Papercut Legacy
A single about paranoia, with a music video full of supernatural themes and eerie special effects.
Papercut is the third single from Linkin Park's debut studio album Hybrid Theory, released on October 24, 2000, by Warner Bros. Records. The song's lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face. The video was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn, who also directed the video for "In the End".
- Album
- Hybrid Theory
- Genre
- Nu-Metal, Rap Rock
- Theme
- Paranoia, Anxiety
- Vocalists
- Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda
Lore & Background
Papercut was released as the third single from Hybrid Theory. The song's lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face. The music video for "Papercut" was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn, who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for "Papercut").
In Their Own Story
The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face. The video was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn.
Reader's Guide
Papercut is the third single from Hybrid Theory. The song's lyrics describe paranoia. The music video for "Papercut" features the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room on the walls of which are scribbled the song's lyrics. Various supernatural themes are present in the video, and special effects are used to create eerie renditions, such as the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face. The music video for "Papercut" was directed by Nathan "Karma" Cox and the band's DJ Joe Hahn, who would go on to direct many of Linkin Park's future videos (the two also directed the music video for "Papercut").
Did You Know?
- Papercut is the third single from Hybrid Theory.
- The song's lyrics describe paranoia.
- The music video features the "stretching" of Shinoda's fingers and the "melting" of Bourdon's face as special effects.
- The video was co-directed by the band's DJ Joe Hahn and Nathan "Karma" Cox.
- The video shows the band performing in a hallway opposite a completely dark room with the song's lyrics scribbled on the walls.
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