| The Catalyst | |||||
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[[Image:{{{Cover}}}|300px|"The Catalyst" Cover]] | |||||
| Song by Linkin Park from [[A Thousand Suns]] | |||||
| Released | August 2, 2010 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 2008-2010 | ||||
| Working title | Under Bite | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, electronic rock | ||||
| Length | 5:40 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Writer | Linkin Park | ||||
| Producer | Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin | ||||
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"The Catalyst" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. Released on August 2, 2010, it is the first single from their fourth studio album, A Thousand Suns, which was released on September 8, 2010. The music video for the song, directed by the band's Joe Hahn, was released on August 26, 2010. It is used in the trailer of the video game Medal of Honor as well as the theme song of Namco-Bandai's latest Gundam game, Gundam Extreme VS. It was also used in select commercials of the Discovery Channel series, Surviving the Cut. After the Medal of Honor released, it became almost of an anthem for the warfighters in Afghanistan. Many of the operatives listen to Linkin Park before an operation to get into the right frame of mind.
Lyrics[]
God bless us every one
We're a broken people living
Under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God bless us every one / we're a broken people living under loaded gun / oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
God save us every one
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No
God save us every one
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns
For the sins of our hand
The sins of our tongue
The sins of our father
The sins of our young
No
And when I close my eyes tonight
To symphonies of blinding light
(God save us every one / will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns / oh)
Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
(Oh)/Like memories in cold decay
Transmissions echoing away
Far from the world of you and I
Where oceans bleed into the sky
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
Lift me up / let me go
God bless us every one
We're a broken people living
Under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
God bless us every one
We're a broken people living
Under loaded gun
And it can't be outfought
It can't be outdone
It can't be outmatched
It can't be outrun
No
Music video[]
Linkin Park - The Catalyst (Official HD)-0
Trivia[]
- The Song "The Catalyst" got a massive amount of Backlash from the Fans when it first got Uploaded on YouTube, the Backlash came from the Hybrid Theory and Meteora fans who weren't happy with the Change Linkin Park was going on with on the Album A Thousand Suns.
- Today, the Song "The Catalyst" became one of the most praised Linkin Park Song for it's Lyrical Content, alongside it's Album A Thousand Suns.
- The Music Video for "The Catalyst" has reached over 125 Million Views, being the 10th most Viewed Linkin Park Song on YouTube.
- The Music Video for "The Catalyst" is the Most viewed Music Video Single from the Album A Thousand Suns.
- "The Catalyst" was the First Song from the Album A Thousand Suns to get a Music Video on YouTube.