Papercut

"Papercut" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the third international single from their debut album Hybrid Theory (2000) and appears as the opening track on the record. The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in 2001 and was in the chart for 6 weeks. It also reached number 32 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart in 2002. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2017, for digital sales of 500,000 units. Background Lead singer Chester Bennington stated that "Papercut" was one of his favorite Linkin Park songs. During live performances, Bennington changed the line "something in here's not right today" to "something inside's not right today"; he also screamed parts of the verses. A live performance of "Papercut" had been included as a B-side on the band's previous single, "Crawling". "Papercut" was included in the soundtrack of the 2001 film The One. Linkin Park's remix album Reanimation (2002) features "Ppr:Kut", a version of this song remixed by Cheapshot. Elements from the song were used in the song "Sold My Soul to Yo Mama", which appears on the Linkin Park Underground 4.0 and Songs from the Underground. Furthermore, the mashup EP Collision Course (2004) contains a mix of this song and Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'". In 2005, the song was mashed-up with David Banner's "Like a Pimp (Remix)" for the mixtape hosted by Mike Shinoda (the band's rapper and lead vocalist), Rock Phenomenon, creating the song David Banner vs. Linkin Park.