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Linkin Park Is An American Rock Band From Agoura Hills California. The Band's Current Lineup Comprises Vocalist/rhythm Guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda Lead Guitarist Brad Delson Bassist Dave Farrell DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn And Drummer Rob Bourdon All Of Whom Are Founding Members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield And Chester Bennington Are Former Members Of The Band. Categorized As Alternative Rock Linkin Park's Earlier Music Spanned A Fusion Of Heavy Metal And Hip Hop While Their Later Music Features More Electronica And Pop Elements. Formed In 1996 Linkin Park Rose To International Fame With Their Debut Studio Album Hybrid Theory 2000 Which Became Certified Diamond By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Released During The Peak Of The Nu Metal Scene The Album's Singles' Heavy Airplay On MTV Led The Singles "One Step Closer" "Crawling" And "In The End" All To Chart Highly On The US Mainstream Rock Chart. The Lattermost Also Crossed Over To The Nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their Second Album Meteora 2003 Continued The Band's Success. The Band Explored Experimental Sounds On Their Third Album Minutes To Midnight 2007 . By The End Of The Decade Linkin Park Was Among The Most Successful And Popular Rock Acts. The Band Continued To Explore A Wider Variation Of Musical Types On Their Fourth Album A Thousand Suns 2010 Layering Their Music With More Electronic Sounds. The Band's Fifth Album Living Things 2012 Combined Musical Elements From All Of Their Previous Records. Their Sixth Album The Hunting Party 2014 Returned To A Heavier Rock Sound And Their Seventh Album One More Light 2017 Was A Substantially More Pop-Oriented Record. Linkin Park Went On A Hiatus When Longtime Lead Vocalist Bennington Died In July 2017. In April 2022 Shinoda Revealed The Band Was Neither Working On New Music Nor Planning On Touring For The Foreseeable Future. Linkin Park Is Among The Best-Selling Bands Of The 21st Century And The World's Best-Selling Music Artists Having Sold Over 100 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Two Grammy Awards Six American Music Awards Two Billboard Music Awards Four MTV Video Music Awards 10 MTV Europe Music Awards And Three World Music Awards. In 2003 MTV2 Named Linkin Park The Sixth-Greatest Band Of The Music Video Era And The Third-Best Of The New Millennium. Billboard Ranked Linkin Park No. 19 On The Best Artists Of The Decade List. In 2012 The Band Was Voted As The Greatest Artist Of The 2000s In A Bracket Madness Poll On VH1. In 2014 The Band Was Declared As "The Biggest Rock Band In The World Right Now" By Kerrang!. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Linkin_Park Studio Albums
Hybrid Theory 2000 Meteora 2003 Minutes To Midnight 2007 A Thousand Suns 2010 Living Things 2012 The Hunting Party 2014 One More Light 2017

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"Given Up" Is A Song By Linkin Park The Song Was Released As The Fourth Single From Their Third Studio Album Minutes To Midnight. It Was Released On February 17 2008 In United Kingdom As A Digital Download. The Song Was Not As Much As A Success Upon What Was Expected In The U.S Although It Did Manage To Chart High On The Hot Modern Rock Tracks And The Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Given Up" Along With The Hit Singles "What I've Done" And "Bleed It Out" Made Its Live Debut On April 28 2007 In Berlin Germany. Live Performances Of These Three Songs At The AOL Sessions Were Released On AOL On May 5 2007. The Performance Of The Song Is Available On The "Bleed It Out" CD Single. "Given Up" Is One Of The Heavier Songs On The Album. It Notably Features A Eighteen Second-Long Scream By Chester Bennington Before The Final Chorus As Well As A Steady Guitar Riff For The Choruses Of The Song. The Scream Is Split Into Two 9 Second Long Screams When Performed Live Allowing Chester To Catch His Breath Although He Has Completed The Full Scream In Various Live Performances. It Dawns A Distinctive Jingle Sound During The Verses And Intro Generated By The Jingling Of Guitarist Brad Delson's Keys And A Steady Clapping Beat By Mike Shinoda. The Song Was Made Available As A Single On March 3 2008. It Is Included As A Master Track In The Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 And Nintendo Wii Versions Of The Music Video Game Rock Revolution. The Song Was Also Used In The Trailer And Commercials For The Action Film Crank 2 High Voltage In Which Bennington Makes A Cameo. In June 2007 The Official Billboard Website Gave Information Stating That "Given Up" And "Shadow Of The Day" Would Be The Next Two Singles From Minutes To Midnight Following "What I've Done". This Proved Incorrect After "Bleed It Out" Was Promoted To Single Status. On January 24 2008 It Was Announced That "Given Up" Would Be The Band's Next Single After "Shadow Of The Day" Released On October 16 2007. The Single Was Released As Digital Download On February 17 2008 Along With A Cover Art. On Chester Bennington's Official Blog He Stated When The Video Was Being Shot And That It Features Live Performance From The Band. Bennington Told The Crowd At The MEN Arena And The O2 Arena During Shows On January 27 And 29 That The Performance Of "Given Up" Was Recorded For Use In The Video Although Cameras Were Also Visible During The Performance Of The Song At The Concert On January 28 At The O2 Arena. Linkin Park Had Officially Finished Filming The Video On February 6 According To Billboard. The Video Premiered On The Band's Official Website On March 3 2008 At 4p.M. Pacific Standard Time Midnight UTC . The Video Was Uploaded To The Band's YouTube Channel On March 4 2008. The Video Was Directed By Mark Fiore The Band's Videographer. The Video Consists Of Live Clips From The Shows Stated Above And Has Been Edited Together In A Sharp Rugged Manner Which Contains Short Cut Scenes With Many Special Effects Mainly Altering The Coloring. Transitions Between Cut Scenes Are In A Style Of Warn Analog Tape Distortion Giving The Video An Even More Rugged Tough Appearance. Bennington Performs His Seventeen-Second Scream Perched On The Guard Rail Inches From The Audience. Throughout The Video Several Flash Scenes Appear Such As A Cowboy Hippopotamus And Quotes From "Magical Thinking True Stories" Chapter "Commercial Break" A Book By The Augusten Burroughs. Frames From The Linkin Park Videos "One Step Closer" "Papercut" "What I've Done" "Numb" And "Breaking The Habit" Can Also Be Seen Through Out The Video.

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Linkin Park Is An American Rock Band From Agoura Hills California. The Band's Current Lineup Comprises Vocalist/rhythm Guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda Lead Guitarist Brad Delson Bassist Dave Farrell DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn And Drummer Rob Bourdon All Of Whom Are Founding Members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield And Chester Bennington Are Former Members Of The Band. Categorized As Alternative Rock Linkin Park's Earlier Music Spanned A Fusion Of Heavy Metal And Hip Hop While Their Later Music Features More Electronica And Pop Elements. Formed In 1996 Linkin Park Rose To International Fame With Their Debut Studio Album Hybrid Theory 2000 Which Became Certified Diamond By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Released During The Peak Of The Nu Metal Scene The Album's Singles' Heavy Airplay On MTV Led The Singles "One Step Closer" "Crawling" And "In The End" All To Chart Highly On The US Mainstream Rock Chart. The Lattermost Also Crossed Over To The Nation's Billboard Hot 100. Their Second Album Meteora 2003 Continued The Band's Success. The Band Explored Experimental Sounds On Their Third Album Minutes To Midnight 2007 . By The End Of The Decade Linkin Park Was Among The Most Successful And Popular Rock Acts. The Band Continued To Explore A Wider Variation Of Musical Types On Their Fourth Album A Thousand Suns 2010 Layering Their Music With More Electronic Sounds. The Band's Fifth Album Living Things 2012 Combined Musical Elements From All Of Their Previous Records. Their Sixth Album The Hunting Party 2014 Returned To A Heavier Rock Sound And Their Seventh Album One More Light 2017 Was A Substantially More Pop-Oriented Record. Linkin Park Went On A Hiatus When Longtime Lead Vocalist Bennington Died In July 2017. In April 2022 Shinoda Revealed The Band Was Neither Working On New Music Nor Planning On Touring For The Foreseeable Future. Linkin Park Is Among The Best-Selling Bands Of The 21st Century And The World's Best-Selling Music Artists Having Sold Over 100 Million Records Worldwide. They Have Won Two Grammy Awards Six American Music Awards Two Billboard Music Awards Four MTV Video Music Awards 10 MTV Europe Music Awards And Three World Music Awards. In 2003 MTV2 Named Linkin Park The Sixth-Greatest Band Of The Music Video Era And The Third-Best Of The New Millennium. Billboard Ranked Linkin Park No. 19 On The Best Artists Of The Decade List. In 2012 The Band Was Voted As The Greatest Artist Of The 2000s In A Bracket Madness Poll On VH1. In 2014 The Band Was Declared As "The Biggest Rock Band In The World Right Now" By Kerrang!. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Linkin_Park Studio Albums
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"Given Up" is a song by Linkin Park, the song was released as the fourth single from their third studio album Minutes to Midnight. It was released on February 17, 2008 in United Kingdom as a digital download. The song was not as much as a success upon what was expected in the U.S, although it did manage to chart high on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Given Up", along with the hit singles "What I've Done" and "Bleed It Out", made its live debut on April 28, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Live performances of these three songs at the AOL sessions were released on AOL on May 5, 2007. The performance of the song is available on the "Bleed It Out" CD single. "Given Up" is one of the heavier songs on the album. It notably features a eighteen second-long scream by Chester Bennington before the final chorus, as well as a steady guitar riff for the choruses of the song. The scream is split into two 9 second long screams when performed live allowing Chester to catch his breath, although he has completed the full scream in various live performances. It dawns a distinctive jingle sound during the verses and intro, generated by the jingling of guitarist Brad Delson's keys and a steady clapping beat by Mike Shinoda. The song was made available as a single on March 3, 2008. It is included as a master track in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii versions of the music video game Rock Revolution. The song was also used in the trailer and commercials for the action film Crank 2: High Voltage, in which Bennington makes a cameo. In June 2007, the official Billboard website gave information stating that "Given Up" and "Shadow of the Day" would be the next two singles from Minutes to Midnight, following "What I've Done". This proved incorrect after "Bleed It Out" was promoted to single status. On January 24, 2008, it was announced that "Given Up" would be the band's next single after "Shadow of the Day", released on October 16, 2007. The single was released as digital download on February 17, 2008 along with a cover art. On Chester Bennington's official blog, he stated when the video was being shot and that it features live performance from the band. Bennington told the crowd at the MEN Arena and the O2 Arena during shows on January 27 and 29 that the performance of "Given Up" was recorded for use in the video although cameras were also visible during the performance of the song at the concert on January 28 at the O2 Arena. Linkin Park had officially finished filming the video on February 6, according to Billboard. The video premiered on the band's official website on March 3, 2008 at 4p.m. Pacific Standard Time (Midnight UTC). The video was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on March 4, 2008. The video was directed by Mark Fiore, the band's videographer. The video consists of live clips from the shows (stated above) and has been edited together in a sharp, rugged manner which contains short cut scenes with many special effects mainly altering the coloring. Transitions between cut scenes are in a style of warn analog tape distortion giving the video an even more rugged, tough appearance. Bennington performs his seventeen-second scream perched on the guard rail, inches from the audience. Throughout the video several flash scenes appear such as a cowboy, hippopotamus and quotes from "Magical Thinking: True Stories" (chapter "Commercial Break") a book by the Augusten Burroughs. Frames from the Linkin Park videos "One Step Closer", "Papercut", "What I've Done", "Numb", and "Breaking the Habit" can also be seen through out the video. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.