Burn It Down
| Burn It Down | |
|---|---|
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| Linkin Park | |
| publication | April 16, 2012 |
| length | 3:51 |
| Genre (s) | Synth rock , rap rock |
| Author (s) | Linkin Park |
| album | Living Things |
Burn It Down is a song by the American music group Linkin Park . On April 16, 2012, it was released as the pre- single of the fifth studio album, Living Things .
background
12 March 2012 was Chester Bennington by Tweet announced that the band will start working on a music video. After rumors of a single called Burn It Down surfaced earlier , Mike Shinoda confirmed the title in a video message on March 28th. Bennington said the band chose the song as a single because of the "high energy and really strong electronic melodies and hooks that make the song stand out".
A website with a sliding puzzle was put online on April 6th . New puzzles were added at irregular intervals, while the old one was frozen. When all 16 puzzles had been solved in time on April 11th, the result was the cover image of the single. An Easter egg was also hidden. By cracking a code, the album title, Living Things, came about . A little later the puzzles were replaced by another game. You could activate short samples .
In various episodes of LPTV (Behind-The-Scenes-Videos) the work on the song, which had the demo title Buried at Sea , and the music video were shown. The band used a 360 ° body scanner for the cover design .
Music video
An official lyric video was released the day before Burn It Down was released digitally . The “real” music video premiered on May 24, 2012. As with many previous videos, Joe Hahn directed it.
Bennington described the set as an "electronic sleeve full of wires and cables". The video also offers numerous visual effects. He said the band was trying to capture elements of live performances. The band play in the video as they do live.
Chart placements
Through the use of Burn It Down in reporting on the European Football Championship 2012 by ZDF , the song gained greater popularity and became Linkin Park's highest single in the German single charts with second place .
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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2 (42 weeks) | 42 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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10 (28 weeks) | 28 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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12 (25 weeks) | 25th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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27 (6 weeks) | 6th |
 United States (Billboard)
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30th (23 weeks) | 23 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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 platinum
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300,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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platinum
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30,000 |
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Austria (IFPI)
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 gold
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15,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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platinum
|
30,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
|
2 × platinum
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2,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
|
 silver
|
200,000 |
| All in all |
1 × silver 1 × gold 5 × platinum |
2,575,000 |
Main article: Linkin Park / Music Sales Awards
criticism
Burn It Down received mostly positive reviews.
Rick Florino from Artistdirect writes that it is a classic Linkin Park song, but with a new fire. Bennington's hookline is unforgettable and the band has never been so fiery, which he sees as a reason for Living Things to act as a contender for album of the year. The rating is the full number of five possible stars.
Rolling Stone awards three out of five stars and criticizes Bennington's "tormented yelps" in the chorus, but on the other hand he also delivers some of his most beautiful verses to date. To some extent, there is a certain poetry that draws a sharp line between the smooth and the rough.
Remix
As part of Living Things Remixed , those who pre-ordered the album received at least one remix of a song from Living Things every month for eight months . On June 1st, 2012 the first track, Burn It Down (RAC Mix) , was sent out. Another three Burn It Down remixes followed in July, August and October : Paul van Dyk Remix , Swoon Remix and Bobina Remix .
On the remix album Recharged , which was released on October 25, 2013 , the Swoon Remix also appeared, now as Tom Swoon Remix . The Paul van Dyk remix served as a bonus track for pre-orderers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twitter, @ChesterBe March 12, 2012
- ↑ Viddy video message from Mike Shinoda ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ lpassociation.com Burn It Down Puzzle
- ^ MTV Burn It Down Behind the Scenes
- ↑ linkinpark.de - Linkin Park deliver the football anthem for ZDF with "Burn It Down"! ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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↑ a b c d e chart sources:
- Burn It Down in the German charts at OfficialCharts.de
- Burn It Down in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Burn It Down in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Burn It Down in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Burn It Down on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
- ^ Artistdirect review
- ^ Rolling Stone Review
- ↑ lpassociation Burn It Down RAC Mix
