Collision Course (EP)

Collision Course is a collaborative EP from American rapper Jay-Z and rock band Linkin Park, released on November 30, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella, Machine Shop, Warner Bros. and Def Jam.[4] From Linkin Park's catalog, Collision Course features three songs from Meteora and four from Hybrid Theory. From Jay-Z's catalog, it features three songs from The Black Album, one from Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. Before the album, Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly, and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation.

Collision Course
EP and Video album by
Jay-Z and Linkin Park
ReleasedNovember 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
RecordedJuly 16–19, 2004
Genre
Length
  • 21:15 (CD)
  • 45:01 (DVD)
Label
Producer
Linkin Park non-studio album chronology
Live in Texas
(2003)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes
(2008)
Jay-Z chronology
Unfinished Business
(2004)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 Kingdom Come
(2006)
Linkin Park video chronology
Breaking the Habit (DVD)
(2004)		 Collision Course
(2004)		 The Making of Minutes to Midnight
(2007)
Singles from Collision Course
  1. "Numb/Encore"
    Released: December 13, 2004

The album was inspired by The Grey Album by Danger Mouse, which was a mash-up album between Jay-Z and The Beatles. MTV had originally planned on mashing up only one or two songs, but the project was eventually expanded to a six-song album. The production on the album was mostly handled by Mike Shinoda and Jay-Z, and it was recorded between July 16 and July 19. The album spawned one single, "Numb/Encore" which won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 48th Grammy Awards. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but despite that was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 368,000 copies in its first week.[5]

Overview

Due to its short running time at 21:18, with six tracks in total included on the disc, the release has been identified as an EP. All of the tracks included are mashups combining songs by both artists.

The DVD contains behind-the-scenes new footage of the making of the album, as well as the second take of all of the Collision Course songs at The Roxy Theatre on July 18, 2004. Also included are the five scenes from the concert shown on MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups and a picture gallery.

The first single released from the EP, "Numb/Encore", achieved significant airplay on the charts, and stayed on 6 months after its release. "Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer" was also released to the radio in the US, but was never featured on the Billboard Charts – the videos for both that track and "Jigga What/Faint" were also seen on Kerrang! in the UK. "Izzo/In the End" was also heavily promoted on the official Linkin Park websites.

Background and production

Mike Shinoda revealed in his 2004 Grammy acceptance speech that he would be mashing up with Jay-Z for a record under MTV's Mash Ups show.

The network allowed Jay-Z to choose a group or artist for the mash-up. Jay contacted Shinoda, who began experimenting with mixing the tracks before sending some examples to him. As a result, Jay-Z began working with Shinoda through email. The two decided that instead of combining the existing tracks for the live performance on MTV, they wanted to re-work and re-record parts of the songs to make them fit better. Shinoda explains, "Jay and I realized it's better to re-perform the rap vocals if you're gonna do it to a new beat because the vibe changes and you have to deliver your verse a little differently."[6] Shinoda asked his bandmates to re-record instrumental and vocal tracks as well, and ultimately both parties decided they wanted to release the studio tracks.[6] The entire album was put together within four days.[7]

Sometimes, behind-the-scenes audio can be heard within the album, such as Jay-Z saying "You're wasting your talent, Randy!" before "Big Pimpin'/Papercut", or Shinoda saying "This is fun" before "Izzo/In the End".

Collision Course was the first album of Linkin Park that contained a Parental Advisory sticker, since most of Jay-Z's verses contain profanity (although Shinoda and Chester Bennington are also heard using vulgar language on the album). This album was also made in an edited/censored version. However, the clean version of the album left the words "bitch", "ass", and "hoes" uncensored, which means that "Izzo/In the End" is the same on the clean and explicit versions.

A year after the release of Collision Course, Jay-Z was the executive producer on Mike Shinoda's solo effort Fort Minor's The Rising Tied. Also, the song "High Road" from the same record talks about how some critics negatively received Collision Course.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Robert Christgau(dud)[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[10]
The Guardian[11]
HipHopDX[12]
NME(3/10)[13]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin
Village Voice(unfavorable)[16]

Collision Course received generally mixed reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of AllMusic praised the album, calling it "awesomely fun".[8] K.B. Tindal of HipHopDX also equally praised the album, saying that the project "will open a passageway for artists who want to dare to be different as well as those who want to work hard to maintain that difference."[12] Steve Juon of RapReviews called the album "an experiment which bodes well since for the most part these two artists compliment [sic] each other."[14]

Meanwhile, Raymond Fiore of Entertainment Weekly, gave a negative review of the album, saying that the pairing of Linkin Park and Jay-Z "comes off like a sanitized nonevent."[10] At the 48th Grammy Awards, the song "Numb/Encore", a mash-up of "Numb" by Linkin Park and "Encore" by Jay-Z, won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.[17]

Commercial performance

Collision Course debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 368,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5] This became Jay-Z eighth US number one album and Linkin Park's second.[5] It also became the first EP ever to top the chart since Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies in 1994.[5] In its second week, the EP dropped to number nine on the chart, selling an additional 186,000 copies.[18] In its third week, the EP dropped to number ten on the chart, selling 236,000 more copies.[19] In its fourth week, the EP climbed to number eight on the chart, selling 283,000 more copies.[20] As of August 2009, the EP has sold 1,934,000 copies in the US.[21] On August 15, 2017, the EP was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.[22]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirt off Your Shoulder / Lying from You"
4:04
2."Big Pimpin' / Papercut"
  • Linkin Park
  • Carter
  • Mosley
  • J. Capeless
  • K. Joshua
2:36
3."Jigga What / Faint"
3:31
4."Numb/Encore"
3:25
5."Izzo / In the End"
2:45
6."Points of Authority / 99 Problems / One Step Closer"


4:56
Total length:21:15

Enhanced content on CD
  1. "Links to Bonus Content"
  2. "Photos"

DVD track listing
  1. Intro
  2. In the Studio
  3. Jay-Z Arrives
  4. Rehearsal
  5. Sound Check
  6. Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying from You (Live)
  7. Big Pimpin'/Papercut (Live)
  8. Jigga What/Faint (Live)
  9. Numb/Encore (Live)
  10. Izzo/In the End (Live)
  11. Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer (Live)
  12. End Credits

"Special Features":

  1. "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups"
    • It's Goin' Down
    • Dirt Off You Shoulder/Lying from You
    • Jigga What/Faint
    • Numb/Encore
    • Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer
  1. "Photo Gallery"
  2. "5.1 Surround Sound"

Personnel

Production

  • Produced and mixed by Mike Shinoda
  • Arranged by Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda
  • Engineered by Mike Shinoda, John Ewing and Mark Kiczula
  • Mastered by Brain "Big Bass" Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • Executive producers: Shawn Carter and Linkin Park
  • A&R: Tom Whalley
  • A&R coordination for Warner Bros. Records: Marny Cameron
  • Marketing director: Peter Standish
  • A&R coordinator: Michael "Stick" Stefrin
  • Production coordinator: Ryan DeMarti
  • Sample clearance: Eric Weissman for Sample Clearance Limited
  • Executive producers: Rob McDermott and John Meneilly
  • Creative direction for Warner Bros. Records: Ellen Wakayama
  • Project art direction: THE FLEM and Mike Shinoda
  • Cover art direction and design: THE FLEM
  • Cover and all interior line art illustrations: David Choe
  • Digipak and booklet art direction and design: Lawrence Azerrad for LAD
  • Photography: Greg Watermann

DVD
  • Director: Kimo Proudfoot
  • Producer: Matt Caltabiano
  • Editor: Kevin McCullough
  • Live audio engineer: Guy Charbonneau
  • Live audio mix: Mike Shinoda
  • Executive producer: Janet Haase
  • Head of production: Joby Barnhart
  • Post production supervisor: Jason Cohon
  • For Sunset Editorial: Nazeli Kodjoian, Sin Halina Sy
  • Additional footage produced by Lenny Santiago
  • 5.1 mixed of Roxy Performance
  • DVD post producer: David May
  • Associate producer: Raena Winscott
  • Menu design: Sean Donelly
  • 5.1 mix producer: David May
  • 5.1 mix engineer: Ted Hall
  • Assistant engineer: Bruce Balestier
  • Audio mix: Mix Magic
  • Colorist: Dave Hussey
  • Title graphics: Carlos
  • Authoring: Cinram
  • Live performance filmed July 18, 2004 at The Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA
  • Original concept by Michele Megan Dix and Jesse Ignjatovic

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[61] Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[62] Gold 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[63] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[64] Gold 20,000^
France (SNEP)[65] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[66] Platinum 200,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[67] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[68] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[69] Platinum 15,000^
Portugal (AFP)[70] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[71] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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