Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)

Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)
Greatest hits album by
Linkin Park
ReleasedApril 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
Recorded2000–2016, December 2023
Genre
Length67:56
Label
Producer
Linkin Park chronology
Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition
(2023) 		Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)
(2024) 		From Zero
(2024)
Singles from Papercuts
  1. "Friendly Fire"
    Released: February 23, 2024
  2. "Qwerty"
    Released: April 26, 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net10/10[2]
Kerrang!4/5[3]
Metal Hammer[4]

Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023), or simply Papercuts, is a greatest hits album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on April 12, 2024, through Warner Records, following the Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition (2023).

On June 28, 2024, the instrumental version of the album was released with the same track listing.[5]

Background

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The album spans the band's best-selling singles from 2000 to 2023 and was announced alongside the release of the song "Friendly Fire" on February 23, 2024, which appears as the final track and had been recorded during the One More Light (2017) sessions. Papercuts also includes the official release of the song "Qwerty", which first appeared on the band's 2006 fanclub-exclusive EP, LP Underground 6.0.[6] It features material from all seven of Linkin Park's studio albums released during Bennington's lifetime, with the exception of The Hunting Party (2014).

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Linkin Park (Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda), except where noted.

Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023) track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Crawling"Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, ShinodaHybrid Theory (2000)3:29
2."Faint" Meteora (2003)2:42
3."Numb/Encore"Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Farrell, Hahn, Shinoda, Shawn Carter, Kanye WestCollision Course (2004)3:25
4."Papercut"Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, ShinodaHybrid Theory3:05
5."Breaking the Habit" Meteora3:16
6."In the End"Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, ShinodaHybrid Theory3:36
7."Bleed It Out" Minutes to Midnight (2007)2:44
8."Somewhere I Belong" Meteora3:34
9."Waiting for the End" A Thousand Suns (2010)3:51
10."Castle of Glass" Living Things (2012)3:25
11."One More Light"Shinoda, Francis Anthony WhiteOne More Light (2017)4:15
12."Burn It Down" Living Things3:50
13."What I've Done" Minutes to Midnight3:25
14."Qwerty" LP Underground 6.0 (2006)3:22
15."One Step Closer"Bennington, Bourdon, Delson, Hahn, ShinodaHybrid Theory2:37
16."New Divide" Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album (2009)4:29
17."Leave Out All the Rest" Minutes to Midnight3:29
18."Lost" Meteora20 (2023)3:19
19."Numb" Meteora3:07
20."Friendly Fire"Delson, Shinoda, Jon GreenPreviously unreleased2:56
Total length:67:57

Personnel

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Linkin Park

  • Chester Bennington – lead vocals (1–6, 8–12, 14–17), vocals (7, 13, 18–20), producer (18)
  • Rob Bourdon – background vocals (1, 4–7, 9, 13, 15, 17), drums (1–10, 12–20), backing vocals (2, 10, 12, 19), percussion (2, 5, 8–10, 12, 19), band member (7), producer (18), programming (18)
  • Brad Delson – background vocals (1, 4–7, 9, 13, 15, 17), bass (1, 4, 6, 15), guitar (1, 4–6, 11, 15, 18–20), backing vocals (2, 10, 12, 19), lead guitar (2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16), arranger (3), Pro Tools (9), acoustic guitar (10), additional production (10, 12), samples (10), producer (11, 18, 20) synthesizer (12), strings arranger (17)
  • Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – backing vocals (2, 10, 12, 19), bass guitar (2, 3, 12, 14), background vocals (5, 7, 9, 13, 17), bass (5, 8–11, 16, 18, 20), producer (18), guitar (19)
  • Joe Hahn – background vocals (1, 4–7, 13, 15, 17), DJ (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10, 12, 14–16, 18–20), samples (1–6, 8–10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19), backing vocals (2, 9, 10, 12, 19), programmer (2, 5, 8–12, 14, 16, 19), synthesizer (10, 12, 14), producer (18)
  • Mike Shinoda – beats (1, 4, 6, 15), DJ (1), Pro Tools (1, 4, 6, 9, 15), ragga MC (1, 4, 6, 15), samples (1, 2, 5, 8, 18), guitar (2, 8), lead vocals (2, 9, 12), strings arranger (2, 5, 17), producer (3, 7, 9–14, 16–19), arranger (3), engineer (3, 9–12, 16, 20), mixing engineer (3), vocals (3, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16–20), additional vocals (4, 6, 15), keyboards (5, 9–11, 14, 16, 20), piano (9, 10, 19), rhythm guitar (9, 10, 16), synthesizer (9, 10), horn (10), lead guitar (10), strings (10), programmer (11), additional mixer (16), programming (20)

Additional musicians

  • Dan Smith – cello (2)
  • Larry Corbett – cello (2, 5, 17)
  • Bob Becker – viola (2, 5)
  • Evan Wilson – viola (2, 5)
  • Alyssa Park – violin (2, 5)
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin (2, 5, 17)
  • Joel Derouin – violin (2, 5)
  • Mark Robertson – violin (2, 5)
  • Michele Richards – violin (2, 5)
  • Sara Parkins – violin (2, 5, 17)
  • Jay-Z – rap (3)
  • Ian Hornbeck – bass (4), guitar (4)
  • Eg White – guitar (11), piano (11)
  • Scott Koziol – bass (15)
  • Oscar Hidalgo – bass (17)
  • Suzie Katayama – cello (17)
  • Andrew Picken – viola (17)
  • Matt Funes – viola (17)
  • Armen Garabedian – violin (17)
  • Gerry Hilera – violin (17)
  • Josefina Vergara – violin (17)
  • Julian Hallmark – violin (17)
  • Mario Deleon – violin (17)
  • Natalie Leggett – violin (17)
  • Songa Lee-Kitto – violin (17)
  • Jon Green – additional guitar (20)

Additional technical

  • Don Gilmore – producer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 18, 19), recording engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 19), recorded by (5)
  • John Ewing Jr. – additional engineer (1, 4, 6, 15), Pro Tools (1, 4, 6, 15), engineer (2, 3, 5, 8, 19), recording engineer (18)
  • Matt Griffin – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6, 15)
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – digital editor (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 19), masterer (1, 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18–20), mastering engineer (2, 3, 14)
  • Jeff Blue – executive producer (1, 4, 6, 15)
  • Andy Wallace – mixer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 19)
  • Steve Sisco – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 15), assistant mixer (2, 5, 8, 19), engineer (2)
  • Linkin Park – producer (2, 5, 19), executive producer (3)
  • Fox Phelps – assistant engineer (2, 5, 8, 18, 19)
  • David Campbell – strings arranger (2, 5, 17), conductor (17)
  • Mark Kiczula – engineer (3)
  • Jay-Z – executive producer (3)
  • Rick Rubin – producer (7, 9, 10, 12–14, 17)
  • Phillip Broussard Jr. – assistant engineer (7, 13, 17), second engineer (14)
  • George Gumbs – assistant mixer (7, 13, 17)
  • Nicolas Fournier – assistant mixer (7, 9, 13, 17)
  • Andrew Scheps – engineer (7, 13, 14, 17)
  • Dana Nielsen – engineer (7, 13, 14, 17)
  • Ethan Mates – engineer (7, 9–13, 16, 17, 20), Pro Tools (9), mixing engineer (14), additional mixer (16)
  • Dave Collins – masterer (7, 13, 17)
  • Justin Smith – masterer (7, 13, 17)
  • Neal Avron – mixer (7, 9, 13, 17)
  • Lindsay Chase – production co-ordinator (7, 9)
  • Stephanie Luby – production co-ordinator (7)
  • Erich Talaba – Pro Tools (7, 13, 17)
  • Mark Santangelo – assistant mastering engineer (9)
  • Jerry Johnson – drum technician (9–12, 20)
  • Josh Newell – engineer (9, 11, 20), Pro Tools (9), assistant engineer (16)
  • Vlado Meller – masterer (9)
  • Ryan Demarti – production co-ordinator (9, 10, 12)
  • Andrew Hayes – assistant engineer (10, 12), editor (10, 12)
  • Chris Galland – assistant mixer (10, 12), mixing engineer (11)
  • Del Bowers – assistant mixer (10, 12)
  • Manny Marroquín – mixer (10–12, 18, 20)
  • Alejandro Baima – assistant mixer (11, 20)
  • Warren Willis – assistant mixer (11, 20)
  • Jeff Jackson – assistant mix engineer (11)
  • Robin Florent – assistant mix engineer (11)
  • Chris Gehringer – masterer (11)
  • Emily Wright – vocal producer (11)
  • Kiki Cholewka – assistant engineer (16)
  • D. Sardy – mixing engineer (16)
  • Ryan Castle – mixing engineer (16)
  • Corin Roddick – additional production (20), additional programming (20)
  • Jon Green – additional production (20)
  • Andrew Dawson – additional programming (20), co-producer (20)
  • Andrew Boolooki – vocal producer (20)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[38] Gold 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] Gold 7,500‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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