Studio Album · No. 2
Meteora Songwriting Credits by Linkin Park
Produced by Don Gilmore, Linkin Park · Engineered by John Ewing Jr.
Holds writing credit on 13 of 13 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 13 / 13 documented
Scored across the 13 tracks with documented writers, by whether Linkin Park carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 13 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Meteora doubled down on the nu-metal formula of Hybrid Theory, again produced by Don Gilmore with the band, and the songs are credited to Linkin Park as a collective. It is anchored by Numb, which topped the rock charts and became one of the band's signature songs.
Meteora is the second studio album by Linkin Park, released in March 2003 on Warner Bros. Records and produced by Don Gilmore, the follow-up to one of the best-selling debut albums in music history, and an album that matched the commercial formula of Hybrid Theory while demonstrating the band's growing sophistication in production and arrangement. Bennington and Shinoda co-wrote all material; the album's 13 tracks develop the dual vocal approach of the debut with more complex song structures, including the string-assisted 'Numb,' the sample-based 'Figure.09,' and the atmospheric 'Easier to Run.' 'Numb,' 'Somewhere I Belong,' 'Faint,' and 'Breaking the Habit' were the principal singles; 'Numb' spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and its music video became one of the most viewed of the 2000s. Meteora debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 810,000 first-week sales and has been certified six-times platinum in the United States; it won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for 'Faint.' The album's commercial performance confirmed that Hybrid Theory's success was not a debut anomaly and that the Linkin Park formula, rap verses, melodic hooks, heavy riffs, could sustain the highest tier of commercial rock performance.