Numb was released by Linkin Park in 2003 as a single from their second studio album, Meteora, with Chester Bennington on lead vocals. Built around piano, guitar and electronic textures, it became one of the band's most widely recognised songs and a defining track of early 2000s rock. Its themes of pressure and feeling unheard helped it travel far beyond radio, into fan edits, tribute videos and short-form content. After Bennington's death in 2017, it also became a frequent choice for memorial edits, keeping it in circulation for new generations of listeners.