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"Faint" is a song by American band Linkin Park included as the seventh track of their second studio album Meteora. The song was released as album's second single on May 13, 2003

Versions[]

Jigga What/Faint[]

Main article: Jigga What/Faint

In the mash-up EP Collision Course (2004), this song was combined with Jay-Z 's "Jigga What, Jigga Who" to obtain "Jigga What/Faint".

Demo[]

In 2009, On LP Underground 9.0, a demo version was released featuring a demo instrumental, different lyrics from Mike, and no chorus. Another longer version of the demo was released on the 20th Anniversary reissue of Meteora, in 2023.

Music video[]

Faint (Official Music Video) [4K UPGRADE] – Linkin Park
Publish date 23 October 2009
Director Mark Romanek
Place shot Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
Views 436,539,058
(as of 13 March 2024)

The video, directed by Mark Romanek and shot in April 2003. downtown Los Angeles, consists of the band performing in front of an audience and a floodlight. The audience consisted of members from the LPU. Almost the entire video is shot from behind the band, allowing the strong lighting to portray them in silhouettes. Therefore, the faces of the band are not shown throughout most of the video, except at the final chorus where the band is then shown from the front. They perform in front of a derelict building structure with graffiti, such as a monstrous version of the Hybrid Theory and some Linkin Park symbols. The video's creativity was highly praised upon release and was voted MuchMusic's 17th favorite video of 2003.[1]

A director's cut was made that features an extended ending where Mike Shinoda spray paints the words En Proceso (Spanish for In Process) on a garage door.

Lyrics[]

 Chester   Mike 

I am
Little bit of loneliness
A little bit of disregard
A handful of complaints
But I can't help the fact
That everyone can see these scars

I am
What I want you to want
What I want you to feel
But it's like
No matter what I do
I can't convince you
To just believe this is real
So I, let go
Watching you
Turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not
But I'll be here
'Cause you're all I got

I can't feel
The way i did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
This damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored

I am
A little bit insecure
A little unconfident
'Cause you don't understand
I do what I can
But sometimes I don't make sense

I am
What you never want to say
But I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do
I can't convince you
For once just to hear me out

So I, let go
Watching you
Turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not
But I'll be here
'Cause you're all I got

I can't feel
The way i did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
This damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored

No, hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me
Like it or not
Right now!
Hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me
Like it or not
Right now...

I can't feel
The way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored

I can't feel
The way i did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal
This damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored

I can't feel...
(Don't turn your back on me)
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal...
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored

Tracklist[]

Main article: Release history of 'Faint'

German CD / Brittish 7" Vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Faint"2:42
2."Lying From You (Live)"3:07
Total length:5:49
Brittish CD
No.TitleLength
1."Faint"2:42
2."One Step Closer (Reanimated Live)"3:43
3."Faint (Live from the MTV $2 Bill concert) (Video)" 
Total length:6:25

Charts[]

Trivia[]

  • This song, along with What I've Done and In The End, was heavily used to promote the Projekt Revolution 2007 tour.
  • Phoenix wears a bullet proof vest during the music video.
  • This is Mike's favorite song to play live because the audience gets to recreate the music video.
  • During the Minutes to Midnight-era, "Faint" has been extended when played live and features a small and fast guitar solo by Brad Delson. It has also replaced "One Step Closer" as the final song played during early Minutes To Midnight touring.
  • During most live performances, Mike Shinoda directs the attention of the audience to the drummer, Rob Bourdon.
  • During the Meteora US tour, Linkin Park let a fan of the audience play this song with them on guitar.
  • Also during A Thousand Suns World Tour they let two members of the Linkin Park Underground play the guitar.

Release history[]

Main article: Release history of 'Faint'

References[]

Related to 'Meteora', the second studio album by American band Linkin Park
'Meteora' original release (2003)

"Numb"

GalleryDemosRelease historyCertificationsAwardsCreditsThe Making of Meteora
Meteora - 20th Anniversary Edition

"Interrogation"
"Faint
(Meteora20 Demo)"
"Plaster 2"
"Shifter"

Release historyChart performance
Linkin Park
Emily ArmstrongColin BrittainBrad DelsonPhoenixJoe HahnMike Shinoda
Chester Bennington† • Rob Bourdon
Albums Hybrid TheoryReanimationMeteoraMinutes to MidnightA Thousand SunsLiving ThingsThe Hunting PartyOne More LightFrom Zero
Other Hybrid Theory EPCollision CourseHybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary EditionMeteora 20th Anniversary EditionLost DemosPapercuts
Singles "One Step Closer""Crawling""Papercut""In the End""Somewhere I Belong""Faint""Numb""From the Inside""Lying From You""Breaking the Habit""Numb/Encore""What I've Done""Bleed It Out""Shadow of the Day""New Divide""The Catalyst""Iridescent""Burn It Down""Lost in the Echo""Castle of Glass""Powerless""A Light That Never Comes""Guilty All the Same""Until It's Gone""Wastelands""Final Masquerade""Heavy""Talking to Myself""One More Light""She Couldn't""Lost""Fighting Myself""Friendly Fire""The Emptiness Machine""Heavy Is the Crown"
Side projects XeroDead By SunriseFort MinorGrey DazeStone Temple PilotsJulien-KProjekt RevolutionRelative DegreeStyles of Beyond
CertificationsGalleryAwardsDiscographyLinkin Park Underground
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