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| Recorded = [[2003]] | |
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| Genre = [[Electronica]]<br/>[[synth pop|Synth Pop]]<br/>[[Drum and Bass]]<br/>[[Alternative rock|Alternative]] | |
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| Length = 3 [[minute|min]] 16 [[second|s]] | |
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records]] | |
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"Breaking the Habit" is an electronica influenced song by the nu metal band Linkin Park, from their 2003 album Meteora. It was released as a single in 2004. It became the fifth consecutive single from Meteora to reach #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, a feat unmatched by any other artist in the history of that chart.
Breaking the Habit features many electronics, piano and guitar. There are no distorted guitar riffs, and it is the first single released by Linkin Park to include no vocals from Mike Shinoda.
A common misconception about this song is that it was written about lead singer Chester Bennington, when in fact, band member Mike Shinoda had been working on the song since 1997, when Mark Wakefield was still the band's lead vocalist. The reason for this misconception is largely due to Bennington's history of drug use. However, the song is mostly ambiguous and not based on any specific "habit".
Music video
Its music video, co-directed by Joe Hahn and Kazuto Nakazawa, uses an anime-style animation, and was created by renowned anime studio GONZO.
The video was shot of the band performing the song and was later rotoscoped. The animation style is tied closely to Kid's Story from The Animatrix (2003) and the animated segment from Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003). This video won the 2004 MTV VMA Viewer's Choice Award.
The video shows a man lying in a curled up on a car's roof. The car has been surrounded by a crowd. The man is dead having fallen from a great height as police are investigating the reason for the fall. Then the video focuses on some other characters mainly in depression or frustrated with their lives. There is a smoke that moves around and Chester Bennington's face flashes around in various scenes. Then the video goes into a rewind. The dead body rockets upwards and lands on the roof of a tall building. It is revealed that it was Chester Bennington who "died". Once Chester lands on the roof, the entire band starts playing there.
Track listing
- "Breaking the Habit"
- "Crawling" (Live)
Bonus
- "Breaking the Habit" 03:15 (CD-ROM Music Video)