Points of Authority

"Points of Authority" is a song by Linkin Park as the fourth track taken from their first studio album, Hybrid Theory. Mike Shinoda's verses originally had different lyrics, and Chester Bennington's parts became no different from the Hybrid Theory version. The song was released in 2001 as a promo release. A CD single for the song was set to be released in the UK in September 2001, but instead, "Papercut" was released as the third single from the album. It was later planned as the fifth official single from the album, planned for a January 2002 release but was cancelled for unknown reasons. In its place, the song's remix version was released.

"Points of Authority"
Promotional single by Linkin Park
from the album Hybrid Theory
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2001 (2001-01-17) (promo)
StudioNRG Recordings, North Hollywood, California
GenreNu metal[1][2]
Length3:22
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)Don Gilmore
Music video
"Points of Authority" on YouTube

The song's remix "Pts.OF.Athrty" was released as the only single taken from remix album Reanimation (2002) while another remix, by The Crystal Method, was released on LP Underground 2.0. The song is one from the seven Linkin Park's songs that appeared in the mash-up EP Collision Course with American rapper Jay-Z. If the Linkin Park package is downloaded on DJ Hero 2, then players (as DJs) can play with a scratched version of "Pts.OF.Athrty". The song was used in the 2000 Adam Sandler film Little Nicky.

Live info

Between 2007 and 2009, it was performed at the beginning and the end with an intro/outro rap from another song; for example, "Petrified" and "Dolla" by Fort Minor; "It's Goin' Down" by The X-Ecutioners; and "Reading My Eyes", "High Voltage" and "Dedicated" by Linkin Park. One example appears on the band's DVD Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, as Shinoda performs "Petrified" in the beginning, and "There They Go" at the end.

Music video

The music video was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox, and it was released in promoting the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. It shows live presentations by Linkin Park during their tour in 2001.

An alternative video was also released as hidden content in the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival. It was similar to the live version release of "Crawling," recorded at the Dragon Festival in San Bernardino, California on February 3, 2001.

As of January 2021, the song has 26 million views on YouTube.

Track listing
EU Promo CD
No.TitleLength
1."Points of Authority"3:22

In other media

Pts.OF.Athrty
"Pts.OF.Athrty"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Reanimation
B-side
  • "H! Vltg3"
  • "By Myself"
ReleasedMarch 20, 2002 (2002-03-20)
Genre
Length
  • 3:45 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Papercut"
(2001)		 "Pts.OF.Athrty"
(2002)		 "Somewhere I Belong"
(2003)
Music video
"Pts.OF.Athrty" on YouTube

A remix of "Points of Authority", titled "Pts.OF.Athrty", was released as a single from their remix album, Reanimation. The single features remixes of the Hybrid Theory tracks "Points of Authority", "High Voltage" and "By Myself".

"Points of Authority" was remixed by Jay Gordon from Orgy, "High Voltage" was remixed by Evidence featuring Pharoahe Monch, and "By Myself" was remixed by Marilyn Manson. The remixes of "Points of Authority" and "High Voltage" are the same as those found on the standard release of Reanimation, while the remix of "By Myself" is a different version found only on the physical single, the Japanese version and on iTunes as a bonus track.

There is also an alternate version of Jay Gordon's remix, which surfaced on a Jay Gordon remix page in 2008.[3] It is now known that this version is a demo of the song.

There are two different endings to the song: on the album, the song holds out the long note and plays a reversed sample of "In the End", which leads up to "Enth E Nd". On the music video, the long note cuts off.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Linkin Park.

"Pts.OF.Athrty"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pts.OF.Athrty" 3:36
2."Buy Myself (remix of By Myself by Marilyn Manson)"Linkin Park4:26
3."H! Vltg3" 3:32

All tracks are written by Linkin Park.

"H! Vltg3/Pts.OF.Athrty"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."H! Vltg3" 3:30
2."Pts.OF.Athrty" 3:36
3."Buy Myself (remix of By Myself by Marilyn Manson)"Linkin Park4:26

Music video

This remix of "Points of Authority" is renowned for its video, a completely CGI battle between robots, ruled by the heads of Linkin Park members, and an alien race. The heads of all six Linkin Park members are kept in a digital lab equipped with computers and advanced equipment which can be seen extracting something from the heads as Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda sing. According to Mr. Hahn, the band members' heads are powering the world. At the very end of the video, the commander of the alien race tries to battle the blue tentacles that were released by the members' heads, but gets his gun ripped out of his hand, and is enveloped by them.

Director Joe Hahn explained that the events of the video took place after the end of the human race and all that's left are the heads of the six Linkin Park members. The video is also said to have been inspired by the dream sequences in the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The music video was aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block as a commercial break (around the year 2002). There is also a video for "Points of Authority" from Hybrid Theory which contains footage of the band playing live. It is featured on the DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival.

Another video features the live performance of "Points of Authority" from Linkin Park's live album Live in Texas. The Live in Texas version is available on iTunes, along with Lying from You. The "Points of Authority" video was not officially uploaded on YouTube by Linkin Park or Warner Bros. Records. It is available exclusively on Linkinpark.com.[4] The "Pts.OF.Athrty" music video is available on both Linkin Park [5] and Warner Bros. Records [6] YouTube Channels.

iTunes

Out of the music videos for Points of Authority, Frgt/10, Enth E Nd and Kyur4 Th Ich, only Pts.of.Athrty and Frgt/10 are available on iTunes as videos (Pts.of.Athrty available in United States and Canada, Frgt/10 available in Canada Only).

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 47
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 31
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 54
Italy (FIMI)[13] 39
Scotland (OCC)[14] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 61
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[17] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 9
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 29
Chart (2017) Peak
position
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[19] 6

References
  1. Chesler, Josh (May 18, 2015). "10 Nu-metal Songs That Actually Don't Suck". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. Jay Gordon Samples
  4. "Points of Authority (Official Video) on LinkinPark.com". Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. from www.linkinpark.com
  5. "Pts.Of.Athrty (Official Music Video)". from the Linkin Park YouTube Channel
  6. "Linkin Park - Pts.OF.Athrty [Animated] (Video)". from the Warner Bros. Records YouTube Channel
  7. "Australian-charts.com – Linkin Park – Points of Authority". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Linkin Park – Points of Authority" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. "Linkin Park Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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  11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Linkin Park". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Linkin Park – Points of Authority" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Italiancharts.com – Linkin Park – Points of Authority". Top Digital Download.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Linkin Park – Points of Authority". Singles Top 100.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Linkin Park – Points of Authority". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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