Recharged

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Background

In March 2013, Linkin Park started a closed beta for their new Facebook game called "LP Recharge".

In a July 29, 2013 interview with Huffington Post, Mike said to the question of, "Can you give an update as far as what’s going on with Linkin Park?", "Yeah. Other than the game, which we’re very excited about, we’re working on a new album, we’re about to go on a tour in Asia, and I can’t give you too many details about what we have going on, but I think in the next month, we have something very exciting for fans and I’m only allowed to pique your interest. That’s all I'm allowed to say. I promise something very exciting for Linkin Park fans in the next month."

On August 8th, 2013, in an interview with Chester and Yahoo News, the piece said, "Linkin Park have already finished one song for their new album and they'll be releasing it soon. The track features a yet-unnamed special guest."

On August 10th, 2013, Linkin Park kicked off their short six show tour of Asia in support of Living Things. The first two shows of the tour came at Japan's Summer Sonic festival in Chiba, Japan and Osaka, Japan. During the Linkin Park set in Chiba, Mike mentioned in both Japanese and English that fans should go attend the Steve Aoki performance later that night at "Midnight Sonic". At the Aoki show, Mike and Chester joined Aoki to perform the new Linkin Park & Steve Aoki song A Light That Never Comes. This was the first inclination that Linkin Park was working on a new project of some sort, as the collaboration happened randomly and besides Mike's announcement and a tweet by the festival, the collaboration and song were unknown beforehand.

After the performance, Mike tweeted that he and Chester had performed a new LPxSA song in Japan. "Steve and I met up like a year ago, maybe more. It happened pretty organically, just shooting ideas back and forth. It is a Linkin Park & Steve Aoki collaboration. We are only planning to perform it when we are with Steve. it's a collaboration."

Just over a month later on September 12th, 2013, the album RECHARGED was announced.

"A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES will be on the upcoming album, RECHARGED, a collection of interpretations of songs from LIVING THINGS.

RECHARGED will be released October 29th on CD, VINYL, and DIGITAL.

A limited-edition version of the album will also be available and feature an interactive 3D sculpture based on LIVING THINGS album artwork. In addition, a 48 page art booklet, both LIVING THINGS and RECHARGED albums, and a magnetic stylus that allows you to interact with the liquid solution in the 3D sculpture to create unique patterns and designs will be included.

Pre-orders for RECHARGED are set to begin on Monday September 16th on LINKINPARK.COM , while digital and iTunes pre-orders will begin once the new single is unlocked through LP Recharge.

"I think this song and release show where we're at right now. Making the song with Steve, premiering it through the Recharge Facebook game, and debuting it via Microsoft's Xbox Music—I think it's all indicative of our band's commitment to experimentation and pushing boundaries." - Mike"

Mike's message from the Linkin Park Facebook page:

"After Reanimation I told many people I would never put together another album of remixes…but as I began to hear all the amazing reinterpretations of LIVING THINGS, I had to change my mind. The result, RECHARGED, is definitely worth it. I can’t wait for you guys to hear this amazing project, with contributions by Pusha T, DATSIK, KillSonik, Bun B, Money Mark, and others. Our new song with Steve Aoki, A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES is on the album as well, plus a special remix of the new song by the inimitable Rick Rubin.

Enjoy the music,

- Mike"

Writing and Recording

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Track Listing

Standard Edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 A Light That Never Comes (Linkin Park x Steve Aoki) Linkin Park 3:48
2 Castle Of Glass (M. Shinoda Remix) 6:20
3 Lost In The Echo (KillSonik Remix) 5:09
4 Victimized (M. Shinoda Remix) 2:59
5 I'll Be Gone (Vice Remix feat. Pusha T) 4:00
6 Lies Greed Misery (Dirtyphonics Remix) 4:50
7 Roads Untraveled (Rad Omen Remix feat. Bun B) 5:28
8 Powerless (Enferno Remix) 6:07
9 Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix) 4:46
10 Until It Breaks (Datsik Remix) 6:00
11 Skin To Bone (Nick Catchdubs Remix feat. Cody B. Ware and Ryu) 3:54
12 I'll Be Gone (Schoolboy Remix) 6:11
13 Until It Breaks (Money Mark Headphone Remix) 4:29
14 A Light That Never Comes (Rick Rubin Reboot) 4:40

Pre-Order Edition

No. Title Writer(s) Length
15 Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Linkin Park 8:00

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