In the End

"In the End" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000). The song was released on November 21, 2001 as the fourth and final single from Hybrid Theory. The song was written by the band and produced by Don Gilmore. The concept of "In the End" is about one person's failure, although the song can also symbolize broken trust in friendships and relationships. "In the End" is considered to be one of Linkin Park's most recognizable and signature songs.

"In the End" received positive reviews from music critics, with most reviewers complimenting the song's signature piano riff, as well as noting rapper Mike Shinoda's vocal prominence in the song. "In the End" also achieved mainstream popularity, and was a commercial success upon release. The song reached the top ten of numerous worldwide music charts and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest peak on the chart, as well as their first song that peaked within the Top 40. It also reached number one on the Z100 Top 100 songs of 2002 countdown. This song also ranked at #121 in Blender magazine's The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. The song is Billboard's second most played rock song of the decade. It was also remixed on Reanimation as "Enth E Nd". The music video of the song, directed by Nathan Cox and the band's turntablist Joe Hahn, featured the band in a fantasy setting.

"In the End" was very well received by contemporary rock music critics. Canoe.ca's Mike Ross referred to the song by stating: "It's too bad, really. In the vast tar pits of the rap metal genre, a few good bands emerge - yet still may be branded as 'just another rap metal band'." VH1 ranked it number 84 on its list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the '00s. The song was also ranked number 2 by Loudwire on its list of 'Top 21st century Hard Rock songs'.

The single CD was released as a "Part 1" single and a "Part 2" single. They differed in tracks and cover color: the "Part 1" cover is yellow and the "Part 2" cover is red. The "Part 1" cover is shown on the right. A DVD version of "In the End" was also released which includes an audio version of "In the End", "Crawling" music video and four 30 seconds interviews.

On March 27, 2002 the single was released in Japan as a 7-track CD called In the End: Live & Rare. It contains live tracks of "Papercut", "Points of Authority" and "A Place for My Head"End', "Step Up" (originally appeared on Hybrid Theory EP), "My December" and "High Voltage".

"In the End" was released as downloadable content for the music video game Rock Band 3. (wiki)