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}} "Breaking the Habit" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the ninth track from their second studio album ''Meteora'' and was released as the fifth and final single from the album. It became the fifth consecutive single from ''Meteora'' to reach #1 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart, a feat unmatched by any other artist in the history of that chart. It was also the third single from the album to reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was a hit, peaking at #20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On September 4, 2012, "Breaking the Habit", along with "Shadow of the Day", "New Divide", and "Burn It Down", were released in the "Linkin Park Pack 02" as downloadable content for the music rhythm video game, ''Rock Band 3''. ==Background== "Breaking the Habit" features a strong electronica-influenced opening, live strings and guitar. It is an exception from their previous nu metal/rap rock performances as no distorted guitar riffs are included nor are there any rapping vocals from Mike Shinoda, a style they would further explore on their later albums. A common misconception about the song is that it was written by lead singer Chester Bennington due to his struggles with substance abuse. In fact, band member Mike Shinoda began writing the song before he met Bennington based on another close friend's drug addiction. In the album notes, it was said that the song was originally going to be an instrumental track lasting a little over three and a half minutes, but Shinoda was convinced by the band to change it. The instrumental was later released on the ''Underground 9.0'' Fan Club as a demo track entitled "Drawing". Mike had a lyrical idea of an emotion he had been trying to express for 5 to 6 years before the production of ''Meteora''. To him, the lyrics had sounded wrong until listening to the "Drawing" demo one night and they fell together. He showed the lyrics he wrote to Chester who read them and teared up, relating to the words to a point where he had difficulty performing the song live for almost a year after the release of ''Meteora''. An original Mike 2002 demo of this song with different lyrics and Mike Shinoda on the lead vocals appears on ''LP Underground XIV''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Breaking the Habit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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