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It took Mike a week to convince Eg White, who hates Los Angeles, to come in town from London, but when White booked his flight, the band found out a friend had passed away. The funeral was on a Friday, the same day White was arriving, so they decided Brad would go to the funeral to represent the band and Mike would meet White in the studio.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGpNpdMmI0 Linkin Park im Interview: War es das letzte Album? - YouTube], April 12, 2017</ref> When asked what he wanted to write about by White, Shinoda said that the only thing he could think about was the friend who had passed. He revealed that, in spite of the horrible inevitability of loss, the song is about letting people know that you care,<ref name=ZachSang>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_OCrCcfUfs Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda | Full Interview], February 16, 2017</ref> mentioning the lyrics "who cares if one more light goes out, one more person dies? I care."<ref name=102edge/>
It took Mike a week to convince Eg White, who hates Los Angeles, to come in town from London, but when White booked his flight, the band found out a friend had passed away. The funeral was on a Friday, the same day White was arriving, so they decided Brad would go to the funeral to represent the band and Mike would meet White in the studio.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGpNpdMmI0 Linkin Park im Interview: War es das letzte Album? - YouTube], April 12, 2017</ref> When asked what he wanted to write about by White, Shinoda said that the only thing he could think about was the friend who had passed. He revealed that, in spite of the horrible inevitability of loss, the song is about letting people know that you care,<ref name=ZachSang>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_OCrCcfUfs Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda | Full Interview], February 16, 2017</ref> mentioning the lyrics "who cares if one more light goes out, one more person dies? I care."<ref name=102edge/>


''"We had a friend who worked for the record label for a long time and came up with us from years and years ago. She started out in radio promo and was basically driving us to the local radio stations in the U.S. Midwest, eventually getting promoted and promoted. At some point last year, I suddenly heard that she'd got cancer - and then all of a sudden she had died. We knew we absolutely had to write about what happened. It's a sad song, but the pay-off is that when something dramatic and painful like that happens, the most important thing to do is to connect with the people you love and remind them you care about them."''<ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/kerrang-magazine-interview-with-linkin-park.42875/ Kerrang! Magazine Interview with Linkin Park | LP Association Forums], March 01, 2017</ref>
The friend was Amy Zaret,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8eYVHyVcI Linkin Park Races Go-Karts &amp; Breaks Down The Making Of &#39;One More Light&#39; | IRL - YouTube], May 24, 2017</ref> a 25-year veteran of Warner Bros. Records who passed away in October 2015 following a cancer diagnosis.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6730050/amy-zaret-warner-bros-records-veteran-dies Amy Zaret, Warner Bros. Records Veteran, Dies | Billboard], October 14, 2015</ref> Mike said, ''"We had a friend who worked for the record label for a long time and came up with us from years and years ago. She started out in radio promo and was basically driving us to the local radio stations in the U.S. Midwest, eventually getting promoted and promoted. At some point last year, I suddenly heard that she'd got cancer - and then all of a sudden she had died. We knew we absolutely had to write about what happened. It's a sad song, but the pay-off is that when something dramatic and painful like that happens, the most important thing to do is to connect with the people you love and remind them you care about them."''<ref>[https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/kerrang-magazine-interview-with-linkin-park.42875/ Kerrang! Magazine Interview with Linkin Park | LP Association Forums], March 01, 2017</ref>


The band surprised some of the people who worked at Warner with the song, and people reacted very emotionally to it, with some weeping, giving hugs, and telling stories.<ref name=ZachSang/> Phoenix actually cried the first time Mike played the song to the band.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woOHDZWPR9w Smash Press: Linkin Park interview 2017 - YouTube], April 03, 2017</ref>
The band surprised some of the people who worked at Warner with the song, and people reacted very emotionally to it, with some weeping, giving hugs, and telling stories.<ref name=ZachSang/> Phoenix actually cried the first time Mike played the song to the band.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woOHDZWPR9w Smash Press: Linkin Park interview 2017 - YouTube], April 03, 2017</ref>

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This article is about the song "One More Light". For the album, see One More Light.

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"One More Light" is the ninth and title track from Linkin Park's seventh studio album, One More Light. The song was written with Ross Golan and Eg White about a friend of the band's who passed away after a fight with cancer. Phoenix[1] and Mike Shinoda have mentioned it as their favorite song on the album.[2]

The first title track Linkin Park has ever done, "One More Light" was deemed to be too important of a song for the band to simply remain a song on the album, so the decision was made to title the album after the song. "One More Light" is a more stripped down song, featuring no percussion and being composed of loops of piano and guitar.

Background

Mike Shinoda wrote a song with Ross Golan. The initial lyric idea in the chorus before it changed was "I wish I was Christopher Walken" and the song ended up being "One More Light".[3]

On November 14, 2016, Mike Shinoda revealed that he had worked with British songwriter Eg White on a song.[4] In an interview leading up to the reveal of the album's lead single, "Heavy", Shinoda revealed that White had worked with him on the song "One More Light" while Brad Delson attended the funeral of one of the band's friends.[5]

It took Mike a week to convince Eg White, who hates Los Angeles, to come in town from London, but when White booked his flight, the band found out a friend had passed away. The funeral was on a Friday, the same day White was arriving, so they decided Brad would go to the funeral to represent the band and Mike would meet White in the studio.[6] When asked what he wanted to write about by White, Shinoda said that the only thing he could think about was the friend who had passed. He revealed that, in spite of the horrible inevitability of loss, the song is about letting people know that you care,[7] mentioning the lyrics "who cares if one more light goes out, one more person dies? I care."[5]

The friend was Amy Zaret,[8] a 25-year veteran of Warner Bros. Records who passed away in October 2015 following a cancer diagnosis.[9] Mike said, "We had a friend who worked for the record label for a long time and came up with us from years and years ago. She started out in radio promo and was basically driving us to the local radio stations in the U.S. Midwest, eventually getting promoted and promoted. At some point last year, I suddenly heard that she'd got cancer - and then all of a sudden she had died. We knew we absolutely had to write about what happened. It's a sad song, but the pay-off is that when something dramatic and painful like that happens, the most important thing to do is to connect with the people you love and remind them you care about them."[10]

The band surprised some of the people who worked at Warner with the song, and people reacted very emotionally to it, with some weeping, giving hugs, and telling stories.[7] Phoenix actually cried the first time Mike played the song to the band.[11]

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
One More Light One More Light 4:15 2016 May 19, 2017

Live

"One More Light" was played live for the first time at a private event held at the Warner Bros. Records building in a stripped down form, with Chester on vocals, Mike on piano, and Brad on guitar.

Variations

Last Updated: March 6, 2017

Type Description First Played Last Played
Alternative Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only) March 6, 2017 March 6, 2017

Personnel

Linkin Park

  • Chester Bennington - Vocals
  • Rob Bourdon - Drums
  • Brad Delson - Guitar
  • Joseph Hahn - Programming
  • Phoenix - Bass
  • Mike Shinoda - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals

Additional Musicians

  • Guitar and piano by Eg White

Production

  • Written by Mike Shinoda and Francis White
  • Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
  • Vocal production by Emily Wright
  • Music performed by Linkin Park
  • Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
  • Chester's vocals recorded at The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK
  • Mike's vocals recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, CA
  • Music recorded at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, CA
  • Engineered by Ethan Mates, Mike Shinoda and Josh Newell
  • Assistant engineer: Alejandro Baima
  • Studio B assistant engineer: Warren Willis
  • Studio drum tech: Jerry Johnson
  • Mixed by Manny Marooquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
  • Mix engineer: Chris Galland assisted by Jeff Jackson and Robin Florent

Lyrics

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Should have stayed; were these signs, I ignored?
Can I help you not to hurt anymore?
We saw brilliance when the world was asleep
There are things that we can have but can't keep
 
If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In this sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
 
The reminders pull the floor from your feet
In the kitchen, one more chair than you need, oh
And you're angry, and you should be, it's not fair
Just 'cause you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there
 
If they say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In this sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
 
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In this sky of a million stars
It flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do

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Gallery

External Links

Stream

  • One More Light (Official Audio): LPTV

Live Videos

LPTV

References