

However, in live performances the song's bridge is often extended to include a drum solo by Rob Bourdon.

The song is the shortest track on Minutes to Midnight, besides the instrumental intro, "Wake". Furthermore, Mike Shinoda stated that the lyrics to this track were difficult to perfect, as he re-wrote the lyrics to this song about a "hundred times" (referenced to in the first line of the song: "Here we go for the hundredth time") until the band was satisfied with them. In the album booklet, it says that the song was largely a product of the band simply "Enjoying the process" of making the album. The main guitar riff of "Bleed It Out" which repeats throughout a majority of the song came as a result of guitarist Brad Delson playing a note incorrectly, thus explaining the song's working title of "Accident". In addition to the profanity, the word "noose" in the first verse was censored in music videos which appeared on MTV and VH1, though it can still be still heard on the radio edit and edited album version of the song. It is also the second track of the 3 songs in the album to contain profanity (aside from " Given Up" and "Hands Held High"). "Bleed It Out" is the first of two tracks on the album to contain rap vocals from Mike Shinoda, with the other being "Hands Held High". ( March 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.
