"Lying from You" is a song by American rock band

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, released on March 16, 2004. It was released as an airplay-only single from their second album, ''

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'', which was released on March 25, 2003.

Song information

The song opens up with a

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-influenced keyboard sample that leads into it being looped throughout the verses. It also contains a sample of a car burning out. The song was one of seven Linkin Park songs used in the collaboration between the band and rapper

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/Lying from You") on the mash-up album ''

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'' released in November 2004. In live shows of 2008, "Lying from You" used a new intro, removing all samples from the intro and first half of the first verse. Interview with Mike Shinoda, March 2003 ShoutWeb:

Music video

Live footage of the song from Linkin Park's live album '' Live in Texas'' has been used as the music video. The live version of the song was used in internet versions of the video. This live video is available on

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, along with "Points of Authority". from the Warner Bros Records YouTube channel.

Track listing

;Promo CD-R

Personnel

* Mike Shinoda - keyboards, rapping, sampler * Chester Bennington - vocals * Brad Delson - guitar * Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - bass guitar * Joe Hahn - turntables, samplers * Rob Bourdon - drums

Chart performance

"Lying from You" was released as an airplay-only single from the album. It was released only in the United States in 2004, and in Canada as a live music video with footage from '' Live in Texas''. It reached number one on the

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chart, giving the band their fourth consecutive number one from ''Meteora''. On the

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chart, it spent five weeks at number two and peaked at number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

References

External links

"Lying from You" official lyrics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lying From You Linkin Park songs 2003 songs 2004 singles Songs written by Mike Shinoda Warner Records singles