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| Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight |
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| Linkin Park's new album , feat. 'What i've Done' |
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Linkin Park's third studio album, released on May 15, 2007. This is the first Linkin Park album to feature all band members
on the album cover, to be co-produced by Mike Shinoda, and to receive a parental advisory sticker (excluding Collision Course,
the mash-up album with Jay-Z).[1]
The album was delayed multiple times, first scheduled for summer 2006, then fall 2006, then early 2007, until finally, the
release date was set for May 15, 2007. In an interview in September 2006, Shinoda explained, "When songs are pouring
out you don't ever want to stop that. We already have over 100 roughs for songs. We've narrowed it down since but we're not
ready to commit to those yet."[2] From the early demo sessions, "QWERTY", which was rumored to be on Minutes
to Midnight, has appeared on the Linkin Park Underground v6.0 CD on December 5, 2006 in both live and studio demo versions.
The song has been confirmed as a "fan club only" track and is not included on Minutes to Midnight.
"This was a year-and-a-half long process of really hard work and experimentation in the studio that yielded about
150 rough songs," guitarist Brad Delson told Billboard.com. "Not only is this album incredibly diverse, but the
depth of the material is really strong."
The first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, 2007, and debuted at number one on the U.S. Modern
Rock chart.[3]
"Given Up", "What I've Done" and "No More Sorrow" made their 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. They also
play in the background on the band's official website.
On May 12, 2007 Linkin Park played "Bleed It Out" on Saturday Night Live, along with "What I've Done".
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