Lost (Linkin Park song)

"Lost" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. Originally recorded during sessions for their second studio album, Meteora (2003), it was later officially released on February 10, 2023, as the lead single from the album's 20th-anniversary reissue.

"Lost"
PLZ Tethered Remix cover art
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Meteora20
Released	February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Nu metal hard rock electronic rock
Length	3:19
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Brad Delson Chester Bennington Mike Shinoda Rob Bourdon Dave Farrell Joe Hahn
Producer(s)	Linkin Park Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"She Couldn't" (2020) "Lost" (2023) "Fighting Myself" (2023)
Music video
"Lost" on YouTube

Background

The song was initially recorded in 2002 to be featured on Linkin Park's second studio album, Meteora (2003). It had been fully formed at the time, mixed and mastered along with the other songs on the album, but held from the album's tracklist and shelved.^[1] After the band hinted at releasing material in the second half of January 2023 by teasing countdowns and scavenger hunts on their website,^[2] the song was officially released on February 10, 2023, in promotion of the band's 20th anniversary re-release of Meteora.^[3]

Mike Shinoda wrote, "Finding 'Lost' was like finding a favorite photo you had forgotten you'd taken, like it was waiting for the right moment to reveal itself".^[4] According to Shinoda, fans had been asking for songs containing the late lead vocalist Chester Bennington's voice for years, and stated that "Lost" is one of multiple unreleased tracks featuring Bennington's vocals to be included on the 20th anniversary edition of Meteora.^[5]

Composition

"Lost" has been described as nu metal and a hard rock song with electronic elements.^[6][7][8] It was noted that "Lost" is sonically similar to "Breaking the Habit" and "Numb".^[7] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described the song as a "haunting hard rock anthem" and retrospectively commented that it is "classic Linkin Park, an electro-rock anthem buoyed by Chester Bennington’s singular voice."^[8][9]

Music video

The band released an anime-inspired AI-generated video for the song on February 10, 2023. It features clips from the Live in Texas performance, The Making of Meteora documentary, the "New Divide", "Somewhere I Belong", "Breaking the Habit", and Mike Shinoda's "Fine" music videos, and Maciej Kuciara and pplpleasr's animation "White Rabbit". It was created by producers and animators Maciej Kuciara and pplpleasr.^[10][11] It was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.^[12]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost"	3:19

Digital download (remix)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lost" (PLZ Tethered Version)	3:22
2.	"Lost"	3:19
Total length:		6:42

Personnel

Linkin Park

• Chester Bennington – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – vocals, keyboards, sampler
• Brad Delson – guitars
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samples
• Rob Bourdon – drums
• Dave Farrell – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Lost" Chart (2023) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 49 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 9 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 28 Canada Rock (Billboard)[16] 1 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[17] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 24 France (SNEP)[20] 132 France Radio (SNEP)[21] 2 Germany (GfK)[22] 5 Germany Rock Airplay (Official German Charts)[23] 6 Global 200 (Billboard)[24] 18 Greece International (IFPI)[25] 21 Hungary (Single Top 40)[26] 4 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 30 Ireland (IRMA)[28] 51 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[29] 20 Latvia (LAIPA)[30] 5 Lithuania (AGATA)[31] 33 Luxembourg (Billboard)[32] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 37 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 98 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[35] 2 Portugal (AFP)[36] 59 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[37] 91 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 43 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[41] 18 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[42] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[43] 38 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[44] 4 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[45] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Lost" Chart (2023) Position US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[46] 74 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[47] 18 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[48] 1

Certifications

Certifications for "Lost"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[49]	Gold	100,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Lost"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	February 10, 2023	Digital download streaming	Warner	[4]
Italy		Radio airplay		[50]
United States	February 14, 2023	Alternative radio rock radio		[51][52]

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