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"New Divide"
Song

"New Divide" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is released as a single and was recorded specifically for Michael Bay's film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The song serves as the film's theme, and was released as a single on May 18, 2009.[1]

Background

Linkin Park's "What I've Done" was included on the first Transformers soundtrack and was featured in the film's trailer. Mike Shinoda first alluded to "New Divide" on March 28, 2009, stating "We've been working on a new song in the past couple of weeks that has been a lot of fun. The backdrop for the song is built on layered, heavy synths and a sharp performance by [the band's drummer] Rob Bourdon."[2] On April 24, Shinoda revealed that they were working with film score composer Hans Zimmer, writing various interpretations of "New Divide" to serve as thematic elements for the film.[3] When discussing the Transformers sequel with Blabbermouth, Michael Bay said "I love Linkin Park... they really delivered with 'New Divide' — it's a great song that perfectly matches the film's intensity."[4] Parts of the intro were used in the final Transformers trailer.

"New Divide" was released as a download on May 22 in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Taiwan. Zane Lowe previewed it on BBC Radio 1 and speculated that its "introspective" style could be "a sign of things to come" but added that it was too early to make predictions.[citation needed]

The song "NEST" from Steve Jablonsky's Revenge of the Fallen musical score features instrumental excerpts from "New Divide". Linkin Park worked with award-winning composer Hans Zimmer to re-work "New Divide" in the musical score.

The song is featured in the end credits of the film.

Composition

The song employs a verse-chorus-verse format, akin to the majority of their first two albums, plus a mechanically-themed breakdown halfway through the second chorus. It is technically their longest single to date, although the album version of "Shadow of the Day" plus its electronic-styled keyboard outro, has a longer duration.

Critical reception

The song has received acclaims from critics and fans alike for its aptitude and appeal as the movie's soundtrack, although the structure has been criticized, claiming it is too similar to past Linkin Park singles. Chris Williams of Billboard Magazine wrote: "New Divide" fits the sci-fi genre: spacious, moody and futuristic. Lead vocalist Chester Bennington gives one of his more straightforward vocal performances, deftly balancing his usual rock edge with a more melody-focused pop vocal. It's a welcome return that should satisfy the band's fan base and bring in some new fans as well".[5]

Track listing

CD version

All tracks are written by Linkin Park

No.TitleLength
1."New Divide" (studio version)4:28
2."New Divide" (instrumental)4:29
3."New Divide" (a cappella)3:56

Digital version

No.TitleLength
1."New Divide"4:29

Music video

On May 14, Shinoda revealed that they were currently recording an accompanying music video for the song.[6] The video, shot on location at Paramount Studios May 13 and 14,[citation needed] is set in the Egyptian cave where the bodies of the Dynasty of the Primes and the Autobot Matrix of Leadership are hidden, and was directed by Mr. Hahn, the band's DJ. When discussing the video, Shinoda stated "[Mr. Hahn's] planning on using a lot of really interesting cutting-edge visual techniques, blurring the line between our performance and some kind of digital/mechanical reality."[7] Chester Bennington confirmed that the video is related to the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie, saying on his blog, "Honestly, I don't know what's going on in the video. We're in a tomb rocking out and there's a huge dead Transformer."[8] Linkin Park has released two behind the scenes videos of the music video. Both photos and footage of the video shoot were posted on Shinoda's blog site.[9] The video premiered on the band's Myspace site on June 11. There are two versions, the Transformer version or the alternate version which consists only of the band playing.

The music video features scenes taken from the movie, along with shots of the band inside the Tomb of the Primes (The 7 original Transformers) while performing the song. A lot of special effects are also seen and the video is heavily edited in places making use of thermal cameras and using flying food parts as texture around a lot of the thermal imagery. Despite many rumors of the female in the video being Megan Fox and even vocalist Chester Bennington's wife Talinda, she is a different actress hired to portray Mikaela Banes. According to Talinda, she is only shown in the thermal lens to look more like Fox.[10] Bassist Dave Farrell is not seen in shots of the whole band performing as he injured his wrist during the first day of filming. It is presumed this is the reason for his lack of appearance in the video. However, he is seen many times during the special effects.

Chart performance

In the United States, "New Divide" debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's highest debut to date, and their highest peaking song since "In the End" on the chart. The single dropped sharply to number 39 the week after its release but resurfaced within the top 10 at number nine following the movie's worldwide premiere. "New Divide" reached number one on both the Alternative Songs chart and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It has stayed at #1 on Alternative for twelve weeks so far, making it their second longest running number one there. It is the band's eighth number one on the Alternative Songs chart. The song debuted at number three on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached the top ten on the Australian ARIA Charts, debuting at number ten. 'New Divide' has since become Linkin Park's highest charting song in Australia, peaking at #3 on the Aria Top 50 Singles Chart. It has reached platinum in Australia after fifteen weeks on the chart. It has also reached #2 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart and was certified Gold after 12 weeks, selling over 7,500 copies.[11]

"New Divide" has been successful worldwide. The song debuted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, and later rose to #19. The song also reached #1 on the UK Rock Charts. In Germany it reached #4, tying it as their highest peaking song there. "New Divide" is also the band's highest peaking song in Finland, reaching #3. It has reached the top twenty in Italy, Turkey, Sweden, and Switzerland as well.

Charts

Chart (2009)[12] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[13] 3
Austria Top 40 [14] 2
Canadian Hot 100[15] 3
Dutch Top 40[16] 23
German Single Charts[17] 4
Finnish Singles Chart[18] 3
Japan Hot 100[19] 22
New Zealand Singles Chart[20] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[21] 8
Turkey Top 20 Chart[22] 9
UK Singles Chart[23] 19
UK Rock Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[24] 6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[24] 23
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs[24] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[24] 1
U.S. Billboard Rock Songs[24] 1

References

  1. ^ Ditzian, Eric 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' Soundtrack To Feature Linkin Park MTV News. May 7, 2009.
  2. ^ In Studio: Drums MikeShinoda.com. March 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Transformers 2: New Linkin Park Song and Score MikeShinoda.com April 24, 2009.
  4. ^ Linkin Park Reunites With Director Michael Bay For Summer Blockbuster blabbermouth.net. May 7, 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/new-divide-1003980983.story
  6. ^ Mixtape #3, New Divide Video MikeShinoda.com. May 14, 2009.
  7. ^ Linkin Park Rocks 'Transformers' Noise Creep. May 14, 2009
  8. ^ Chester Bennington (ChesterBe) on Twitter May 16, 2009
  9. ^ New Divide Video Shoot MikeShinoda.com. May 25, 2009.
  10. ^ Talinda Bennington (Talindab) on Twitter June 16, 2009
  11. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp
  12. ^ aCharts
  13. ^ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.com. July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  14. ^ http://charts.orf.at/oe3/single/2009/woche28/
  15. ^ Canadian Hot 100
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ Suomen virallinen lista
  19. ^ [3]
  20. ^ New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart
  21. ^ [4]
  22. ^ "Turkey Top 20 Chart". Billboard Turkiye. Billboard. July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  23. ^ [5]
  24. ^ a b c d e Artist Chart History - Linkin Park - Singles, Billboard.com
Preceded by
"Know Your Enemy" by Green Day
"Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups
 Billboard Alternative Songs number-one single
June 20, 2009
July 4, 2009 – 		Succeeded by
Preceded by UK Rock Chart number-one single
June 21, 2009 		Incumbent
Preceded by Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
July 11, 2009 - August 29, 2009 		Succeeded by
"Champagne" by Cavo
Preceded by Billboard Rock Songs number-one single
June 27, 2009 - present
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