One more light

One more light
Studio album by
Publication (s)	19th May 2017
admission	2015-2017
Label (s)	Warner Brothers Records , Machine Shop Recordings
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	Pop , pop-rock
Title (number)	10
running time	35:19
occupation	Singing : Chester Bennington Drums , percussion : Rob Bourdon Guitar : Brad Delson Bass : David Farrell Turntables , samples : Joseph Hahn Vocals, keyboards : Mike Shinoda
production	Mike Shinoda , Brad Delson
Studio (s)	Larrabee Sound Studios and Sphere Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
chronology The Hunting Party (2014) One more light One More Light Live (2017)
Single releases 16th February 2017 Heavy July 25, 2017 Talking to myself 3rd October 2017 One more light

One More Light ( English for "Another Light") is the seventh studio album by the Californian rock band Linkin Park . It was published on 19 May 2017 and is the last studio album of the band, on which its lead singer Chester Bennington was involved, the 2,017 in July suicide committed.

Origin and background

One More Light was produced by Linkin Park members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson and recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios and Sphere Studios in Los Angeles .

The production process was structured differently than on previous albums by the band. According to Mike Shinoda, the first thing to do was write the vocals and chords, "then make sure every song sounds cool." One More Light is one of the band's most personal albums. Chester Bennington said it was about things "that only my wife and closest friends know." He wanted to address people "who have been through the same things as me, and it feels better to know that you are not alone".

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Nobody Can Save Me	Mike Shinoda , Brad Delson , Jon Green	3:45
2.	Good Goodbye ( feat.Pusha T and Stormzy )	Shinoda, Delson, Jesse Shatkin, Terrence Thornton , Michael Omari	3:31
3.	Talking to myself	Shinoda, Delson, Ilsey Juber, JR Rotem	3:51
4th	Battle Symphony	Shinoda, Delson, Green	3:36
5.	Invisible	Shinoda, Justin Parker	3:34
6th	Heavy (feat. Kiiara )	Shinoda, Delson, Chester Bennington , Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter	2:49
7th	Sorry for now	Shinoda	3:23
8th.	Halfway Right	Shinoda, Delson, Bennington, Ross Golan	3:37
9.	One more light	Shinoda, Francis White	4:15
10.	Sharp Edges	Shinoda, Delson, Juber	2:58

Chart successes and single releases

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

One more light   DE 2 05/26/2017 (37 weeks)   AT 1 06/02/2017 (21 weeks)   CH 1 05/28/2017 (26 weeks)   UK 4th 06/01/2017 (20 weeks)   US 1 06/04/2017 (24 weeks)

Singles

Heavy (feat. Kiiara )   DE 12 02/24/2017 (21 weeks)   AT 9 03.03.2017 (21 weeks)   CH 8th 02/26/2017 (17 weeks)   UK 43 02.03.2017 (2 weeks)   US 45 03/11/2017 (19 weeks) Battle Symphony   DE 95 March 24, 2017 (1 week)   CH 90 03/26/2017 (1 week) Good Goodbye ( feat.Pusha T & Stormzy )   DE 65 04/21/2017 (2 weeks)   AT 69 08/04/2017 (1 week)   CH 49 05/28/2017 (2 weeks) Talking to myself   DE 73 07/28/2017 (1 week)   AT 52 08/04/2017 (1 week)   CH 35 07/30/2017 (1 week) One more light   DE 51 07/28/2017 (1 week)   AT 35 08/04/2017 (2 weeks)   CH 48 07/30/2017 (2 weeks)

One More Light entered the German charts at number 3 on May 26, 2017, with Linkin Park missing the top in Germany for the first time after five studio albums. In contrast, the album reached number 1 in the United States . After the death of Chester Bennington, the album rose to number 2 in Germany. In the German album annual charts 2017, it was 23rd.

On February 16, 2017, the radio-ready pop song Heavy , on which the American singer Kiiara has a guest appearance, was released as the album's first single . The song was only number 31 in the German charts and reached the highest position after Chester Bennington's suicide with position 12. In addition, the songs Battle Symphony and Good Goodbye , on which the rappers Pusha T and Stormzy are represented, as well as the title track One More Light entered the German charts due to streaming and individual downloads. The second official single, Talking to Myself , was released on July 25, 2017 and reached rank 73, with the accompanying music video being released on July 20, 2017, the day Chester Bennington was found dead. Another video for the title song One More Light , which was released a little later as the third single, was released on September 18, 2017.

Sales figures and awards

In the year of publication, One More Light received a gold record for over 100,000 copies sold in Germany . It has also been awarded gold records for more than 500,000 and 100,000 sales in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively.

Critical reception

Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	46%
Professional reviews
source	rating
Allmusic
New Musical Express
Laut.de
Metal hammer
CDstarts.de
Plattentests.de

One More Light received mostly negative ratings. Alex Klug from laut.de gave the album only one of a possible five points and wrote: “ Where catchy synth melodies and dark electronic experiments have dominated in the recent past, electric hi-hat flickering and sheer auto-tune now rule - sometimes more, sometimes less subtle. "

The Metal Hammer gave the album two out of a possible seven, describing it as “ an expressionless piece of music made up of electronic beats, slack vocal lines and a little rap. "

The Metacritic portal calculated an average of 46/100 points from seven reviews.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Linkin Park: May 19. the new album "One More Light" is released, here is the lyric video for "Heavy" (feat. Kiiara) . In: Warner Music Germany . February 16, 2017 ( warnermusic.de [accessed July 16, 2017]).
2. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
3. ↑ Chart tracking One More Light on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ Annual album charts 2017
5. ↑ DE: Gold
6. ↑ metacritic.com - Metascore
7. ↑ The last light goes out. Funeral of a once creative pop band. In: laut.de . ( laut.de [accessed on July 16, 2017]).
8. ↑ Review: Linkin Park - ONE MORE LIGHT . In: Metal Hammer . ( metal-hammer.de [accessed on July 16, 2017]).
9. ↑ One More Light by Linkin Park. Retrieved July 16, 2017 .