Pts.OF.Athrty

Single infobox
Name = Pts.OF.Athrty


Artist = Linkin Park
from Album = Reanimation
B-side = "H! Vltg3"
"Buy Myself"
Released = July 15, 2002
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Nu metal, electronica, industrial rock
Length = 3:39 ("Pts.OF.Athrty")
3:35 ("H! Vltg3")
4:26 ("Buy Myself")
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Linkin Park, Derek Murphy, Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon
Producer = Mike Shinoda
Last single = "It's Goin Down"
(2002)
This single = "Pts.Of.Athrty"
(2002)
Next single = "Enth E Nd / Frgt/10"
(2002)

"Pts.OF.Athrty" (pronounced "Points of Authority") is the first remix single by the nu metal band Linkin Park, from their 2002 remix album "Reanimation". The single features remixes of the "Hybrid Theory" tracks "Points of Authority," "High Voltage" and "By Myself"."Pts.OF.Athrty" was remixed by Jay Gordon from Orgy, "H! Vltg3" was remixed by Evidence featuring Pharoahe Monch, while "By Myself" was remixed by Marilyn Manson. The remixes of "Points of Authority" and "High Voltage" are the same as those found on the standard release of "Reanimation", while the remix of "Buy Myself" is a different version found only on the CD Single, the Japanese version and on iTunes as a bonus track.

There was also an alternate version of Jay Gordon's "Pts.Of.Athrty" remix, which surfaced on a Jay Gordon remix page in 2008 [ [http://www.panoramaniacal.com/gordonsamplepage.htm Jay Gordon Samples ] ] . It is now known that this version is a demo of the song.

Track listing

"Pts.OF.Athrty" CD single track listing Tracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = Pts.OF.Athrty
writer1 = Linkin Park
length1 = 3:38
title2 = Buy Myself
note2 = Marilyn Manson Remix
writer2 = Linkin Park
length2 = 4:26
title3 = H! Vltg3
writer3 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson
length3 = 3:30

"H! Vltg3/Pts.OF.Athrty" CD single track listingTracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = H! Vltg3
writer1 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson
length1 = 3:30
title2 = Pts.OF.Athrty
writer2 = Linkin Park
length2 = 3:38
title3 = Buy Myself
note3 = Marilyn Manson Remix
writer3 = Linkin Park
length3 = 4:26

"H! Vltg3" vinyl track listing :Side ATracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = H! Vltg3
note1 = Album version
writer1 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson

:Side BTracklist
writing_credits = yes
title1 = H! Vltg3
note1 = Instrumental
writer1 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson
title2 = H! Vltg3
note2 = A Cappella
writer2 = Shinoda, Hahn, Delson

"Pts.OF.Athrty" music video

This remix of "Points of Authority" is renowned for its video, a completely CGI battle between robots, ruled by the heads of Linkin Park members, and an alien race.

The heads of all six Linkin Park members are kept in a digital lab equipped with computers and advanced equipment which can be seen extracting something from the heads as Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda sing. According to Mr. Hahn, the band members' heads are powering the world.

At the very end of the video, the commander of the alien race tries to battle the blue tentacles that was released by the members' heads, but gets his gun ripped out of his hand, and is enveloped by them.

Director Joe Hahn explained that the events of the video took place after the end of the human race and all that's left are the heads of the six Linkin Park members. The video is also said to have been inspired by the dream sequences in the 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

The music video was aired on Cartoon Network as a commercial break(around the year 2000).

There is also a video for "Points of Authority" from "Hybrid Theory" which contains footage of the band playing live.

Charts

References

External links

* [http://linkinpark.com/music-lyrics/singles/ptsofathrty#2 "Pts.Of.Athrty" official lyrics]
* [http://linkinpark.com/music-lyrics/singles/ptsofathrty#3 "Buy Myself" official lyrics]
* [http://download.wbr.com/bandbuilder/lp/projektrevolution/Points_Of_Authority.flv "Points of Authority" official music video] (FLV File)
* [http://download.wbr.com/bandbuilder/lp/projektrevolution/Points_Of_Authority_Remix.flv "Pts.Of.Athrty" remix music video] (FLV File)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxcvmkPD-I "Pts.Of.Athrty" music video on YouTube]