/547121307|url-status=live}}

| all_writing = Linkin Park

| title1 = Papercut

| note1 = live from Paris, 2010

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = One Step Closer

| note2 = live from Frankfurt, 2008

| length2 = 4:13

| title3 = Points of Authority

| note3 = live from Sydney, 2007

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = Crawling

| note4 = live from Athens, 2009

| length4 = 4:41

| title5 = In the End

| note5 = live from Melbourne, 2010

| length5 = 3:33

| title6 = A Place for My Head

| note6 = live from Köln, 2008

| length6 = 3:57

| title7 = Cure for the Itch

| note7 = live from Perth, 2007

| length7 = 1:43

| title8 = Pushing Me Away

| note8 = live from Dallas, 2007

| length8 = 3:41

}}

Credits adapted from AllMusic for original release only.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770/credits|title=Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park - Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=March 7, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012175900/https://www.allmusic.com/album/hybrid-theory-mw0000102770/credits|url-status=live}}

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Linkin Park

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals
• Rob Bourdon – drums, backing vocals
• Brad Delson – lead guitar, bass ("With You", "Points of Authority", "Crawling", "Runaway", "By Myself", "In the End", & "Pushing Me Away"), backing vocals
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samples, synthesizer, backing vocals, artwork
• Mike Shinoda – co-lead and rap vocals, keyboards, programming, samples, rhythm guitar ("Crawling" & "Pushing Me Away"), piano on "My December", artwork
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass (credited but does not perform)

Additional musicians

• Ian Hornbeck – bass ("Papercut", "A Place for My Head", & "Forgotten")
• Scott Koziol – bass ("One Step Closer")
• The Dust Brothers – sequencing, and sampling ("With You")

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Production

• Don Gilmore – producer, engineering
• Steve Sisco – engineering
• John Ewing Jr. – additional engineering, Pro Tools
• Matt Griffin – engineering assistance
• Andy Wallace – mixing
• Brian Gardner – audio mastering, digital editing
• Jeff Blue – executive producer

Artwork

• Frank Maddocks – graphic design
• James Minchin III – photography

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