Numb / Encore

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共2首歌曲

艺人: Linkin Park
语种: 英语
厂牌: Warner Bros.
发行时间: 2004年12月13日
专辑类别: EP、单曲

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&Numb/Encore& is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park from their album Collision Course, (2004). It was released as a single on November 16, 2004, by Warner Bros. and Roc-A-Fella Records. The song, which combines lyrics from Linkin Park's 2003 single &Numb& and &Encore& by Jay-Z, also featured background vocals by Kanye West.

The track was the only single released from the album and went on to achieve success, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single also placed at number 93 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005, a chart of the most successful singles of the year according to American publication Billboard. Outside the United States, the single peaked at number 14 in the United Kingdom, number five in France and the Netherlands and spent three weeks at number one in Ireland.

Before Mike Shinoda joined Linkin Park in 2000, he was an experimental musician who enjoyed combining songs by Jay-Z with tracks recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins amongst others. A couple of years later, Jay-Z had a similar idea after hearing similar mash-ups by Danger Mouse and Cheap Cologne. He contacted Shinoda's new band, Linkin Park, and suggested that they work on some material together. Linkin Park's first two albums - Hybrid Theory and Meteora had both been worldwide successes and Jay-Z felt he could work with the band. Shinoda produced three mash-ups based on Jay-Z's The Black Album before responding by email.

Shinoda and Jay-Z continued to correspond by email but eventually met in person to discuss plans. Initially the idea was to create several mash-ups for a new show premiering on MTV called MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups in 2004. However, instead of simply reconfiguring the tracks, the two artists decided to enter the studio and re-record the raps on top of Shinoda's songs. Some of the musical elements were also altered to create an alternative sound. Both Linkin Park and Jay-Z found the session so rewarding that they believed the international audience deserved to hear the results. The songs were performed at Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood in July 2004.

&Numb/Encore& was released as a single in November that year. The song - one of six collaborations on the album - combined the Jay-Z song &Encore& (taken from his 2003 album The Black Album) and the Linkin Park song &Numb& (taken from their 2003 album Meteora). The released version also contained background vocals from Kanye West that were recorded for the original release. (wiki)

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