"My December" | ||
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Song by Linkin Park | ||
Released | December 15, 2000 | |
Format | CD, Vinyl, DVD | |
Recorded | 1998-2000 | |
Genre | Alternative rock Emo rap Piano rock | |
Length | 4 min, 20 s | |
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
Writer | Mike Shinoda | |
Producer | Mike Shinoda |
"My December" is a song by the nu metal band Linkin Park.
Song[edit | edit source]
"My December" was written by Mike Shinoda while the band was on tour and recorded after the release of Hybrid Theory, their debut album. One of Linkin Park's softest songs, it features no distorted guitar elements and is carried mainly by piano. It was originally recorded for inclusion on KROQ's "The Real Slim Santa" CD and was first performed at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2000.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This all so clear
This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone
And I
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed)
And I
(Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that)
And I
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed)
And I
(Take back all the things that I said to you)
And I'd
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
This is my December
These are my snow covered trees
This is me pretending
This is all I need
And I
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed)
And I
(Take back all the things I said to make you feel like that)
And I
(Just wish that I didn't feel like there was something I missed)
And I
(Take back all the things that I said to you)
And I'd
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This all so clear
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
Give it all away
Just to have somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone to come home to
Music video[edit | edit source]
My December
Availability[edit | edit source]
Although the song isn't featured on any studio album, it is available on more records than any other Linkin Park song and was first made available by Linkin Park on the One Step Closer CD single, along with "High Voltage", a B-side to Hybrid Theory.
The song is available on the following:
- "Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa" (KROQ Christmas CD) (2000)
- "One Step Closer" (CD single) (2001)
- "Frat Party at the Pankake Festival" (DVD-Audio) (2001)
- "Hybrid Theory" (Import & Special editions) (2001 & 2002)
- also available as a bonus track when the whole album is purchased on iTunes
- "In the End: Live & Rare" (only available in Japan) (2002)
- "LP Underground 2.0" (limited edition fan club CD) (2002)
- "My Dcmbr Reanimation Promo CD
NOTE: A live version is available on the "Somewhere I Belong" CD single and as an iTunes bonus track for "Reanimation".
Remixes & Covers[edit | edit source]
In 2002, a remix of the song made by Mickey P. and featuring Kelli Ali, entitled "My<Dsmbr" was released on the band's official remix album for Hybrid Theory, entitled "Reanimation", and was the only Linkin Park song to feature a female vocalist until 2017 when Heavy featuring Kiiara was released. Another remix by Team Sleep was made for Reanimation but was rejected by Mike Shinoda because he thought it made the song feel even "darker".[1] In 2003, the song was covered by Josh Groban and was made available as a bonus track on his album, "Closer".
Linkin Park | |
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Chester Bennington · Rob Bourdon · Brad Delson · Dave "Phoenix" Farrell · Joe Hahn · Mike Shinoda | |
Discography | |
Albums: Hybrid Theory EP · Hybrid Theory · In the End: Live & Rare · Reanimation · Meteora · Live in Texas · Collision Course · Minutes to Midnight · A Thousand Suns · Living Things | |
Singles | |
"One Step Closer" · "Crawling" · "Papercut" · "In the End" · "Pts.OF.Athrty" · "Enth E Nd" · "Frgt/10" · "Somewhere I Belong" · "Faint" · "Numb" · "From the Inside" · "Lying From You" · "Breaking the Habit" · "Numb/Encore" · "Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You" · "What I've Done" · "Bleed It Out" · "Shadow of the Day" · "New Divide" · "The Catalyst" · "Burn It Down" | |
Related articles | |
Dead By Sunrise · Fort Minor · Grey Daze · Julien-K · Linkin Park Underground · Machine Shop Recordings · Music for Relief · Projekt Revolution · Relative Degree · Styles of Beyond · Xero · "We Made It" · |
References[edit | edit source]
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