Lying from You

"Lying from You" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, released on March 16, 2004. It was released as an airplay-only single from their second album, Meteora, which was released on March 25, 2003.

Song information

The song opens up with a viola-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 Jay-Z on the mash-up album Collision Course 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 iTunes, along with "Points of Authority".

Track listing

;Promo CD-R

Personnel

Chester Bennington - lead vocals
Mike Shinoda - rap vocals, keyboards, sampler
Brad Delson - guitar
Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - bass
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 became a hit song, reaching number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, giving the band their fourth consecutive number one from Meteora. On the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, it spent five weeks at number two and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.