Numb/Encore

"Numb/Encore" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park from their album Collision Course (2004). It was released as a single on December 13, 2004, by Warner Bros., Machine Shop, Def Jam, and Roc-A-Fella Records. The song is a mash-up combining lyrics from Linkin Park's 2003 single "Numb" and "Encore" by Jay-Z.

The only single released from the album, the track went on to reach number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard also placed the single at number 93 on their Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2005 chart. Outside the United States, the single peaked at number 14 in the United Kingdom, number five in France and the Netherlands and spent three weeks at number one in Ireland.

Background

Before Mike Shinoda formed Linkin Park in 1996, he was an experimental musician who enjoyed combining songs by Jay-Z with tracks recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails amongst others.^[1] A couple of years later, Jay-Z had a similar idea after hearing similar mash-ups by Danger Mouse and Cheap Cologne. He contacted Shinoda's new band, Linkin Park, and suggested that they work on some material together. Linkin Park's first two albums – Hybrid Theory and Meteora – had both been worldwide successes and Jay-Z felt he could work with the band. Shinoda produced three mash-ups based on Jay-Z's The Black Album before responding by email.^[1]

Shinoda and Jay-Z continued to correspond by email but eventually met in person to discuss plans. Initially the idea was to create several mash-ups for a new show premiering on MTV called MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups in 2004. However, instead of simply reconfiguring the tracks, the two artists decided to enter the studio and re-record the raps on top of Shinoda's songs. Some of the musical elements were also altered to create an alternative sound. Both Linkin Park and Jay-Z found the session so rewarding that they believed the international audience deserved to hear the results.^[1] The songs were performed at Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood in July 2004.^[2]

"Numb/Encore" was released as a single in November that year. The song – one of six collaborations on the album – combined the Jay-Z song "Encore" (taken from his 2003 album The Black Album) and the Linkin Park song "Numb" (taken from their 2003 album Meteora). The released version also contained background vocals from Kanye West that were recorded for the original release.

Chart performance

In the United States, "Numb/Encore" peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, where "Numb" had charted higher at number 11. However, "Numb/Encore" didn't manage to have much airplay on modern rock stations, barely hitting the chart at number 40. As of June 2014, the song has sold 2.078 million copies in the US.^[3]

In the United Kingdom, "Numb/Encore" achieved the record for the longest stay in the top 20 without ever reaching the top 10. Despite only peaking at number 14^[4] – the same peak that "Numb" had achieved 15 months earlier^[5] – the song has managed to spend 45^{[note 1]}^[4] weeks in the top 100, 13 of them in the top 20.^[4] It has since cleared 600,000 copies and been certified Platinum. The former record has been beaten by Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours", which spent 60 weeks in the top 100.^[6]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Kimo Proudfoot. It features a mix of Linkin Park and Jay-Z's performance of the song at The Roxy and behind the scenes footage, which was in black and white. The performance and most of the scenes can be found on the Collision Course DVD. However, the music video is not entirely available on the DVD.

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Numb/Encore" (Explicit)	S. Carter K. West B. Delson M. Shinoda	3:27
2.	"Numb/Encore" (Instrumental)	B. Delson M. Shinoda	3:26

MTV Ultimate Mashups Presents: Numb / Encore – iTunes EP

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Numb/Encore" (Explicit)	3:25
2.	"Numb/Encore" (Clean)	3:25
3.	"Numb/Encore" (Instrumental)	3:27
4.	"Numb/Encore" (Explicit Acapella)	3:19
5.	"Numb/Encore" (Clean Acapella)	3:19
6.	"Numb/Encore" (Bonus Beat)	1:42

Awards

"Numb/Encore" won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the Grammy Awards of 2006. The show featured a performance of the song, during which Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance and came onto the stage to perform a duet with Chester Bennington of The Beatles' song "Yesterday". "Yesterday" replaced "Numb" after the first rap verse of the mash-up.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[9]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[10]	4
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[11]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	1
France (SNEP)^[12]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[13]	4
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	5
Norway (VG-lista)^[15]	2
Poland (OLiS)^[16]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[17]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18]	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[19]	14
US Billboard Hot 100	20
US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	40
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40	12
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	94
US Billboard Pop 100	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
German Singles Chart^[20]	13
US Billboard Year End	93

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[21]	platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	platinum	40,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[23]	platinum	200,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[24]	platinum	600,000
United states^[25]	platinum	2,000,000

Notes

↑ The Official Charts Company states that the single has spent only 45 weeks in the top 75, however watch out as this is for the top 75 only.

References

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↑ Archived October 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATION.
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↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: United states.

External links

Linkin Park songs

Hybrid Theory	"One Step Closer" "Crawling" "Papercut" "In the End" "Points of Authority" "Runaway" "A Place for My Head"

Meteora	"Somewhere I Belong" "Faint" "Numb" "Breaking the Habit" "From the Inside" "Lying from You"

Minutes to Midnight	"Given Up" "Leave Out All the Rest" "Bleed It Out" "Shadow of the Day" "What I've Done" "No More Sorrow"

A Thousand Suns	"Burning in the Skies" "Waiting for the End" "Blackout" "Wretches and Kings" "Iridescent" "The Catalyst"

Living Things	"Lost in the Echo" "In My Remains" "Burn It Down" "Lies Greed Misery" "I'll Be Gone" "Castle of Glass" "Powerless"

The Hunting Party	"Keys to the Kingdom" "All for Nothing" "Guilty All the Same" "Wastelands" "Until It's Gone" "Rebellion" "Final Masquerade"

Collaborations	"Numb/Encore" "We Made It" "A Light That Never Comes" "Darker Than Blood"

Other songs	"Pts.OF.Athrty" "New Divide" "Not Alone" "Rolling in the Deep" "White Noise"

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Jay Z songs

Reasonable Doubt	"Dead Presidents" "Ain't No Nigga" "Can't Knock the Hustle" "Feelin' It"

In My Lifetime, Vol. 1	"(Always Be My) Sunshine" "Wishing on a Star" "The City Is Mine"

Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	"Can I Get A..." "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" "Money, Cash, Hoes" "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)"

Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter	"Jigga My Nigga" "Girl's Best Friend" "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" "Things That U Do" "Big Pimpin'"

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia	"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" "Change the Game" "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"

The Blueprint	"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" "Girls, Girls, Girls" "Jigga That Nigga" "Song Cry"

The Best of Both Worlds	"Honey"

The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse	"'03 Bonnie & Clyde" "Hovi Baby" "Excuse Me Miss"

The Black Album	"Change Clothes" "Dirt off Your Shoulder" "99 Problems"

Unfinished Business	"Big Chips"

Collision Course	"Numb/Encore"

Kingdom Come	"Show Me What You Got" "Lost One" "Hollywood"

American Gangster	"Blue Magic" "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..." "I Know"

The Blueprint 3	"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" "Run This Town" "Empire State of Mind" "On to the Next One" "Young Forever" "A Star Is Born"

Watch the Throne	"H•A•M" "Otis" "Lift Off" "Niggas in Paris" "Why I Love You" "Gotta Have It" "No Church in the Wild"

Magna Carta Holy Grail	"Holy Grail" "Tom Ford" "Part II (On the Run)"

Watch the Throne 2	"Spiritual"

Featured singles	"Show & Prove" "I'll Be" "Be Alone No More" (Remix) "Money Ain't a Thang" "Heartbreaker" "Best of Me Part II" "Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)" "Do My..." "Fiesta" (Remix) "Welcome to New York City" "Beware of the Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)" "Back in the Day" "Frontin'" "Crazy in Love" "Storm" "Dear Summer" "Go Crazy" "Get Throwed" "Déjà Vu" "Umbrella" "Roc-A-Fella Billionaires" "Hot Tottie" "XXXO" (Remix) "Monster" "I Do" "Talk That Talk" "Suit & Tie" "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (Remix) "Pound Cake" "Know Bout Me" "Drunk in Love" "The Devil Is a Lie" "They Don't Love You No More" "Seen It All" "Pop Style" "I Got the Keys"

Promotional singles	"Shake It Off" (Remix) "Upgrade U" "Rehab" (Remix) "Mr. Carter" "Put On" (Remix) "Bye Bye" (Remix) "Brooklyn Go Hard"

Other singles	"In My Lifetime" "Who You Wit" "It's Alright" "Anything" "Hey Papi" "Swagga like Us" "Jockin' Jay-Z (Dopeboy Fresh)" "Glory" "Clique" "All the Way Up" (Remix)

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