What makes We Made It by Linkin Park notable?

The single reached the Billboard Hot 100, bringing Linkin Park and Busta Rhymes together for a crossover between mainstream hip-hop and rock. Its release followed Linkin Park’s commercially successful move toward a broader rock sound on Minutes to Midnight. Released as a Busta Rhymes single featuring Linkin Park, “We Made It” arrived a year after the band’s third album, Minutes to Midnight. The collaboration brought Linkin Park back into a rap-centered format after that album had expanded their sound beyond their early nu-metal template.

How many songs are on We Made It?

We Made It has 3 tracks, running approximately 10 minutes.

We Made It

Linkin Park · 2008

10 min · 3 tracks · alternative rock

Busta Rhymes’ urgent verses meet Chester Bennington’s soaring hook over a rap-rock beat built for a hard-won victory lap.

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We Made It (amended version) — The edited main version sets Busta Rhymes’ forceful verses against Chester Bennington’s big melodic chorus, making the collaboration’s rap-rock architecture plain.
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We Made It (a cappella edit) — With the instrumental removed, the contrast between Busta’s rhythmic delivery and Bennington’s sustained chorus comes to the foreground.
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We Made It (instrumental) — The backing track lets the arrangement carry the drama on its own, revealing how the beat and rock textures prepare the chorus’s lift.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental

57 /100

Foothills

Higher than 6% of albums we've rated

The single showcases a solid blend of genres but lacks depth for repeated listens.

What we noticed

The a cappella edit strips away the instrumental, highlighting the vocal interplay and rhythm.

Composition 25% of the score: 6/10
Craft 20% of the score: 7/10
Durability 25% of the score: 5/10
Distinctiveness 18% of the score: 6/10
Sequencing 12% of the score: 4/10

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Where this album fits

In the catalog: Experimental — Showcases a blend of electronic beats and rap, diverging from established sound.
Themes: commercial evolution· dynamic beats· lyrical agility
Career context: Released as a Busta Rhymes single featuring Linkin Park, “We Made It” arrived a year after the band’s third album, Minutes to Midnight. The collaboration brought Linkin Park back into a rap-centered format after that album had expanded their sound beyond their early nu-metal template.
Stylistic neighbors: Breaking Benjamin· Three Days Grace· Evanescence