“Pointillism” was in the last known Xero demo (CD) recorded with Mark Wakefield, dating from November 17th, 1998. Tracks included on the CD were: “Rhinestone”, “Esaul”, “Pictureboard”, “Fiends”, “Stick N Move”, “Carousel”, “Slip”, “Pointillism”, and “Step Up.” Jeff Blue describes it in his One Step Closer: From Xero to #1: Becoming Linkin Park book: “Next was "p o i n t i l l i s m”, which was something Mike was creating for a soundtrack. His description was that he felt very alone while writing the song during the transitional period when he started concentrating on music. He’d just gotten a new job and was spread so thin that he didn’t have time to hang out with his friends. He wrote that he needed to work hard, or sacrifice, in order to succeed. He had crossed out that last sentence in his notes. I wanted to know what he was thinking. What I did know, was that Mike was intense, driven, and focused."

This song remains unreleased to this day.