Waiting for the end
| Waiting for the end | |
|---|---|
| Linkin Park | |
| publication | October 1, 2010 |
| length | 3:51 |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , synth rock |
| Producer (s) | Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| album | A Thousand Suns |
Waiting for the End is the second single of the US alternative rock - band Linkin Park from their fourth studio album A Thousand Suns . It was released on October 1, 2010.
Music video
As with most Linkin Park music videos, Joe Hahn directed it. The music video shows the band playing the song in the dark. Special effects and distortions are used in the video , which make the band look like a hologram like a point cloud .
meaning
The song is about wanting to forget something and still keep going. No matter how hard you try to get something out of your thoughts and get on with your life, it still comes back to you.
Track list
single
| # | title | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waiting for the end | 3:51 |
ITunes EP
| # | title | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waiting for the end | 3:51 |
| 2 | Waiting for the End (The Glitch Mob Remix) | 4:53 |
| 3 | Waiting for the End (video) | 3:54 |
| 4th | The Catalyst (Video) | 4:43 |
2 track single
| # | title | length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waiting for the end | 3:51 |
| 2 | Waiting for the End (The Glitch Mob Remix) | 4:53 |
success
Waiting for the End became a chart success primarily in the United States . The single stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for a total of 23 weeks and sold over 1,000,000 units, but it did not get past number 42 (18th week after chart entry). Instrumental in the development chart also had the (hesitant emerging) success in the airplay charts , such as the first place in the Alternative Songs -charts 15 weeks after chart entry and # 2 on the rock songs -charts.
Chester Bennington wrote:
“It took two years for us to make that record, and it took that whole process for us to really digest the new music, so we knew that it was going to take people time to really let it settle and Waiting for the End is a perfect example of that ... it's taken it a while for it to elevate up the charts, and it went to No. 1 at the Alternative charts, and then kinda went back, and then went back to # 1. (...) People are getting it now. "
“It took two years to record this album and it took us this whole process to properly digest [our] new music, so we knew people were going to need time to really embrace it and Waiting for the End is a perfect example of this ... [the single] took its time to get up the charts and it hit # 1 on the Alternate Charts and then it kind of fell back and then came back to # 1. (...) The people understand [the song] now. "
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
29 (13 weeks) | 13 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
34 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
58 (2 weeks) | 2 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
90 (1 week) | 1 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
42 (23 weeks) | 23 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ site.linkinpark.com ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2014 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.
- ↑ linkinpark.com ( Memento of the original from June 26, 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.
- ↑ youtube.com
- ↑ songmeanings.com
- ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: With Nico & Vinz, Norway Continues US Chart Invasion . In: Billboard , June 24, 2014
- ↑ Interview with Chester Bennington. MTV
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
