Papercut (Linkin Park song)

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"Papercut"
Linkin Park - Papercut CD cover.jpg
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Hybrid Theory
B-side
ReleasedJune 18, 2001 [1]
Recorded Los Angeles, California, 2000
Genre
Length3:05
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s) Don Gilmore
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Crawling"
(2001)		"Papercut"
(2001)		"In the End"
(2001)
Audio sample
No.TitleLength
1."Papercut"3:05
2."Points of Authority" (Live)3:25
3."Papercut" (Live)3:12
4."Papercut" (Video)3:13

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–02)Peak
positions
Australia (ARIA) [12] 87
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] 43
Germany (Official German Charts) [14] 49
Ireland (IRMA) [15] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 39
Scotland (OCC) [17] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 80
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [19] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 14
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [21] 32
Chart (2017)Peak
positions
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [22] 100
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [24] Gold50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [26] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomJune 18, 2001 CD Warner Bros. [1]
United StatesJanuary 2002 Alternative radio [27]

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