'Powerless' | ||||
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Single by Linkin Park | ||||
from the album Living ThingsandAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | ||||
Released | October 31, 2012 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded |
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Genre | ||||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Linkin Park | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Linkin Park singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Promotional video on YouTube |
'Powerless' is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. Its working title was 'Tinfoil', which instead ended up serving as the intro to the song. It was released on iTunes as a digital single from the soundtrack of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter on October 31, 2012, in Japan. The song was also released as a single worldwide through the official website of the band. The song was released as the third single from the album Living Things.[1][2] The release included the 'Powerless' artwork and featured just the one track.
Composition[edit]
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'Powerless' is a mid-tempo song[3] that features a lock-step breaks, soaring harmonies and synthesizer whispers.[4] The song has a piano-based production and is described by Spin as having a 'electro-goth atmosphere like Bruno Mars on the most recent Twilight soundtrack'.[5] The Silver Tongue Online described the song as 'a foundation of busy percussion and electronica, a sweeping chorus and Coldplay-worthy bridge'.[6] It's also been described as a 'surging, slow-burning, classically Linkin Park anthem'.[7] Lyrically, the song is about a self-destructive friend or lover.[8]
Promotion[edit]
'Powerless', the twelfth and closing track of the album, is featured in the closing credits to the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.[9] A performance music video of 'Powerless' featuring scenes from the film was released on Yahoo!, serving as the film's music trailer.[10] The music video was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.[11] The video was filmed in Berlin, Germany.[11] Bekmambetov screened the film for the band, who reacted positively to the film, and believed that the band had a song that would fit into the film; hence, 'Powerless' was chosen.[11]
It was used in a commercial promoting the second season of the NBC show Revolution, following the usage of 'Roads Untraveled' in a commercial promoting the first season.
Reception[edit]
Billboard lists 'Powerless' as an example 'of why Linkin Park remains vital while its nu-metal compatriots have more or less fallen by the wayside'.[4] AltSounds.com says the song is 'certainly bigger and bolder than the majority of the album's songs, but it still doesn't shake you to your core like I wish it would'.[12]
Music video[edit]
Chester Bennington has confirmed in an interview that a music video will be shot for 'Powerless'.[13]Music for Relief premiered the promotion video of 'Powerless' on November 27, 2012.[14] The two-minute video was a compilation between the 'Powerless' footage filmed for the trailer of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and clips of the Music for Relief's Power the World campaign.[14]
Track listing[edit]
Digital single | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | 'Powerless' | Linkin Park | 3:44 |
Charts[edit]
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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UK Rock (Official Charts Company) | 40[15] |
Release history[edit]
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Japan[16] | October 31, 2012 | Digital download | Warner Bros. |
Worldwide[1] |
References[edit]
- ^ abLinkin Park - PowerlessLinkin Park.
- ^Discography : Singles : Linkin ParkLinkin Park
- ^'Linkin Park News - Linkin Park - Living Things Review'. Artists.letssingit.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ ab'New Music Releases, Music Reviews, Album Releases & Song Releases'. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^Wood, Mikael. 'Linkin Park, 'Living Things' (Warner Bros./WEA) | SPIN | Albums | Critical Mass'. SPIN. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^Wesley, Justin (2012-06-21). 'Linkin Park – Living Things'. Thesilvertongueonline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^Grimmie, Destiny (2012-06-19). 'Album Review: Linkin Park – 'Living Things''. Ology. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^'Linkin Park - Living Things Review'. Rock.about.com. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^Gallo, Phil (2012-06-13). 'Linkin Park Score 'Abe Lincoln' End Credits'. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^'Linkin Park & Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Exclusive'. Yahoo!. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ abc'Linkin Park song featured in end credits of 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter''. The Philippine Star. PhilStar Daily. 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
- ^'Review: Linkin Park – Living Things [Album] | Altsounds.com Reviews'. Hangout.altsounds.com. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^'VMusic - Music News - Latest local and international music news'. [V] Music. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ ab'Music For Relief premiered the new POWERLESS Video 11/27'. Lpassociation.com. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
- ^'2012-07-07 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive'. Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^'Powerless - Single'. iTunes Japan. Apple, inc. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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