Reanimation (typeset as REAИIMATIOИ) is the first remix album by Linkin Park, released on July 30, 2002, through Warner Bros. Records, as a follow-up to their 2000 debut studio album, Hybrid Theory. Recorded during the Hybrid Theory tour, it features remixes of songs from Hybrid Theory, including the album’s bonus tracks. It was produced by Mike Shinoda and mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent. It is the fourth best selling remix album of all time.
The official video for Pts.OF.Athrty depicts a completely CGI-animated battle between robots, ruled by the heads of Linkin Park members, and an alien race.
MTV 2 made videos for each song of the album for its playback of the album on MTV:Playback which aired only a few times. These include: Opening (a girl going to bed), Pts.OF.Athrty (the US flag up to 1:05, then a motorcycle chase), Enth E Nd (Mike Shinoda, KutMasta Kurt and Motion Man performing their respective parts and verses in the back of a car. This was the only video to show the actual performers of the song), (Chali) (the girl in bed and shots of her room), Frgt/10 (the girl from the Opening doing graffiti in a town while evading the police chopper), P5hng Me A*wy (a cannibal at work), Plc. 4 Mie Hæd (the girl singing to the song), X-Ecutioner Style (a cartoon boy walking around town, singing Chester‘s “Shut Up” parts), H! Vltg3 (a night in the life of a man), (Riff Raff) (the girl in bed), Wth>You (very quick montage of Mugshots of people in sync with the song), Ntr\Mssion (the girl in bed), Ppr:Kut (shots of people’s reactions to an unexpected loud noise while listening to music; Joe Hahn made a cameo appearance in this video), Rnw@y (a woman with a Mohawk in town, running in each chorus of the song), My<Dsmbr (a man obviously lives on the beach and does some amusements in an amusement park), Stef (the girl in bed), By_Myslf (a woman in a forest), Kyur4 th Ich (people breakdancing, Joe Hahn made another appearance as his cameo), 1Stp Klosr (depicts a failing relationship), and Krwlng (animation of a white stick man).
Only the MTV 2 videos of Frgt/10 and Kyur4 th Ich were officially released on the DVD-A edition of the album, along with the official Pts.OF.Athrty video. The videos of Pts.OF.Athrty, Enth E Nd, Frgt/10, and Kyur4 th Ich were the only videos to be considered “official”.
Tracklist:
- Opening (Mike Shinoda)
- Pts.OF.Athrty (featuring Jay Gordon)
- Enth E Nd (featuring KutMasta Kurt and Motion Man)
- Chali
- Frgt/10 (featuring Alchemist and Chali 2na)
- P5hng Me A*wy (featuring Stephen Richards)
- Plc.4 Mie Hæd (featuring Amp Live and Zion)
- X-Ecutioner Style (featuring Sean C, Roc Raida and Black Thought)
- H! Vltg3 (featuring Evidence, Pharoahe Monch and DJ Babu)
- Riff Raff
- Wth>You (featuring Aceyalone)
- Ntr\Mssion (Mike Shinoda)
- Ppr:Kut (featuring Cheapshot, Jubacca, Rasco and Planet Asia)
- Rnw@y (featuring Backyard Bangers and Phoenix Orion)
- My<Dsmbr (featuring Mickey P. and Kelli Ali)
- Stef
- By_Myslf (featuring Josh Abraham and Stephen Carpenter)
- Kyur4 th Ich
- 1Stp Klosr (featuring The Humble Brothers and Jonathan Davis)
- Krwlng (featuring Aaron Lewis)
- Buy Myself (Marilyn Manson Remix) Japanese edition bonus track
Linkin Park
Chester Bennington: vocals
Rob Bourdon: drums, percussion
Brad Delson: lead guitar
Phoenix: bass guitar on “By_Myslf”; violin, and cello on “Opening” and “Krwlng”
Chairman Hahn: turntables, samples, programming; scratching on “Frgt/10”
Mike Shinoda: lead and rap vocals; rhythm guitar on “P5hng Me A*wy” and “Wth>You”; keyboard, piano, samplers
Production
Don Gilmore: producer (original recordings)
Andy Wallace: mixing (original recordings)
Mike Shinoda: producer, art direction, design, art
Mark “Spike” Stent: mixing
David Treahearn: mixing assistant
Paul “P-Dub” Walton: ProTools engineer
Brian “Big Bass” Gardner: mastering, digital editing
Nancie Stern: sample clearance
Tom Whalley: A&R
Kevin Sakoda: A&R, marketing director
Jeff Blue: A&R
Natalie Preston: A&R coordination
Peter Standish: marketing director
Rob McDermott: worldwide representation
Clay Patrick McBride: photography
Flem: art direction, design
Joseph Hahn: art
Additional musicians and interpretations
Jay Gordon: interpretation on “Pts.OF.Athrty”
Nova: programming, interpretation on “Pts.OF.Athrty”
Doug Trantow: additional programming, additional producer, engineer on “Pts.OF.Athrty”
KutMasta Kurt: interpretation on “Enth E Nd”
Motion Man: vocals on “Enth E Nd”
The Alchemist: interpretation on “Frgt/10”
Chali 2na: vocals on “Frgt/10”
Stephen Richards: vocals on “P5hng Me A*wy”
AmpLive: interpretation on “Plc.4 Mie Hæd”
Baba Zumbi: vocals on “Plc.4 Mie Hæd”
Sean C: producer on “X-Ecutioner Style”
Roc Raida: interpretation on “X-Ecutioner Style”
Black Thought: vocals on “X-Ecutioner Style”
Jeff Chestek: engineer on “X-Ecutioner Style”
Ray Wilson: assistant engineer on “X-Ecutioner Style”
Evidence: interpretation on “H! Vltg3”
Pharoahe Monch: vocals on “H! Vltg3”
DJ Babu: cut on “H! Vltg3”
Porse 1: additional production on “H! Vltg3”
DJ Revolution: editing on “H! Vltg3”
Troy Staton: mixing on “H! Vltg3”
Aceyalone: vocals on “Wth>You”
Cheapshot: interpretation on “Ppr:Kut”
Jubacca (Vin Skully): interpretation on “Ppr:Kut”
Rasco: vocals on “Ppr:Kut”
Planet Asia: vocals on “Ppr:Kut”
Josh Kouzomis: interpretation on “Rnw@y”
E.Moss: interpretation on “Rnw@y”
Phoenix Orion: vocals on “Rnw@y”
Mickey Petralia: additional production on “Rnw@y”; keyboards, programming, producer, interpretation on “My<Dsmbr”
Michael Fitzpatrick: programming, interpretation on “My<Dsmbr”
Kelli Ali: vocals on “My<Dsmbr”
Greg Kurstin: keyboards on “My<Dsmbr”
Josh Abraham: interpretation on “By_Myslf”
Stephen Carpenter: guitar on “By_Myslf”
Ryan Williams: engineer on “By_Myslf”
Jonas G.: engineer on “By_Myslf”
Erik Gregory: programming on “By_Myslf”
The Humble Brothers: interpretation on “1stp Klosr”
Jonathan Davis: vocals on “1stp Klosr”
Aaron Lewis: vocals on “Krwlng”
Marilyn Manson: interpretation and keyboards on “Buy Myself”
John 5: guitar on “Buy Myself”
Madonna Wayne Gacy: keyboards on “Buy Myself”
Tim Sköld: co-producer, engineer, mixing, programming on “Buy Myself”
Chester Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017)
