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"Linchpin" | ||||
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Single by Fear Factory | ||||
from the album Digimortal | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | Nu metal [1] [2] , Industrial metal [3] | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
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Fear Factory singles chronology | ||||
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"Linchpin" is a song by American heavy metal band Fear Factory. The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Digimortal (2001). It peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
The Linchpin EP was released on April 2, 2002, exclusively in Australia. [4]
The music video shows shots of machinery and what appears to be a polygraph machine intercut with footage of individual band members playing while at times being surrounded by smoke or doused in a white liquid. A picture of the Vitruvian Man, along with a rendition of Fear Factory's logo can be seen briefly at the end of the video superimposed over lead singer Burton C. Bell. The video was directed by Thomas Mignone. Although the song has a "Radio Edit" version which omits the pre-chorus, the video contains the LP version.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Linchpin" | 3:25 |
2. | "Frequency" | 3:02 |
3. | "Machine Debaser" (Instrumental) | 4:15 |
4. | "Linchpin" (Music Video) | 3:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Linchpin" (LP Version) | 3:24 |
2. | "Linchpin" (Radio Edit) | 3:01 |
3. | "Burton C. Bell Linchpin ID" | 0:08 |
4. | "Dino Cazares Linchpin ID" | 0:07 |
5. | "Burton C. Bell Generic ID" | 0:07 |
6. | "Dino Cazares Generic ID" | 0:04 |
7. | "Dino Cazares Alternate Linchpin ID with Beeps" | 0:10 |
8. | "Dino Cazaers X-Rated ID" | 0:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Frequency" | 3:02 |
2. | "Linchpin" | 3:24 |
3. | "Machine Debaser" (Instrumental) | 4:16 |
4. | "Demolition Racer" | 0:51 |
5. | "Invisible Wounds" (The Suture Mix) | 3:36 |
6. | "Replica" (Live) | 4:00 |
7. | "Edgecrusher" (Live) | 3:44 |
Note
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Linchpin" (Music Video) | 3:34 |
2. | "History" | 5:04 |
3. | "The Band" | 7:26 |
4. | "Digimortal" | 5:04 |
5. | "Digimortal 2" | 4:04 |
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Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard) [6] | 31 |
UK Singles Chart ( OCC) [7] | 85 |