The song was debuted in Tucson, AZ during KMFA Day, which was the same date when the preview of the song was aired. The song continues its outro into the next track and the second single, ' Until It's Gone', from The Hunting Party. Linkin Park takes you on a sonic roller-coaster ride as they play around with the tempo and ambiance of the song'. Watch out for the heavy breakdown in the middle of the song. The chorus is catchy yet sludgy and has some grit to it. It is also a playable song on the music video game Guitar Hero Live.Īccording to Loudwire, ''Wastelands' starts with a hip-hop verse and the song has a lot of groove with heavy drum and bass. The cover of the song was available three days before the release of the song at SoundCloud. Later on the song was used as the theme song for 'UFC'. Although, a 44 seconds long preview of the song was aired before, and a minute long preview was used in the promotion of UFC on the date of release of the song.

'Wastelands' was sent to Sirius XM Radio radio stations in airplay on June 1, 2014, and was then released as the third official single on June 2. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, and co-produced by Rob Cavallo. ' Wastelands' is a song by American rock band Linkin Park from their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party. Retrieved 3 November 2012.'Wastelands (Official Lyric Video)' on YouTube

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Īs of November 2021, the song has 4.5 million views on YouTube. The two-minute video was a compilation between the 'Powerless' footage filmed for the trailer of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and clips of the Music for Relief's Power the World campaign. Music for Relief premiered the promotion video of 'Powerless' on November 27, 2012. Music video Ĭhester Bennington has confirmed in an interview that a music video will be shot for 'Powerless'. says the song is 'certainly bigger and bolder than the majority of the album's songs, but it still doesn't shake you to your core like I wish it would'. It was used in a commercial promoting the second season of the NBC show Revolution, following the usage of 'Roads Untraveled' in a commercial promoting the first season.īillboard lists 'Powerless' as an example 'of why Linkin Park remains vital while its nu-metal compatriots have more or less fallen by the wayside'. Bekmambetov screened the film for the band, who reacted positively to the film, and believed that the band had a song that would fit into the film hence, 'Powerless' was chosen. The music video was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. A performance music video of 'Powerless' featuring scenes from the film was released on Yahoo!, serving as the film's music trailer. 'Powerless', the twelfth and closing track of the album, is featured in the closing credits to the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Lyrically, the song is about a self-destructive friend or lover. It's also been described as a 'surging, slow-burning, classically Linkin Park anthem'. The Silver Tongue Online described the song as 'a foundation of busy percussion and electronica, a sweeping chorus and Coldplay-worthy bridge'. The song has a piano-based production and is described by Spin as having a 'electro-goth atmosphere like Bruno Mars on the most recent Twilight soundtrack'. 'Powerless' is a mid-tempo song that features a lock-step breaks, soaring harmonies and synthesizer whispers. Problems playing this file? See media help. A 59 second sample of the chorus and the outro of the song.

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