Two Faced (song)

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"Two Faced"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album From Zero
ReleasedNovember 13, 2024 (2024-11-13)
Genre
Length3:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Over Each Other"
(2024)		"Two Faced"
(2024)
Music video
"Two Faced" on YouTube

"Two Faced" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the fourth single from the band's eighth studio album From Zero on November 13, 2024, along with a music video and soared to the top of iTunes. [1] [2] [3] Like "Heavy Is the Crown", it exhibits the nu metal and rap rock sound found on the band's older releases, such as Hybrid Theory and Meteora .

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Composition

"Two Faced" has been stylistically described as nu metal, [4] [5] [6] hard rock, [2] and rap rock. [4] The song has been noted as a "[call back]" to Hybrid Theory and Meteora , particularly being compared to "One Step Closer." [1] [7] The song's themes involve betrayal and manipulation. [8]

Reception

The song was positively received by Maria Sherman of ABC News, who described is as one of the album's "most rewarding moments." [9]

Music video

The music video for "Two Faced" was directed by the band's turntablist Joe Hahn and was released on November 13, 2024. [10]

The video features the band performing the song in an industrial setting. Alex Harris of Neon Music described the music video as "the video depicts the band performing in a space that feels constrictive, amplifying the tension that runs throughout the track." [8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]

Linkin Park

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "Two Faced"
Chart (2024–25)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [12] 49
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14] 49
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [15] 49
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [16] 55
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [17] 57
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [18] 10
France (SNEP) [19] 49
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [20] 38
Germany (GfK) [21] 5
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [22] 29
Greece International (IFPI) [23] 22
Hungary (Single Top 40) [24] 26
Ireland (IRMA) [25] 68
Italy (FIMI) [26] 82
Italy Rock Airplay (FIMI) [27] 15
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard ) [28] 19
Latvia (LaIPA) [29] 8
Lithuania (AGATA) [30] 43
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [31] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [32] 51
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [33] 4
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100) [34] 32
Portugal (AFP) [35] 30
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [36] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [37] 73
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [38] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [39] 22
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [40] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [41] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [42] 14

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