Points of Authority#Pts.OF.Athrty

The music video was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox, and it was released in promoting the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. It shows live presentations by Linkin Park during their tour in 2001.

An alternative video was also released as hidden content in the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. It was similar to the live version release of "Crawling", recorded at the Dragon Festival in San Bernardino, California on February 3, 2001.

{{Track listing

|headline = EU promo CD

|title1 = Points of Authority

|length1 = 3:22

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• A demo of the song, entitled "Oh No", appears on LP Underground X: Demos.
• A demo of the song with slightly altered lyrics appears on LP Underground 12.0.
• A remix, entitled "Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer" appears on Collision Course.

{{Infobox song

| name = Pts.OF.Athrty

| cover = linkin park points of authority.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Linkin Park

| album = Reanimation

| B-side = * "H! Vltg3"

• "By Myself"

| released = {{Start date|2002|07|08}}

| recorded = 2001–2002

| studio =

| genre = Industrial metal{{cite web| url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/best-linkin-park-songs/ | title=Best Linkin Park Songs: 20 Classics That Launched A Nu-Metal Revolution | date=Mar 20, 2022 | author=Edward, Luke}}

| length = * {{Duration|3:45}} (album version)

• {{Duration|3:38}} (single version)

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = Linkin Park

| producer = * Jay Gordon

• Mike Shinoda
• Brad Delson (co-production)

| prev_title = In the End

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Somewhere I Belong

| next_year = 2003

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|GgxcvmkPD-I|"Pts.OF.Athrty"}}}}

}}

"Pts.OF.Athrty" is a remix of "Points of Authority" that was released as a single from their remix album, Reanimation. The single features remixes of the Hybrid Theory tracks "Points of Authority", "High Voltage" and "By Myself".

There is also an alternate version of Jay Gordon's remix, which surfaced on a Jay Gordon remix page in 2008.[http://www.panoramaniacal.com/gordonsamplepage.htm Jay Gordon Samples]

{{Track listing

|all_writing = Linkin Park

|headline = "Pts.OF.Athrty"

|title1 = Pts.OF.Athrty

|length1 = 3:36

|title2 = Buy Myself (remix of By Myself by Marilyn Manson)

|writer2 = Linkin Park

|length2 = 4:26

|title3 = H! Vltg3

|length3 = 3:32

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = "H! Vltg3/Pts.OF.Athrty"

|title1 = H! Vltg3

|length1 = 3:30

|title2 = Pts.OF.Athrty

|length2 = 3:36

|title3 = Buy Myself (remix of By Myself by Marilyn Manson)

|writer3 = Linkin Park

|length3 = 4:26

}}

This remix of "Points of Authority" is renowned for its video, a completely CGI battle between robots, ruled by the heads of Linkin Park members, and an alien race. The heads of all six Linkin Park members are kept in a digital lab equipped with computers and advanced equipment which can be seen extracting something from the heads as Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda sing. According to director Joe Hahn, the band members' heads are powering the world. At the very end of the video, the commander of the alien race tries to battle the blue tentacles that were released by the members' heads, but gets his gun ripped out of his hand, and is enveloped by them.

Hahn explained that the events of the video took place after the end of the human race and all that's left are the heads of the six Linkin Park members. The video is also said to have been inspired by the dream sequences in the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The music video was aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block as a commercial break (around the year 2002). There is also a video for "Points of Authority" from Hybrid Theory which contains footage of the band playing live. It is featured on the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival.

Another video features the live performance of "Points of Authority" from Linkin Park's live album Live in Texas. The Live in Texas version is available on iTunes, along with "Lying from You". The "Points of Authority" video was not officially uploaded on YouTube by Linkin Park or Warner Records. It is available exclusively on Linkinpark.com.{{cite web | url = http://www.linkinpark.com/video/points-of-authority-linkin-2 | title = Points of Authority (Official Video) on LinkinPark.com | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120420174352/http://www.linkinpark.com/video/points-of-authority-linkin-2 | archive-date = 2012-04-20 }} from www.linkinpark.com The "Pts.OF.Athrty" music video is available on both Linkin Park and Warner Records YouTube channels.{{cite web | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxcvmkPD-I | title = Pts.Of.Athrty (Official Music Video)| website = YouTube}} from the Linkin Park YouTube channel{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60lmDCGgW9k | title = Linkin Park - Pts.OF.Athrty [Animated] (Video)| website = YouTube}} from the Warner Records YouTube channel

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Linkin Park|title=Points of Authority|award=Silver|relyear=2002|certyear=2021|id=17641-2062-1|access-date=November 16, 2021}}

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• Chester Bennington – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – rapping, keyboards, programming, samples
• Brad Delson – guitar, bass
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samples, synthesizers
• Rob Bourdon – drums

• Don Gilmore – 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 production

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070823223902/http://linkinpark.com/music-lyrics/Singles/ptsofathrty#2 "Pts.OF.Athrty" official lyrics]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070823223902/http://linkinpark.com/music-lyrics/Singles/ptsofathrty#3 "By Myself" official lyrics]

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