Earlier this week it was revealed that Linkin Park will be performing a special pre-match show ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final, which is being staged at the Munich Football Arena on May 31. And to mark their appearance at the inaugural Kick Off Show by Pepsi, the Los Angeles band have created a special football-inspired remix of their 2003 single Numb.
"So, the track that we made is essentially the sounds of football, done in a Linkin Park way," says bandleader Mike Shinoda. "All the things that it’s built on are sounds of the foot hitting the ball, the sound of the ball hitting the net, the sounds of the fans stomping in the seats. These were the things that when we’ve been to football matches, struck us as being the powerful musical elements when being there.
"We had a bunch of references of past musicians, producers and artists who have made things which are special for a sport, so we wanted to take that inspiration and put our spin on it and do something made from the sounds of football."
