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One Step Closer (Linkin Park song)
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| Single by Linkin Park from the album Hybrid Theory |
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| Released | January 15, 2001 (EU) February 13, 2001 (US) |
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| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | NRG Studios 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Nu metal | ||||
| Length | 2:35 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Writer | Linkin Park | ||||
| Producer | Don Gilmore | ||||
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"One Step Closer" is the debut single by the nu metal band Linkin Park released in 2001 and the second track of their debut album, Hybrid Theory.
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The original title for the song was "Plaster". The band say they created "One Step Closer" while struggling on "Runaway", the sixth track from Hybrid Theory. The single was released in 2001, achieving notable success in Australia, but moderate success in the UK and U.S.
There is a remix of "One Step Closer" on LP's remix album Reanimation (2002), titled "1Stp Klosr", done by The Humble Brothers and Korn's lead singer, Jonathan Davis. This remix was preceded by its "demo version" of the remix (included as an easter egg on Linkin Park's DVD, Frat Party at the Pankake Festival) and a radio edit version of that demo. Furthermore, Collision Course (2004) features a mash-up of the original song with "Points of Authority" and Jay-Z's "99 Problems".
"One Step Closer" features Mike Shinoda doing a few lines during the chorus, under Bennington saying "Everything you say to me" and "I need a little room to breathe".
Until 2007, Linkin Park has closed every concert to date with it, excluding Live 8 and their performance live at Webster Hall. From 2003 onwards, when "One Step Closer" is played live, it is extended. Like "With You", this song is always played live with parts from the version on "Reanimation"; after the second chorus, before the bridge, the band builds up hype for Bennington's "Shut up!" refrain by playing Jonathan Davis' verse on the "reanimated" version, where Bennington does the singing; he then says "Blood is pouring" four times and then does the "Shut up!" part. On occasion, Shinoda sings "Blood is pouring" under Bennington's screaming during this part, as is done by Jonathan Davis on the remix. This is half-done on the performance at 2004's Rock AM Ring (in that Shinoda only sings the part during the second half of the bridge) and fully done during a performance during 2003's Projekt Revolution tour, which was recorded and included on the "Faint" 2 single and is available as a bonus track for Reanimation when purchased on iTunes. On the single cover, it is called '"One Step Closer" (Reanimated Live)'. During the 2005 lives in Japan, the Reanimation bridge was played with the main riff of the song. In the first shows of 2007 onwards, One Step Closer is played as the opening song.
Prior to "Reanimation", during the 2001 MTV VMA's, when Linkin Park performed "One Step Closer", they had The X-Ecutioners do an extended break before the bridge. This part was somewhat similar to the atmosphere on the remix, with synth parts and faint vocal parts being scratched.
Over the years, the band has collaborated on the live version of One Step Closer with many different artists, some of these include:[1]
- Dilated Peoples
- Marky Chavez (of Adema)
- Wes Scantlin (of Puddle of Mudd)
- Sonny Sandoval (of P.O.D.)
- Hoobastank
- Story of the Year
- Jonathan Davis (of Korn)
- Eminem & D12
- The X-Ecutioners
- PIA
- Aaron lewis (of Staind)
Joe Hahn of Linkin Park came up with the concept for the video. The original version of the video was supposedly meant to be live footage of the band with fans (similar to their music video for Faint).
The video was shot in Los Angeles 63 feet under ground in an abandoned LA subway tunnel, that is adjacent to an abandoned V.A. hospital. In this video, the bass is played by Scott Koziol, who temporarily joined the band before Dave Farrell's comeback.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 5 |
| Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 32 |
| Italy Singles Chart | 46 |
- "One Step Closer"
- "My December"
- "High Voltage" (2000 Reprise)
(2&3 also appear on the Japanese release of Hybrid Theory and Frat Party at the Pankake Festival DVD)
- "One Step Closer" (CD-ROM Music Video)
- The song is featured on the Dracula 2000 Soundtrack.
- The song can be heard in Das Experiment (2001)
- The Hybrid Theory soldier can be seen painted on the wall of the tunnel.
- Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this on the 2002 album "Tuxicity"
- This song was in the ECW Anarchy Rocks CD, and is used as entrance music by ECW wrestler Nova back then.
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- In earlier Linkin Park shows, Mike Shinoda only raps in this song but in Live Earth and Rock am Ring 2007, Mike can be seen playing the guitar. Mike continued to play guitar on the song in all of their shows from the Minutes to Midnight era onwards.
- The video for One Step Closer is the only one released by Linkin Park to contain an intro before the song that isn't in the CD edition.
- Stand-in bassist Scott Koziol can be seen in two shots of the video.
- Linkin Park's original logo (back when their name was Hybrid Theory) can be seen on Joe Hahn's turntables.
- Chester is wearing two different shirts in the video.
- Mike is wearing two pairs of Ecko jeans in the video, one blue pair and one black pair.
- Chester has said this is his least favorite Linkin Park song.[citation needed]
- This is the shortest song on Hybrid Theory, which is ironic since its remix, 1stp Klosr, is the longest song on Reanimation.
- During Linkin Park's new shows, the reanimation introduction has been replaced with a new intro which is a combination of the Reanimation intro and that of the original, the extended bridge has also been removed.
- During the 2006 Summer Sonic, the extended bridge had been shortened.
- "One Step Closer" official lyrics
- "My December" official lyrics
- "High Voltage" official lyrics
- "One Step Closer" music video at YouTube
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