Two Faced (song)
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| name = Two Faced
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| type = single
| artist = Linkin Park
| album = From Zero
| released = {{Start date|2024|11|13}}
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| length = 3:03
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| producer = Mike Shinoda
| prev_title = Over Each Other
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Up from the Bottom
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kivUsDGWojU|"Two Faced"}}
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"Two Faced" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the fourth single from the band's eighth studio album From Zero on November 13, 2024, along with a music video and soared to the top of iTunes.{{Cite web|url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/news/linkin-park-revisit-their-classic-sound-in-new-single-two-faced-listen-from-zero-release-2024/|title=Linkin Park Revisit Their Classic Sound In New Single "Two Faced" – Listen|website=Billboard Philippines|last=Go|first=Mayks|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/linkin-park-two-faced-lyrics-video/|title=Linkin Park Conjure Nostalgic Vibes With Aggressive New Song 'Two-Faced'|website=Loudwire|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Linkin Park’s Latest Single Shoots Right To No. 1 Just Before Their New Album Drops |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/11/14/linkin-parks-latest-single-shoots-right-to-no-1-just-before-their-new-album-drops/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}} Like "Heavy Is the Crown", it exhibits the nu metal and rap rock sound found on the band's older releases, such as Hybrid Theory and Meteora.
Composition
"Two Faced" has been stylistically described as nu metal,{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-linkin-park-lean-into-nu-metal-sound-on-new-song-two-faced/|title=Hear Linkin Park lean into nu-metal sound on new song "Two Faced"|website=Revolver|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/linkin-park-go-full-nu-metal-on-new-single-two-faced-which-lands-ahead-of-tomorrow-s-comeback-album-from-zero/ar-AA1u4XuU|title=Linkin Park go full nu metal on new single Two Faced, which lands ahead of tomorrow's comeback album From Zero|website=MSN|last=Mills|first=Matt|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://readdork.com/albums/linkin-park-from-zero/|title=Linkin Park – From Zero|website=Dork|last=Picker|first=Ciaran|date=November 15, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}} hard rock, and rap rock. The song has been noted as a "[call back]" to Hybrid Theory and Meteora, particularly being compared to "One Step Closer."{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/linkin-park-from-zero-review-songs-ranked/|title=Linkin Park's 'From Zero': All 11 Tracks Ranked|magazine=Billboard|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=November 15, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}} The song's themes involve betrayal and manipulation.{{Cite web|url=https://neonmusic.co.uk/linkin-parks-two-faced-a-raw-look-at-betrayal-and-self-realisation|title=Linkin Park's Two Faced: A Raw Look at Betrayal and Self-Realisation|website=Neon Music|last=Harris|first=Alex|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}
Reception
The song was positively received by Maria Sherman of ABC News, who described is as one of the album's "most rewarding moments."{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/music-review-linkin-park-returns-zero-album-chester-115904718|title=Music Review: Linkin Park returns on 'From Zero,' their first album since Chester Bennington's death|website=ABC News|last=Sherman|first=Maria|date=November 15, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}
Music video
The music video for "Two Faced" was directed by the band's turntablist Joe Hahn and was released on November 13, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2024/11/13/news/linkin-park-debut-music-video-for-their-brand-new-nu-metal-throwback-two-faced/|title=Linkin Park Debut Music Video For Their Brand New Nü-Metal Throwback "Two Faced"|website=ThePRP|author=wookubus|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}} It was filmed on September 3 2024, on the same stage they would hold the "From Zero" livestream two days later.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HzHarOX60&list=PLlqZM4covn1HZI4gBBZ99-Cfu7wI1Wefl&index=9&t=65s |title=Making of "Two Faced" Music Video [LPTV FROM ZERO: Episode 10] - Linkin Park |date=2024-11-18 |last=Linkin Park |access-date=2025-04-19 |via=YouTube}}
The video features the band performing the song on that stage. Alex Harris of Neon Music described the music video as "the video depicts the band performing in a space that feels constrictive, amplifying the tension that runs throughout the track."
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/392179886/credits|title=Credits/Two Faced/Linkin Park|publisher=Tidal|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 17, 2024}}
Linkin Park
- Emily Armstrong – vocals
- Colin Brittain – drums
- Brad Delson – lead guitar, piano
- Phoenix – bass, backing vocals
- Joe Hahn – turntables, samples, programming, backing vocals
- Mike Shinoda – rapping, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Additional personnel
- Colin Brittain – production
- Brad Delson – production
- Mike Shinoda – production, record engineering
- Linkin Park – composition
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Ethan Mates – record engineering
- Emerson Mancini – mastering
- Jeff Citron – mixing assistance