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Meteora (album)

Meteora
MeteoraLP.jpg
Studio album by Linkin Park
Released March 25, 2003
Recorded April–December 2002
Studio NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length 36:43
Label
Producer
Linkin Park studio album chronology
Hybrid Theory
(2000)
Meteora
(2003)
Minutes to Midnight
(2007)
Singles from Meteora
  1. "Somewhere I Belong"
    Released: March 17, 2003
  2. "Faint"
    Released: June 9, 2003
  3. "Numb"
    Released: September 8, 2003
  4. "From the Inside"
    Released: January 12, 2004
  5. "Breaking the Habit"
    Released: June 14, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 62/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
The A.V. Club mixed
Blender 4/5 stars
E! Online A
Entertainment Weekly B+
Melodic 3.5/5 stars
NME 7/10
Q 3.5/5 stars
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Sputnikmusic 2.5/5 stars
Meteora – Live Around the World
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Live album by Linkin Park
Released June 5, 2012
Recorded 2007–11
Genre
Length 25:27
Label
Producer Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park chronology
Hybrid Theory – Live Around the World
(2012)
Meteora – Live Around the World
(2012)
Minutes to Midnight – Live Around the World
(2012)

Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on their debut studio album Hybrid Theory. The album was produced by the band alongside Don Gilmore. The title Meteora is taken from the Greek Orthodox monasteries sharing the same name.

Meteora has a similar sound to Hybrid Theory, as described by critics, and the album took almost a year to be recorded. The main artwork was assembled by the band with help of various other graphic artists. Linkin Park released singles from Meteora for over a year, including "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit". The song "Lying from You" was released as a promotional single.

Meteora is the most successful album in the history of the Alternative Songs chart. As of 2013, the album has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, and is certified four times platinum by the RIAA. Meteora was also ranked number 36 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums of the Decade. The song "Session" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, losing to Jeff Beck's "Plan B". Some songs from the album were remixed with some of Jay-Z's songs for the EP Collision Course. It is the first Linkin Park studio album to feature Dave Farrell after he rejoined the band in 2000.


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