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One More Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on May 19, 2017 by Machine Shop Recordings and Warner Bros. Records. As with their previous album The Hunting Party (2014), it was produced by band members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda, and was recorded from September 2015 to February 2017. Its sound has been described as being more pop-focused, departing from the alternative metal sound of their previous releases, and features guest appearances from Pusha T, Stormzy, and Kiiara. The album is also the band's first to feature a title track, as they felt that "One More Light" was the "heart" of the album.

Upon its release, One More Light debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and six other international charts. Three singles have been released from the album: "Heavy", "Talking to Myself", and the title track. Despite its successful commercial performance, it received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided over its pop-infused style mostly reviews were negative; this, along with accusations of "selling out", prompted an angry response from lead singer Chester Bennington. One More Light was the last studio album with Bennington as lead singer before his suicide in July 2017.

Composition[]

Described as a "pop-rock album with influences of electronic, folk and hip-hop influences", "One More Light" is one of the most characteristic albums from the band.

For the first time, the band dediced that all the songs began with vocals being recorded first. They worked on the story first, then the hook, and finally the music. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Mike Shinoda explained the composition as, "In terms of the style of the record, it's one of the most diverse stylistically, there's more genres mashed into this album than anything we've ever put out. You don't hear a lot of super heavy guitars. There isn't any screaming on the record." He adds, "To some extent it is a very polished record. Stylistically we wanted to blend all of the sound and genres together in a way you can’t tell them apart".

As to why they chose "Heavy" to present the album to the world, he told Billboard, "One of the reasons why we chose 'Heavy' as the first single is because it is really the core sound of the album. This wasn't a scenario where the whole album sounds one way and the single sounds different. This is how the album sounds. So we wanted to go out with a song like that, where everybody can get a sense of the direction of this body of work." According to him, a lot of songs on the album can make the listener think of songs by The Cure or Tears for Fears.

Track listing[]

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody Can Save Me"3:45
2."Good Goodbye" (featuring Pusha T and Stormzy)3:31
3."Talking to Myself"3:51
4."Battle Symphony"3:36
5."Invisible"3:34
6."Heavy" (featuring Kiiara)2:49
7."Sorry for Now"3:23
8."Halfway Right"3:37
9."One More Light"4:15
10."Sharp Edges"2:58
Total length:35:19

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Australian Albums 3
Austrian Albums 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 3
Canadian Albums 1
Croatian Albums (HDU) 4
Czech Albums 1
Danish Albums 6
Dutch Albums 5
Finnish Albums 2
French Albums 14
German Albums 2
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) 43
Hungarian Albums 1
Irish Albums 6
Italian Albums 4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 6
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) 18
New Zealand Albums 4
Norwegian Albums 8
Polish Albums 7
Portuguese Albums 2
Scottish Albums 5
South Korean Albums 48
South Korean International Albums 4
Spanish Albums 6
Swedish Albums 7
Swiss Albums (Romandie) 1
Swiss Albums 1
UK Albums (OOC) 4
US Billboard 200 1
US Billboard Alternative Albums 1
US Billboard Rock Albums 1
US Billboard Tastemaker Albums 8

Trivia[]

  • With ten songs, "One More Light" is the shortest studio album released by the band.
  • The longest and shortest song in the album are "One More Light" and "Heavy", with 4:15 and 2:49 minutes respectively.
  • "One More Light" is the band's second album to include featurings, the previous being their sixth studio album, "The Hunting Party".

Gallery[]

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References[]

One More Light, the seventh studio album by American band Linkin Park

"Invisible"
"Heavy"
(feat. Kiiara)
"Sorry for Now"
"Halfway Right"

CertificationsGalleryAwardsCreditsDiscography
Linkin Park
Emily ArmstrongColin BrittainBrad DelsonPhoenixJoe HahnMike Shinoda
Chester Bennington† • Rob Bourdon
Albums Hybrid TheoryReanimationMeteoraMinutes to MidnightA Thousand SunsLiving ThingsThe Hunting PartyOne More LightFrom Zero
Other Hybrid Theory EPCollision CourseHybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary EditionMeteora 20th Anniversary EditionLost DemosPapercuts
Singles "One Step Closer""Crawling""Papercut""In the End""Somewhere I Belong""Faint""Numb""From the Inside""Lying From You""Breaking the Habit""Numb/Encore""What I've Done""Bleed It Out""Shadow of the Day""New Divide""The Catalyst""Iridescent""Burn It Down""Lost in the Echo""Castle of Glass""Powerless""A Light That Never Comes""Guilty All the Same""Until It's Gone""Wastelands""Final Masquerade""Heavy""Talking to Myself""One More Light""She Couldn't""Lost""Fighting Myself""Friendly Fire""The Emptiness Machine""Heavy Is the Crown"
Side projects XeroDead By SunriseFort MinorGrey DazeStone Temple PilotsJulien-KProjekt RevolutionRelative DegreeStyles of Beyond
CertificationsGalleryAwardsDiscographyLinkin Park Underground
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