Friendly Fire is a song by American band Linkin Park. The song was originally recorded in 2016-17 during One More Light album sessions, but scrapped from the track list. It was officially released on 22 February 2024 as the lead single for band's singles compilation album Papercuts.
Background[]
In June 2020 Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda revealed the existence of a song that contained Chester Bennington's vocals made during the recording sessions for their seventh studio album, One More Light. The song, titled "Friendly Fire", was composed by himself, the band's guitarist Brad Delson, and musician Jon Green, who also served as co-writer of two other songs on the album, "Nobody Can Save Me" and "Battle Symphony". Shinoda, however, mentioned that it would be years before it would be released. Shinoda mentioned it was one of Bennington's favorite track.
Release[]
On February 19, 2024, Linkin Park released a series of images and videos on their social media channels revealing a 30-second audio clip of the song; they also made a preview of the song available on their SoundCloud page the next day.
Lyrics[]
Tell me the words I've forgotten
What we were fighting for
Staring right into the darkness
Through an empty open door
Can't put back what's been broken
Can't change the moment
We went too far
We're pulling apart for no reason
We're pulling a trigger in a useless war
And if we come back and go into the black
What are we fighting for?
What are we fighting for?
I was supposed to protect you
No matter what's to come
Somehow forgot when they told me
We hurt the ones we loved
Can't put back what's been broken
Can't change the moment
We went too far
We're pulling apart for no reason
We're pulling a trigger in a useless war
And if we come back and go into the black
What are we fighting for?
What are we fighting?
It's just friendly fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
We're strangers in between the darkness
Diving underneath
I'll find you out on the horizon
We'll never be enemies
Can't put back what's been broken
Can't change the moment
We went too far
We're pulling apart for no reason
We're pulling a trigger in a useless war
And if we come back and go into the black
What are we fighting for?
What are we fighting?
It's just friendly fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
Fire
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Release history[]
Release history[]
Radio[]
| Country | Source | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | [1] | 23 February 2024 |
Physical[]
| Type | Country | Barcode | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | Germany (EMP exclusive) | 054391306432[2] | 23 February 2024 |
References[]
- ↑ "Linkin Park - Friendly Fire (Radio Date: 23-02-2024)". EarOne (in Italian)
- ↑ "Linkin Park - Friendly Fire (EMP Germany exclusive CD single)": Discogs (retrieved 8 March 2024)
