"Fighting Myself" is a song by American

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Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bass ...

. Originally recorded during sessions for their second studio album, ''

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'' (2003), it was later officially released on March 24, 2023, as the second single from the album's 20th-anniversary reissue.

Background

Originally written and recorded during the recording cycle for their second studio album ''Meteora'' in 2002, the band decided to shelve "Fighting Myself" and later released it as part of the 20th anniversary reissue. Speaking about the song,

Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda ( ; born February 11, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's co-lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, ...

recalled only remembering an instrumental version existing, before discovering the vocals between him and

Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various po ...

when looking through old recordings from ''Meteora'' for a potential re-release after someone in management sent him an old vocal file for the song. On February 15, "Fighting Myself" was unofficially revealed and played for the first time during a Mike Shinoda interview with

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on ''

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Composition

"Fighting Myself" has been described as a

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song. It has also been noted to be similar to "

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" from the band's debut album ''

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Personnel

Linkin Park *

– lead vocals *

– rapping *

Brad Delson Bradford Philip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

– guitars *

Joe Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist best known as the DJ and creative director of the rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, turntables, sampling, and programming for all eight of ...

– turntables, samples *

Rob Bourdon Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Linkin Park. He remained in the band until their hiatus in 2017; when the band members began work ...

– drums *

Dave Farrell David Michael Farrell (born February 8, 1977), also known by his stage name Phoenix, is an American musician, best known as the bassist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also a member of Tasty Snax, a ska punk band. Early life Farrell wa ...

– bass guitar

Charts

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References

{{Linkin Park songs Linkin Park songs 2023 singles 2002 songs Warner Records singles Songs released posthumously Songs written by Chester Bennington Songs written by Mike Shinoda Songs written by Brad Delson