The song was initially recorded in 2002 when Linkin Park was recording material for their second studio album, Meteora (2003). After the band hinted at releasing material in the second half of January 2023 by teasing countdowns and scavenger hunts on their website, the song was officially released on February 10, 2023, in promotion of the band’s 20th anniversary re-release of Meteora.
Mike Shinoda wrote, “Finding ‘Lost’ was like finding a favorite photo you had forgotten you’d taken, like it was waiting for the right moment to reveal itself”. According to Shinoda, fans had been asking for songs containing the late lead vocalist Chester Bennington’s voice for years, and stated that “Lost” is one of multiple unreleased tracks featuring Bennington’s vocals to be included on the 20th anniversary edition of Meteora.
“Lost” has been described as a nu metal song with electronic elements. It was noted that “Lost” is sonically similar to “Breaking the Habit” and “Numb”.
The band released an anime-inspired AI-generated video for the song on February 10, 2023. It features clips from the Live In Texas performance, The Making Of Meteora documentary, the “New Divide”, “Somewhere I Belong”, and “Breaking the Habit” music videos, and Maciej Kuciara and pplpleasr’s animation “White Rabbit”. At the time of this story being posted, “Lost” is currently #1 on rock charts across the US and Canada.
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