Numb
Linkin Park
2003
Earliest retained catalog association; not automatically the first release year.
Release: 2003
Release: 2003Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original studio recording was released in 2003 and belongs to the original Meteora program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2003.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Meteora - original program separated from anniversary archives
The official label identifies the original March 2003 album and original track program separately from Live in Texas, other live shows, demos and later archival releases. Somewhere I Belong, Faint, Numb and Breaking the Habit belong to the original studio program. A session year on a newly released archive track would not establish its public release.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by feelings of emotional disconnection and pressure.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2003.html, position 90
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-scoped curated selection; not an official all-time ranking or complete recording review.
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2003.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Supplied alt rock01.png, row 31
Visual metadata, not audio or release-date verification.
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