The music video was released on July 20, 2017, the same day that Linkin Park's lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, was found dead by suicide.
[6][7] The music video, which features footage of the band performing at various places and rehearsing,[7][8] was edited and directed by Mark Fiore.
[5] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post stated, "the electro-poppy 'Talking to Myself' sounds like the work of a '90s boy band".
[3] In a negative review, Anita Bhagwandas of NME commented that the song "is full of unsophisticated hooks and forgettable melodies".
[13] Jon Pareles of The New York Times described it as "a pounding plaint about loneliness, alienation and 'all the walls that you keep building.