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"Battle Symphony"
Song

"Battle Symphony" is a promotional single by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was recorded by the band for their seventh studio album, titled One More Light. The song appears on the album as the fourth track. The song was written by Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda. The song was released on March 16, 2017, but it was leaked some days before.

Background

The title "Battle Symphony" was first seen in a picture posted on Joe Hahn's Instagram story on September 6, 2016 of Brad playing acoustic guitar with the band's song board behind him.[3] The band premiered the lyrics on Genius.com[4] A few videos were posted on social media teasing the release of the single with few making of clips. Mike Shinoda also did a live stream on Instagram to discuss the single. The vocal production was provided by Andrew Bolooki.[citation needed]

Music video

On January 12, Melissa Fox, a photographer from Moscow, Russia who was temporarily working in Los Angeles, ran into Linkin Park and confirmed that they were shooting a music video at the 4th Street Bridge.[5] BMX rider Alfredo Mancuso also ran into the band that same day and lent his drone to the band so they could shoot some footage with it.[6]

The "Battle Symphony" lyric video was released on March 16, 2017 [7] and received 4.8 million views during its first week on YouTube. As of 26 December 2017, the lyric video has gained over 43.2 million views.

Usage in media

This song is used in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.

Personnel

Linkin Park

Production personnel

  • Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
  • Written by Chester Bennington
  • Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
  • Vocal production by Andrew Bolooki
  • Engineered by Mike Shinoda, Ethan Mates and Josh Newell
  • Mixed by Manny Marroquin
  • Mixing engineered by Chris Galland
  • Mixing assisted by Robin Florent and Jeff Jackson
  • Mastered by Chris Gehringer

Notes

  • Credits from streaming website.[8]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[9] 83
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 27
Invalid chart entered Germany2 95
Hungary (Single Top 40)[11] 21
Portugal (AFP)[12] 71
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13] 52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 90
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 11

References

  1. ^ ""Battle Symphony" - Linkin Park [YouTube Lyric Video] - Zumic - Officially Authorized Music Streaming & Lyrics". Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Linkin Park Have A New Song Called 'Battle Symphony' & Your Mum Will Love It - Music Feeds". March 18, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  3. ^ LP7 New Album Updates - Page 7 - Everything Linkin Park - Linkin Park Live - Page 7 LPLive.com
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/linkinpark/status/841758648934137856
  5. ^ Melissa_Fox on Instagram: "Guess who? @linkinpark began making a new music video 🙌🏻 #USA #LosAngeles #linkinpark"
  6. ^ WE'RE GOING TO BE FAMOUS! YouTube
  7. ^ Linkin Park (2017-03-16), Battle Symphony (Official Lyric Video) - Linkin Park, retrieved 2017-05-17
  8. ^ One More Light- Linkin Park–Download and listen to the album. Qobuz. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 12. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 30. týden 2017 in the date selector. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  12. ^ "Linkin Park – Battle Symphony". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201730 into search. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Linkin Park – Battle Symphony". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  15. ^ "Linkin Park Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2017.


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