Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023) Explained

Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023)
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Linkin Park
Cover:	Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023).jpg
Recorded:	2000–2023
Genre:	Alternative rock nu metal alternative metal rap rock rap metal electronic rock pop rock hard rock
Length:	67:56
Label:	Warner Machine Shop
Producer:	Don Gilmore Mike Shinoda Rick Rubin Brad Delson
Chronology:	Linkin Park
Prev Title:	Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition
Prev Year:	2023

Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023), or simply Papercuts, is a greatest hits album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on April 12, 2024, through Warner Records, following the Meteora 20th Anniversary Edition (2023).

On June 28, 2024 the instrumental version of the album was released with the same track listing.^[1]

Background

The album spans the band's best-selling singles from 2000 to 2023 and was announced alongside the release of the song "Friendly Fire" on February 23, 2024, which appears as the final track and had been recorded during the One More Light (2017) sessions. Papercuts also includes the official release of the song "QWERTY", which first appeared on the band's 2006 fanclub-exclusive EP, LP Underground 6.0.^[2] It features material from every Linkin Park studio album with the exception of The Hunting Party (2014).

Personnel

Linkin Park

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals, vocals, producer
• Rob Bourdon – background vocals, drums, backing vocals, percussion, band member, producer, programming
• Brad Delson – background vocals, bass, guitar, backing vocals, lead guitar, arranger, Pro Tools, acoustic guitar, additional production, samples, producer synthesizer, strings arranger
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – backing vocals, bass guitar, background vocals, bass, producer, guitar
• Joe Hahn – background vocals, DJ, samples, backing vocals, programmer, synthesizer, producer
• Mike Shinoda – beats, DJ, Pro Tools, ragga MC, samples, guitar, lead vocals, strings arranger, producer, arranger, engineer, mixing engineer, vocals, additional vocals, keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar, synthesizer, horn, lead guitar, strings, programmer, additional mixer, programming

Additional musicians

• Dan Smith – cello (2)
• Larry Corbett – cello (2, 5, 17)
• Bob Becker – viola (2, 5)
• Evan Wilson – viola (2, 5)
• Alyssa Park – violin (2, 5)
• Charlie Bisharat – violin (2, 5, 17)
• Joel Derouin – violin (2, 5)
• Mark Robertson – violin (2, 5)
• Michele Richards – violin (2, 5)
• Sara Parkins – violin (2, 5, 17)
• Jay-Z – rap (3)
• Ian Hornbeck – bass (4), guitar (4)
• Eg White – guitar (11), piano (11)
• Scott Koziol – bass (15)
• Oscar Hidalgo – bass (17)
• Suzie Katayama – cello (17)
• Andrew Picken – viola (17)
• Matt Funes – viola (17)
• Armen Garabedian – violin (17)
• Gerry Hilera – violin (17)
• Josefina Vergara – violin (17)
• Julian Hallmark – violin (17)
• Mario Deleon – violin (17)
• Natalie Leggett – violin (17)
• Songa Lee-Kitto – violin (17)
• Jon Green – additional guitar (20)

Additional technical

• Don Gilmore – producer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 18, 19), recording engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 19), recorded by (5)
• John Ewing Jr. – additional engineer (1, 4, 6, 15), Pro Tools (1, 4, 6, 15), engineer (2, 3, 5, 8, 19), recording engineer (18)
• Matt Griffin – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6, 15)
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – digital editor (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 19), masterer (1, 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18–20), mastering engineer (2, 3, 14)
• Jeff Blue – executive producer (1, 4, 6, 15)
• Andy Wallace – mixer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 15, 19)
• Steve Sisco – mixing engineer (1, 4, 6, 15), assistant mixer (2, 5, 8, 19), engineer (2)
• Linkin Park – producer (2, 5, 19), executive producer (3)
• Fox Phelps – assistant engineer (2, 5, 8, 18, 19)
• David Campbell – strings arranger (2, 5, 17), conductor (17)
• Mark Kiczula – engineer (3)
• Jay-Z – executive producer (3)
• Rick Rubin – producer (7, 9, 10, 12–14, 17)
• Phillip Broussard Jr. – assistant engineer (7, 13, 17), second engineer (14)
• George Gumbs – assistant mixer (7, 13, 17)
• Nicolas Fournier – assistant mixer (7, 9, 13, 17)
• Andrew Scheps – engineer (7, 13, 14, 17)
• Dana Nielsen – engineer (7, 13, 14, 17)
• Ethan Mates – engineer (7, 9–13, 16, 17, 20), Pro Tools (9), mixing engineer (14), additional mixer (16)
• Dave Collins – masterer (7, 13, 17)
• Justin Smith – masterer (7, 13, 17)
• Neal Avron – mixer (7, 9, 13, 17)
• Lindsay Chase – production co-ordinator (7, 9)
• Stephanie Luby – production co-ordinator (7)
• Erich Talaba – Pro Tools (7, 13, 17)
• Mark Santangelo – assistant mastering engineer (9)
• Jerry Johnson – drum technician (9–12, 20)
• Josh Newell – engineer (9, 11, 20), Pro Tools (9), assistant engineer (16)
• Vlado Meller – masterer (9)
• Ryan Demarti – production co-ordinator (9, 10, 12)
• Andrew Hayes – assistant engineer (10, 12), editor (10, 12)
• Chris Galland – assistant mixer (10, 12), mixing engineer (11)
• Del Bowers – assistant mixer (10, 12)
• Manny Marroquín – mixer (10–12, 18, 20)
• Alejandro Baima – assistant mixer (11, 20)
• Warren Willis – assistant mixer (11, 20)
• Jeff Jackson – assistant mix engineer (11)
• Robin Florent – assistant mix engineer (11)
• Chris Gehringer – masterer (11)
• Emily Wright – vocal producer (11)
• Kiki Cholewka – assistant engineer (16)
• D. Sardy – mixing engineer (16)
• Ryan Castle – mixing engineer (16)
• Corin Roddick – additional production (20), additional programming (20)
• Jon Green – additional production (20)
• Andrew Dawson – additional programming (20), co-producer (20)
• Andrew Boolooki – vocal producer (20)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	7
Croatian International Albums (HDU)^[4]	4
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[5]	11
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[6]	30
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)^[7]	2
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[8]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[9]	2
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[11]	2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[12]	2

Monthly charts

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Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[13]	37

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 28, 2024 . Linkin Park - Papercuts (Instrumentals). August 13, 2024 . Discogs.
2. Web site: February 23, 2024 . Linkin Park Announces 'Papercuts' Greatest Hits Album, Unveils Never-Before-Released Song 'Friendly Fire': Listen . February 23, 2024 . Billboard. Lipshutz. Jason.
3. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 22, 2024. April 19, 2024.
4. Web site: Lista prodaje 17. tjedan 2024. May 1, 2024. Top of the Shops. hr. May 1, 2024.
5. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 12.04.2024 al 18.04.2024). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. April 20, 2024.
6. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-04-22 . Oricon. April 18, 2024. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240418045442/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2024-04-22/p/3/. April 18, 2024.
7. Web site: Oricon Top 20 Rock Albums: 2024-04-22. Oricon. April 17, 2024. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20240417033438/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ra/w/2024-04-22/. April 17, 2024.
8. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of April 17, 2024. Billboard Japan. ja. April 17, 2024.
9. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. April 22, 2024. April 19, 2024.
10. Web site: Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 16. Sverigetopplistan. April 19, 2024.
11. Web site: Linkin Park Chart History (Top Rock Albums). Billboard. April 23, 2024.
12. Web site: Linkin Park Chart History (Top Alternative Albums). Billboard. May 20, 2024.
13. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-04. Oricon. May 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240508050052/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2024-04/p/4/. May 8, 2024. ja.