Faint is a nu metal song written by Linkin Park from their second studio album Meteora (2003).The song was released as the album's second single in mid-2003 (see 2003 in music) and entered the top thirty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, including the Hot 100, in which it peaked at #48. The song reached #1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks, becoming the band's third number-one hit on the chart.