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About One Step Closer by Linkin Park
One Step Closer is credited to LINKIN PARK on Hybrid Theory. This catalogue edition runs 2:36 and lists the song as track 2 of 12. The linked edition is dated 2000-09-28.
Catalogue artist credit: LINKIN PARK.
Catalogue title: One Step Closer. Genre: Hard Rock. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
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Selected video: One Step Closer [Official HD Music Video] - Linkin Park. Published by Linkin Park. Video length: 2:57.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
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Linkin Park
In the End and Numb introduce two different balances of rap, melody and heavy guitars. Follow them with Faint and Breaking the Habit, then compare the more spacious passages of Leave Out All the Rest. The linked videos and recording editions are presented separately so you can identify the version you are hearing.
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