"Faint" is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora (2003).

The song was released as the album's second single in late-2003 (see 2003 in music) and entered the top thirty on the majority of the charts it appeared on.

Single

It was also released as a single in the same year. This song was released as two singles, "Faint 1" and "Faint 2", they differed in cover color and tracks ("Faint 1" is blue, and "Faint 2" is a brownish green). "Faint 1" was also released as a Canadian version that had the tracks, but did not include the music video. The cover of "Pt. 1" is shown on the right. On "Pt. 1", the track listing states the live version of "Lying from You" is 3:43 in length, however it is actually 3:04. This is most likely a mix up with the "Pt. 2" in which the live version of "One Step Closer" is 3:43 in length.

Track listing

Pt. 1

Pt. 2

Music video

The video, directed by Mark Romanek and shot in downtown LA, consists of the band performing in front of an audience and a floodlight. The audience consisted of members from the LPU. Almost the entire video is shot from behind the band, allowing the strong lighting to portray them in silhouettes. Therefore, the faces of the band are not shown throughout most of the video, except at the final chorus where the band is then shown from the front. They perform in front of a derelict building structure with graffiti, such as a monstrous version of the Hybrid Theory Soldier and some Linkin Park symbols.

A director's cut was made that features an extended ending where Mike Shinoda spray paints the words En Proceso (Spanish for In Progress) on a garage door.

Charts

Chart performance

"Faint" was officially released to U.S. radio on July 1, 2003. The song reached the top twenty on the Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay, and the following week it debuted on the Hot 100, the official U.S. chart. "Faint" peaked at number forty-eight in its eighth week and remained on the chart until its fifteenth week. The song entered the top twenty on the majority of the Billboard charts on which it appeared. While "In the End" proved somewhat popular on Modern Rock Tracks radio, it peaked at forty-eight on the Hot 100 Airplay format and reached the top five on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks.

"Faint" reached the top thirty on the Canadian Singles Chart where it peaked at 21.

The song was released in Australia, Europe and New Zealand on July 22 2003. "Somewhere I Belong" reached the UK top ten, while "Faint" reached the top twenty. "Faint" continued the trend of lower-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number fifteen. "Faint" peaked at number twenty-five on the Australian Singles Chart and stayed at its peak for two weeks.

"Faint" reached 67 on the Japanese singles chart and 57 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles and it would also peak at forty in seven countries and it reach the top twenty in the United Kingdom and Spain, it was a moderate top ten success on the LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100.

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position	Ref.
Australia Singles Chart	25
Austria Singles Chart	27
Belgium Singles Chart	44
Germany Singles Chart	40
Ireland Singles Chart	26
Netherlands Singles Chart	40
Sweden Singles Chart	49
Switzerland Singles Chart	32
United Kingdom Singles Chart	15
Japanese Singles Chart	67
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	57
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	48
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
U.S. Hot 100 Airplay	48
U.S. Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay	24
United World Chart	28

References

External links

• Faint official lyrics
• Faint official music video (FLV File)

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