Fighting Myself

"Fighting Myself" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. Originally recorded during sessions for their second studio album, Meteora (2003), it was later officially released on March 24, 2023, as the second single from the album's 20th-anniversary reissue.

Background
Originally written and recorded during the recording cycle for their second studio album Meteora in 2002, the band decided to shelve "Fighting Myself" and later released it as part of the 20th anniversary reissue. Speaking about the song, Mike Shinoda recalled only remembering an instrumental version existing, before discovering the vocals between him and Chester Bennington when looking through old recordings from Meteora for a potential re-release after someone in management sent him an old vocal file for the song. On February 15, "Fighting Myself" was unofficially revealed and played for the first time during a Mike Shinoda interview with Howard Stern on The Howard Stern Show.

Composition
"Fighting Myself" has been described as a nu metal song. It has also been noted to be similar to "Papercut" from the band's debut album Hybrid Theory.

Personnel
Linkin Park
 * Chester Bennington – lead vocals
 * Mike Shinoda – rap vocals, sampler
 * Brad Delson – guitars
 * Joe Hahn – turntables, samples
 * Rob Bourdon – drums
 * Dave Farrell – bass guitar