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{{Infobox single
{{Release
| Name         = Burn It Down
| Name=Burn It Down
| Cover         = Single-Burn It Down.jpg
| Cover=Single-Burn It Down.jpg
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| Type=single
|Type=single
| Artist=Linkin Park
| Artist       = [[Linkin Park]]
| Release=[[Living Things]]
| Album        = [[Living Things]]
| Working title=Buried At Sea
| B-side        =
| Recorded=2011-2012
| Working title     = Buried At Sea
| Released=May 21, 2012
| Recorded     = 2011-2012
| Format=CD, Digital
| Released     = May 21, 2012
| Length=03:51
| Format       = CD, Digital
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| Time signature=4/4
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| Tempo=110
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| Key=A Minor
| Tempo     = 110
| Samples=
| Key     = A Minor
| References=
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| Live debut=[[Live:20120516|May 16, 2012]]
| References     =  
| Last played=[[Live:20171027|October 27, 2017]]
| Live debut     = [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120516 May 16, 2012]
| Label=Warner Bros.
| Last played     = [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 October 27, 2017]
| Writer=Linkin Park
| Label         = Warner Bros.
| Producer=Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
| Writer       = Linkin Park
| Last=''[[Rolling In The Deep (Adele Cover)]]''<br>(2011)
| Producer     = Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
| This=''Burn It Down''<br>(2012)
| Last single  = ''[[Rolling In The Deep (Adele Cover)]]'' (2011)
| Next=''[[Lost In The Echo]]''<br>(2012)
| This single  = ''Burn It Down'' (2012)
| Tracklist=
| Next single  = ''[[Lost In The Echo]]'' (2012)
| Misc      = {{Extra track listing
| Album  = [[Living Things]]
| Type      = studio
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# [[Lost In The Echo]]
# [[Lost In The Echo]]
# [[In My Remains]]
# [[In My Remains]]
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"Burn It Down" (stylized as "BURN IT DOWN") is the third song and lead single on Linkin Park's album ''[[Living Things]]''. It was released to radio and as a digital download on April 16, 2012, and, by the end of 2012, sold over one million units, making it the band's eighth million-selling single. <ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/week-ending-dec-30-2012-songs-taylor-knew-173439422.html Yahoo], December 2012</ref>
"Burn It Down" is the third song and lead single off of Linkin Park's fifth studio album, ''Living Things''. It was released to radio and as a digital download on April 16, 2012, and, by the end of 2012, sold over one million units, making it the band's eighth million-selling single. <ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/week-ending-dec-30-2012-songs-taylor-knew-173439422.html Yahoo], December 2012</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
In an interview with ABCDane.net, Chester Bennington talked about some of the more unexpected reactions the band had gotten in response to "Burn It Down", stating "''It’s interesting, since ‘BURN IT DOWN’ was released, we’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from people saying something like, ‘I can finally work out to your music again.’ It’s something we never even considered while making this album. You don’t really think, ‘This song is perfect for doing push-ups to!’ or ‘I can’t wait to jog while playing this song.’ But it made us happy to hear these things, because it meant that this album has a lot of energy.''" <ref>[http://abcdane.net/site/music/2012/06/LP-week6-Chester-interview.html ABCDane.net], June 2012</ref>
In an interview with ABCDane.net, Chester Bennington talked about some of the more unexpected reactions the band had gotten in response to "Burn It Down", stating "''It’s interesting, since ‘BURN IT DOWN’ was released, we’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from people saying something like, ‘I can finally work out to your music again.’ It’s something we never even considered while making this album. You don’t really think, ‘This song is perfect for doing push-ups to!’ or ‘I can’t wait to jog while playing this song.’ But it made us happy to hear these things, because it meant that this album has a lot of energy.''" <ref>[http://abcdane.net/site/music/2012/06/LP-week6-Chester-interview.html ABCDane.net], June 2012</ref>


Mike Shinoda went into detail about some of the themes explored on "Burn It Down", and how important it is for the listener to derive their own meanings from the lyrics, stating "''You know, to be honest, we get the songs to a certain point, and once we put out our record, it's up to the fans to decide how the song gets finished. In other words, we lead you to a certain point in the road and we say, "Okay, the rest of it is your call. You bring your own interpretation to the song." In the case of most of these songs, I think Chester (Bennington) is coming from a certain place, I'm coming from my own experience, and on top of that, there are oftentimes metaphor and maybe a third read. In the case of "Burn it Down," we're talking about my personal story and his personal story, and there's also a layer of pop culture that plays a role in the lyrics of the song. For example, people build up a certain celebrity or musician or actor or whatever and they're popular one minute and the next thing, you know either they've done something wrong or they've done nothing wrong and there's just a bad rumor that goes around about them and then everybody's attacking that person. That's just the way things are. We've actually lived through that as a band. All that stuff plays a role.''"<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-conversation-with-linki_b_1700451.html Huffington Post], July 2012]</ref>
Mike Shinoda went into detail about some of the themes explored on "Burn It Down", and how important it is for the listener to derive their own meanings from the lyrics, stating "''You know, to be honest, we get the songs to a certain point, and once we put out our record, it's up to the fans to decide how the song gets finished. In other words, we lead you to a certain point in the road and we say, "Okay, the rest of it is your call. You bring your own interpretation to the song." In the case of most of these songs, I think Chester (Bennington) is coming from a certain place, I'm coming from my own experience, and on top of that, there are oftentimes metaphor and maybe a third read. In the case of "Burn it Down," we're talking about my personal story and his personal story, and there's also a layer of pop culture that plays a role in the lyrics of the song. For example, people build up a certain celebrity or musician or actor or whatever and they're popular one minute and the next thing, you know either they've done something wrong or they've done nothing wrong and there's just a bad rumor that goes around about them and then everybody's attacking that person. That's just the way things are. We've actually lived through that as a band. All that stuff plays a role.''"<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-conversation-with-linki_b_1700451.html Huffington Post], July 2012</ref>
 
During an LPTV episode about the song, an early version of Mike's rap can be heard with the lyrics ''"This ain't no joke, and I don't play, and I won't hold back the things that I say"''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=innqyiqAITs Buried At Sea (Part 2 of 2) | LPTV #68 | Linkin Park - YouTube], May 04, 2012</ref>
 
In a June 18, 2020 Twitch stream when making a song out of Fort Minor and Linkin Park sounds, Mike talked about the samples from "Burn It Down" coming from his Gaia keyboard. The sample bank of sounds in his Maschine for the track was also labeled "Gaia."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgFY9dHAzOw Making a new track using only Linkin Park and Fort Minor sounds. Tune in... - YouTube], June 18, 2020</ref>


==Remix==
==Remix==
"Burn It Down", by far, has gotten the most remixes compared to any other song from ''Living Things'', and most songs in Linkin Park's discography, with a grand total of 12 remixes. The song had one remix released on the band's second remix album, ''[[Recharged]]'', done by Tom Swoon, in addition to a remix done by Paul Van Dyk, which was included as a pre-order bonus for the remix album. To promote the album, Paul Van Dyk and Mike Shinoda held a chat with fans on Twitter.<ref>[https://storify.com/drtatiana/paulvandyk-m-shinoda-of-linkinpark-twitter-intervi @PaulVanDyk + @M_Shinoda of @LinkinPark Twitter Interview (with images, tweets) · drtatiana · Storify], August 11, 2012</ref> During the chat, Mike said he has never met Paul Van Dyk in person<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37464 Mike Shinoda and Paul Van Dyk Twitter Interview Summary - 10 Unheard Demos for LPU12, LITE Video Release And More], August 13, 2012</ref> and Paul said his favorite part about working on the remix was ''"taking this fantastic track to the dance floor!"''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PvDLinkinPark #PvDLinkinPark - Search on Twitter], August 11, 2012</ref>
"Burn It Down", by far, has gotten the most remixes compared to any other song from ''Living Things'', and most songs in Linkin Park's discography, with a grand total of twelve remixes. The song had one remix released on the band's second remix album, ''[[Recharged]]'', done by Tom Swoon, in addition to a remix done by Paul Van Dyk, which was included as a pre-order bonus for the remix album. To promote the album, Paul Van Dyk and Mike Shinoda held a chat with fans on Twitter.<ref>[https://storify.com/drtatiana/paulvandyk-m-shinoda-of-linkinpark-twitter-intervi @PaulVanDyk + @M_Shinoda of @LinkinPark Twitter Interview (with images, tweets) · drtatiana · Storify], August 11, 2012</ref> During the chat, Mike said he has never met Paul Van Dyk in person<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37464 Mike Shinoda and Paul Van Dyk Twitter Interview Summary - 10 Unheard Demos for LPU12, LITE Video Release And More], August 13, 2012</ref> and Paul said his favorite part about working on the remix was ''"taking this fantastic track to the dance floor!"''<ref>[https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PvDLinkinPark #PvDLinkinPark - Search on Twitter], August 11, 2012</ref>


The track also had four remixes released as a part of the Living Things Remix Subscription, which was a reward for pre-ordering ''Living Things''. In addition to the remixes by Tom Swoon and Paul Van Dyk, remixes done by RAC and Bobina were included in the subscription. The Bobina remix was actually a fan made remix given away for free download after his Facebook profile reached 50000 fans. The band liked the remix so much that they decided to present it to fans along with the Rad Omen remix of "[[Roads Untraveled]]".<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37812 LIVING THINGS Remix Subscription #5 - October - ROADS UNTRAVELED (Rad Omen Remix ft. Bun B)], October 01, 2012</ref> A month before, Mike had been asking for good fan remixes of ''[[Living Things]]'' songs on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/242328013759447040 Mike Shinoda no Twitter: "What FAN remixes from LIVING THINGS are good? CC: @LPAssociation @LPTimes @lplive @mikeshinodaclan @lprevolution @JP_LinkinPark" .], September 02, 2012</ref>
The track also had four remixes released as a part of the Living Things Remix Subscription, which was a reward for pre-ordering ''Living Things''. In addition to the remixes by Tom Swoon and Paul Van Dyk, remixes done by RAC and Bobina were included in the subscription. The Bobina remix was actually a fan made remix given away for free download after his Facebook profile reached 50,000 fans. The band liked the remix so much that they decided to present it to fans along with the Rad Omen remix of "[[Roads Untraveled]]".<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37812 LIVING THINGS Remix Subscription #5 - October - ROADS UNTRAVELED (Rad Omen Remix ft. Bun B)], October 01, 2012</ref> A month before, Mike had been asking for good fan remixes of ''[[Living Things]]'' songs on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikeshinoda/status/242328013759447040 Mike Shinoda no Twitter: "What FAN remixes from LIVING THINGS are good? CC: @LPAssociation @LPTimes @lplive @mikeshinodaclan @lprevolution @JP_LinkinPark" .], September 02, 2012</ref>


Even more remixes for the song were released as a part of the Burn It Down Remixes promo CD, which included the aforementioned remixes, barring Tom Swoon's, and included remixes by Hann With Gunn, Double Dust, Heavy Burn, Arya Shani, and John Reaper. A few of those remixes were also fan made and were previously released by the artists themselves.<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37159&p=1188740#post1188740 BURN IT DOWN remixes], July 07, 2012</ref> The Hann With Gunn remix was given to Linkin Park on a meet and greet during their European Tour in 2012. When Arya Shani's remix was released, he was only 13 years old.<ref>[http://lpfancorner.com/2012/07/12/news-roundup-honda-civic-tour-contest-interviews-kerrang-scan-bid-remix-cd-etc-via-lpassociation-mikeshinodaclan-and-lptimes/ News Roundup: Honda Civic Tour Contest, Interviews, Kerrang Scan, BID Remix CD, etc. via @lpassociation, @mikeshinodaclan and @lptimes - Linkin Park Fan Corner], July 12, 2012</ref>
Even more remixes for the song were released as a part of the Burn It Down Remixes promo CD, which included the aforementioned remixes, barring Tom Swoon's, and included remixes by Hann With Gunn, Double Dust, Heavy Burn, Arya Shani, and John Reaper. A few of those remixes were also fan made and were previously released by the artists themselves.<ref>[http://www.lpassociation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37159&p=1188740#post1188740 BURN IT DOWN remixes], July 07, 2012</ref> The Hann With Gunn remix was given to Linkin Park on a meet and greet during their European Tour in 2012. When Arya Shani's remix was released, he was only 13 years old.<ref>[http://lpfancorner.com/2012/07/12/news-roundup-honda-civic-tour-contest-interviews-kerrang-scan-bid-remix-cd-etc-via-lpassociation-mikeshinodaclan-and-lptimes/ News Roundup: Honda Civic Tour Contest, Interviews, Kerrang Scan, BID Remix CD, etc. via @lpassociation, @mikeshinodaclan and @lptimes - Linkin Park Fan Corner], July 12, 2012</ref>
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A few other remixes of the song were said to have been done, but remain unreleased. Mike Shinoda said that he would do a remix for the track, but it was never released. In addition, Tech N9ne recorded a verse for a "Burn It Down" remix, but the track was [[List_Of_Unreleased_Songs#Burn_It_Down_Remix_with_Tech_N9ne|never released]].
A few other remixes of the song were said to have been done, but remain unreleased. Mike Shinoda said that he would do a remix for the track, but it was never released. In addition, Tech N9ne recorded a verse for a "Burn It Down" remix, but the track was [[List_Of_Unreleased_Songs#Burn_It_Down_Remix_with_Tech_N9ne|never released]].
===Official Remix Competition===
In June 2012, Linkin Park teamed up with Formula One Lotus F1 to launch an iPad app called "Linkin Park GP." The app allowed iPad users to drive a Lotus E20 and interact with a 360° environment to create an original remix of "Burn It Down." The app featured stems that fans could use: "Drums", "Bass", "Guitar", "Synth", "Indigo Synth", "Vocals", and "Rap."<ref>[https://loudwire.com/win-linkin-park-living-things-prize-pack/ Loudwire: Win A Linkin Park 'Living Things' Prize Pack], June 5, 2012</ref> This was not a standard competition or contest done by the band where a winner was announced, or prizes were advertised, but this was an official promotion that was done.


==Tracklist==
==Tracklist==
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| [[In The End]] [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2011/20110704 (Live)]
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| [[What I've Done]] [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2011/20110704 (Live)]
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==Music Video==
==Music Video==
===Music Video===
The music video for "Burn It Down" was shot in the week of March 12, 2012.<ref>[https://lplive.net/forums/topic/8284-linkin-park-shooting-first-music-video-for-new-album-this-week/ Linkin Park Shooting First Music Video For New Album This Week! - Newswire - Linkin Park Live], March 12, 2012</ref>
{{hidden begin|title=Video Credits<ref>[https://imvdb.com/video/linkin-park/burn-it-down Linkin Park - Burn It Down (2012) | IMVDb]</ref>}}
<poem>Artist Name: Linkin Park
Song Name: Burn It Down
Director: Joe Hahn
Producers: Bill Boyd
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records</poem>
{{hidden end}}
===Jemga Video===
===Jemga Video===
Linkin Park announced on May 31, 2012 they had teamed with Genero.tv for a "Burn It Down" music video contest. The band provided a download of the full performance video for the song and contestants were allowed to use as much or as little of the original video as they'd like, the only condition being to be creative and make the video their own. The contest ended on July 6 and the winner, chosen by Linkin Park, Warner Bros Records and Genero, received $5,000 and had their video premiered on MTV globally.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120706002900/https://linkinpark.com/profiles/blogs/create-your-own-burn-it-down-music-video Create Your Own &quot;BURN IT DOWN&quot; Music Video - LinkinPark.com], May 31, 2012</ref><ref>[https://genero.com/linkinpark/project Linkin Park - Burn It Down | Genero]</ref>
Linkin Park announced on May 31, 2012 they had teamed with Genero.tv for a "Burn It Down" music video contest. The band provided a download of the full performance video for the song and contestants were allowed to use as much or as little of the original video as they'd like, the only condition being to be creative and make the video their own. The contest ended on July 6 and the winner, chosen by Linkin Park, Warner Bros Records and Genero, received $5,000 and had their video premiered on MTV globally.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120706002900/https://linkinpark.com/profiles/blogs/create-your-own-burn-it-down-music-video Create Your Own &quot;BURN IT DOWN&quot; Music Video - LinkinPark.com], May 31, 2012</ref><ref>[https://genero.com/linkinpark/project Linkin Park - Burn It Down | Genero]</ref>
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The big prize winner was Jem Garrard (aka Jemga), a Canada-based filmmaker from London, England. She wrote, ''"Thanks for checking it out. Alex is a great little actor and very fun to work with. The story was written especially for the song, and of course in competitions such as this, multiple ideas and visions will be screened. That's the beauty of it, so many creative videos to look at! I took a less literal approach with this. The idea of 'burning down' to me didn't represent fire, but the idea of creating and destroying icons in the media. So I thought it would be fun to take a futuristic look at that, and use the idea of a robot game show! Thanks again for your comments and taking the time. I'm very lucky to work with the people I do, and it was great to incorporate 3D into a video. I enjoyed the process."''<ref>[https://genero.com/watch-video/33383/ Linkin Park - Burn it Down by jemga | Genero], July 05, 2012</ref>
The big prize winner was Jem Garrard (aka Jemga), a Canada-based filmmaker from London, England. She wrote, ''"Thanks for checking it out. Alex is a great little actor and very fun to work with. The story was written especially for the song, and of course in competitions such as this, multiple ideas and visions will be screened. That's the beauty of it, so many creative videos to look at! I took a less literal approach with this. The idea of 'burning down' to me didn't represent fire, but the idea of creating and destroying icons in the media. So I thought it would be fun to take a futuristic look at that, and use the idea of a robot game show! Thanks again for your comments and taking the time. I'm very lucky to work with the people I do, and it was great to incorporate 3D into a video. I enjoyed the process."''<ref>[https://genero.com/watch-video/33383/ Linkin Park - Burn it Down by jemga | Genero], July 05, 2012</ref>


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{{hidden begin|title=Credits}}
<poem>
<poem>
Filmmaker - Jem Garrard
Filmmaker - Jem Garrard
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Sound Effects - Ashley Summers
Sound Effects - Ashley Summers
DOP - Greg Gillespie</poem>
DOP - Greg Gillespie</poem>
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==Versions==
==Versions==
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*Listed on ''Burn It Down Remixes'' as "Burn It Down (Main)".
*Listed on ''Burn It Down Remixes'' as "Burn It Down (Main)".
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| Burn It Down
| ''[[Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023]]''
| 3:49
| March 2011 – April 2012
| April 12, 2024
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*Includes transition from "[[One More Light (Song)|One More Light]]".
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| Burn It Down (Radio Edit)
| Burn It Down (Radio Edit)
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*Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on August 7, 2012.
*Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on August 7, 2012.
*Listed on ''Recharged'' as "Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix)".
*Listed on ''Recharged'' as "Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix)".
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| Burn It Down - Tom Swoon Remix
| ''[[Living Things Remixes]]''
| 4:45
| 2012
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*Remix by Tom Swoon.
*More audible high hat from 00:30 onwards.
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| Burn It Down (Bobina Remix)
| Burn It Down (Bobina Remix)
| ''Living Things Remixed''
| ''Living Things Remixed''
''Burn It Down Remixes''
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| 5:21
| 2012
| 2012
| September 13, 2012
| September 13, 2012
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*Remix by Bobina.
*Remix by Dmitry Almazov.
*Released for free download on [https://soundcloud.com/bobina/linkin-park-burn-it-down Bobina's official SoundCloud page] on September 13, 2012.
*Released for free download on [https://soundcloud.com/bobina/linkin-park-burn-it-down Bobina's official SoundCloud page] on September 13, 2012.
*Given away after his Facebook profile reached 50000 fans.
*Given away after his Facebook profile reached 50000 fans.
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*Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
*Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
*Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on July 7, 2012.
*Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on July 7, 2012.
*Pre-order bonus track on ''Recharged''.
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| Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Radio Edit) (No Rap)
| Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Radio Edit) (No Rap)
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*Lacks Mike's rap.
*Lacks Mike's rap.
*Used in the alternative "Burn It Down" music video for the remix.
*Used in the alternative "Burn It Down" music video for the remix.
*Released on [https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/download-linkin-park-burn-it-down-remixes-dj-promo-cd.37160/ LPAssociation] for free download on July 7, 2012.
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| Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) (No Rap)
| Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) (No Rap)
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*Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
*Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
*Lacks Mike's rap.
*Lacks Mike's rap.
*Released on [https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/download-linkin-park-burn-it-down-remixes-dj-promo-cd.37160/ LPAssociation] for free download on July 7, 2012.
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| Burn It Down - Paul Van Dyk Remix
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*Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
*Identical to the ''Recharged'' version, but ends at 05:30.
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| Burn It Down (Hann With Gun Remix)
| Burn It Down (Hann With Gun Remix)
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| June 22, 2012
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*Remix by Hann With Gun.
*Remix by Ruslan Lepatov.
*Released on [http://promodj.com/hannwithgun/remixes/3418458/Linkin_Park_Burn_it_down_Hann_with_Gun_remix PromoDJ.com] for free download on June 22, 2012.
*Released on [http://promodj.com/hannwithgun/remixes/3418458/Linkin_Park_Burn_it_down_Hann_with_Gun_remix PromoDJ.com] for free download on June 22, 2012.
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*Remix by Johsian Vazquez and Johvan Vazquez.
*Remix by Johsian Vazquez and Johvan Vazquez.
*Uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2c4UrZ6UNA Double Dust's official YouTube channel] on May 8, 2012.
*Uploaded to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2c4UrZ6UNA Double Dust's official YouTube channel] on May 8, 2012.
*Released on [https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/download-linkin-park-burn-it-down-remixes-dj-promo-cd.37160/ LPAssociation] for free download on July 7, 2012.
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| Burn It Down (Heavy Burn Remix)
| Burn It Down (Heavy Burn Remix)
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*Remix by Heavy Burn.
*Remix by Heavy Burn.
*Released on [https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/download-linkin-park-burn-it-down-remixes-dj-promo-cd.37160/ LPAssociation] for free download on July 7, 2012.
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| Burn It Down (Arya Shani Remix)
| Burn It Down (Arya Shani Remix)
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*Remix by Arya Shani.
*Remix by Arya Shani.
*Uploaded to [https://soundcloud.com/aryaashani/burn-it-down Arya Shani's official SoundCloud account] on July 2, 2012.
*Released on [http://web.archive.org/web/20120802224123/https://soundcloud.com/aryaashani/ Arya Shani's official SoundCloud account] for free download on July 2, 2012.
*The track was later replaced with a reworked version titled "Burn It Down (Arya Shani 2k13 Rework)" on [https://soundcloud.com/aryaashani/burn-it-down SoundCloud].
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*Remix by John Reaper.
*Released on [https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/download-linkin-park-burn-it-down-remixes-dj-promo-cd.37160/ LPAssociation] for free download on July 7, 2012.
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*Speech after the song recorded in Birmingham on [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170706 July 6, 2017].
*Speech after the song recorded in Birmingham on [[Live:20170706|July 6, 2017]].
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==Live==
==Live==
"Burn It Down" got its live debut during the band's [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120516 KROQ Dressing Room rehearsal], from which point onwards, it was a staple in the band's live set. It was played at every full show, and most shortened and award shows, throughout the ''Living Things'' cycle. During the band's European festival run in 2012, "Burn It Down" was used to open the encore at headlining shows, and followed "[[The Catalyst]]" at the festival shows. It was the only full song to be played during the band's short run in Japan following the European tour, and was performed twice when the band performed on [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2012/20120627 Jimmy Kimmel Live]. The position of "Burn It Down" in the sets for Honda Civic Tour's setlists was very similar to its positions during the European tour, opening the encore in Set A, following "[[Numb]]", and later "[[What I've Done]]", in Set B, and being played after "The Catalyst", and later "What I've Done", in Set C. The sets for 2013 kept "Burn It Down" in the same position, except it didn't open the encore in festival Set A, since that set didn't have an encore. Instead, it was played after "What I've Done". <br>
"Burn It Down" got its live debut during the band's [[Live:20120516|KROQ Dressing Room rehearsal]], from which point onwards, it was a staple in the band's live set. It was played at every full show, and most shortened and award shows, throughout the ''Living Things'' cycle. During the band's European festival run in 2012, "Burn It Down" was used to open the encore at headlining shows, and followed "[[The Catalyst]]" at the festival shows. It was the only full song to be played during the band's short run in Japan following the European tour, and was performed twice when the band performed on [[Live:20120627|Jimmy Kimmel Live]]. The position of "Burn It Down" in the sets for Honda Civic Tour's setlists was very similar to its positions during the European tour, opening the encore in Set A, following "[[Numb]]", and later "[[What I've Done]]", in Set B, and being played after "The Catalyst", and later "What I've Done", in Set C. The sets for 2013 kept "Burn It Down" in the same position, except it didn't open the encore in festival Set A, since that set didn't have an encore. Instead, it was played after "What I've Done". <br>


2014 kept things pretty simple for "Burn It Down" at first. During the short, three show run the band went on in January, "Burn It Down" was played after "[[In The End]]" for the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140109 private launch show for Harman Infinity One] and the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140111 Concert for the Philippines benefit show], and was played after "What I've Done" for the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140110 headlining show]. Despite the experimental start to ''The Hunting Party'' touring cycle, "Burn It Down" was one of the few songs that wasn't shortened or given a new intro or outro. The standard, studio version was played after "[[Joe Solo]]" until Set B of the Carnivores Tour debuted, where it was shortened to exclude the first chorus and second verse, as well as given a new, short extended intro, since it opened the encore. These sets were played at every full show for the rest of 2014. At the band's [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141018 first show in Brazil] for ''The Hunting Party'' cycle, "Burn It Down" was plagued with technical difficulties, including the opening synth being played in the wrong key, the wrong synth playing during the verse and chorus, and Mike forgetting to start his rap bridge, so Chester started singing the second verse. Right as Chester began, though, Mike started the rap. At the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141107 12th LPU Summit in Amsterdam], a new version of "Burn It Down" was played with a different beat dubbed the "Reggae Version". "Burn It Down" was played second at both [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141212 Live 105's Not So Silent Night] and [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141213 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014], right after "Joe Solo". For a [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150113 private show at LP Underground HQ], "Burn It Down" was played acoustically for the first time, alongside "[[LOATR/SOTD/Iridescent]]" and "[[Final Masquerade]]". The two sets for the 2015 North American tour had "Burn It Down" in the same positions as the sets for Carnivores Tour. At [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150509 Rock In Rio USA], "Burn It Down" was played after "[[New Divide]]" in the shortened, new set. The full version of this set had "Burn It Down" coming out of a shortened form of "[[Darker Than Blood]]", which featured only the first verse and chorus acapella over a droning synth.
2014 kept things pretty simple for "Burn It Down" at first. During the short, three show run the band went on in January, "Burn It Down" was played after "[[In The End]]" for the [[Live:20140109|private launch show for Harman Infinity One]] and the [[Live:20140111|Concert for the Philippines benefit show]], and was played after "What I've Done" for the [[Live:20140110|headlining show]]. Despite the experimental start to ''The Hunting Party'' touring cycle, "Burn It Down" was one of the few songs that wasn't shortened or given a new intro or outro. The standard, studio version was played after "[[Joe Solo]]" until Set B of the Carnivores Tour debuted, where it was shortened to exclude the first chorus and second verse, as well as given a new, short extended intro, since it opened the encore. These sets were played at every full show for the rest of 2014. At the band's [[Live:20141018|first show in Brazil]] for ''The Hunting Party'' cycle, "Burn It Down" was plagued with technical difficulties, including the opening synth being played in the wrong key, the wrong synth playing during the verse and chorus, and Mike forgetting to start his rap bridge, so Chester started singing the second verse. Right as Chester began, though, Mike started the rap. At the [[Live:20141107|12th LPU Summit in Amsterdam]], a new version of "Burn It Down" was played with a different beat dubbed the "Reggae Version". "Burn It Down" was played second at both [[Live:20141212|Live 105's Not So Silent Night]] and [[Live:20141213|KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014]], right after "Joe Solo". For a [[Live:20150113|private show at LP Underground HQ]], "Burn It Down" was played acoustically for the first time, alongside "[[LOATR/SOTD/Iridescent]]" and "[[Final Masquerade]]". The two sets for the 2015 North American tour had "Burn It Down" in the same positions as the sets for Carnivores Tour. At [[Live:20150509|Rock In Rio USA]], "Burn It Down" was played after "[[New Divide]]" in the shortened, new set. The full version of this set had "Burn It Down" coming out of a shortened form of "[[Darker Than Blood]]", which featured only the first verse and chorus acapella over a droning synth.


On February 16, 2017, Linkin Park performed a stripped down version of "Burn It Down" for a Facebook live stream. This version featured Mike on piano and vocals, Brad on guitar, and Chester and Kiiara on vocals. For the first time, Mike sang his verse on the bridge instead of singing it. The reggae version of the song made its return later that month at a private filming for the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-AMG. Mike and Chester continued to perform the stripped down version of "Burn It Down" during the European promo shows in March 2017, but performed it as a piano version as Brad was not present to play guitar. The full band version of the song returned once the ''One More Light'' World Tour started, being performed far earlier in the set than the song had ever been played at a full show, following "[[Talking To Myself]]". M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold joined the band for the song at the [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20171027 memorial show for Chester Bennington].
On February 16, 2017, Linkin Park performed a stripped down version of "Burn It Down" for a Facebook live stream. This version featured Mike on piano and vocals, Brad on guitar, and Chester and Kiiara on vocals. For the first time, Mike sang his verse on the bridge instead of singing it. The reggae version of the song made its return later that month at a private filming for the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-AMG. Mike and Chester continued to perform the stripped down version of "Burn It Down" during the European promo shows in March 2017, but performed it as a piano version as Brad was not present to play guitar. The full band version of the song returned once the ''One More Light'' World Tour started, being performed far earlier in the set than the song had ever been played at a full show, following "[[Talking To Myself]]". M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold joined the band for the song at the [[Live:20171027|memorial show for Chester Bennington]].
 
During Mike's solo tour, he would sporadically add a piano version of "Burn It Down" to the set where he would have the crowd sing while he played the piano. At the show in [[Live:20190308|Hamburg]], German singer Yvonne Catterfeld joined Mike for the song.


===Variations===
===Variations===
====Linkin Park====
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| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140812 August 12, 2014]
| [[Live:20140812|August 12, 2014]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150117 January 17, 2015]
| [[Live:20150117|January 17, 2015]]
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| Shortened
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20140812 August 12, 2014]
| [[Live:20140812|August 12, 2014]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150117 January 17, 2015]
| [[Live:20150117|January 17, 2015]]
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| Intro
| Pre-song Jam
| Pre-song Jam
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141107 November 7, 2014]
| [[Live:20141107|November 7, 2014]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2014/20141107 November 7, 2014]
| [[Live:20141107|November 7, 2014]]
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| Alternative
| Reggae Version
| Reggae Version
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2013/20130801 August 1, 2013]
| [[Live:20130801|August 1, 2013]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170228 February 28, 2017]
| [[Live:20170228|February 28, 2017]]
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| Alternative
| Alternative
| Acoustic
| Acoustic
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150113 January 13, 2015]
| [[Live:20150113|January 13, 2015]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2015/20150113 January 13, 2015]
| [[Live:20150113|January 13, 2015]]
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| Alternative
| Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only)
| Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only)
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170216 February 16, 2017]
| [[Live:20170216|February 16, 2017]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170216 February 16, 2017]
| [[Live:20170216|February 16, 2017]]
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| Alternative
| Alternative
| Piano Version (Piano/Vocals Only)
| Piano Version (Piano/Vocals Only)
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170324 March 24, 2017]
| [[Live:20170324|March 24, 2017]]
| [http://lplive.net/shows/db/2017/20170330 March 30, 2017]
| [[Live:20170330|March 30, 2017]]
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| [[Live:20180829|August 29, 2018]]
| [[Live:20190308|March 8, 2019]]
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| Shortened (First Verse + First Chorus)
| [[Live:20180829|August 29, 2018]]
| [[Live:20181025|October 25, 2018]]
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| Shortened (No Bridge/Final Chorus)
| [[Live:20181017|October 17, 2018]]
| [[Live:20181105|November 5, 2018]]
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===Live Guests===
===Live Guests===
====Linkin Park====
<small>Last Updated: July 19, 2018</small>
<small>Last Updated: July 19, 2018</small>
*'''Benjamin Chandler''' <small>''(replacing Brad Delson)''</small>
*'''Benjamin Chandler''' <small>''(replacing Brad Delson)''</small>
*'''M. Shadows''' (Avenged Sevenfold)
*'''M. Shadows''' (Avenged Sevenfold)
*'''Warren Willis''' <small>''(replacing Joe Hahn)''</small>
*'''Warren Willis''' <small>''(replacing Joe Hahn)''</small>
====Mike Shinoda====
*'''Yvonne Catterfeld'''


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We can't wait
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To burn it to the ground [x2]</poem>
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To break it back down
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We're building it up</poem>
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To burn it to the ground
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==Gallery==
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*"Burn It Down" was featured in the promo teaser for the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
*"Burn It Down" was featured in the promo teaser for the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
*A remix of "Burn It Down" by Bobina was featured in the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
*A remix of "Burn It Down" by Bobina was featured in the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
*"Burn It Down" is featured in the 5th episode of Season 16 of the TV series ''Family Guy'', titled "Three Directors".


==External Links==
==External Links==

Latest revision as of 01:21, 15 April 2024

"Burn It Down"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Living Things
Working title:Buried At Sea
Recorded:2011-2012
Released:May 21, 2012
Format:CD, Digital
Length:03:51
Stems:Lotus Linkin Park GP
Rock Band 3 (DLC)
Akai MPC500 Samples[1]
Neko Keyboard Sounds and Samples[1]
Open Labs SoundSlate Pro
Time signature:4/4
Tempo:110
Key:A Minor
Live debut:May 16, 2012
Last performed:October 27, 2017
Writer:Linkin Park
Producer:Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
Label:Warner Bros.
Linkin Park single chronology
Rolling In The Deep (Adele Cover)
(2011)		 Burn It Down
(2012)		 Lost In The Echo
(2012)
Living Things tracklist
  1. Lost In The Echo
  2. In My Remains
  3. Burn It Down
  4. Lies Greed Misery
  5. I'll Be Gone
  6. Castle Of Glass
  7. Victimized
  8. Roads Untraveled
  9. Skin To Bone
  10. Until It Breaks
  11. Tinfoil
  12. Powerless

"Burn It Down" (stylized as "BURN IT DOWN") is the third song and lead single on Linkin Park's album Living Things. It was released to radio and as a digital download on April 16, 2012, and, by the end of 2012, sold over one million units, making it the band's eighth million-selling single. [2]

Background

In an interview with ABCDane.net, Chester Bennington talked about some of the more unexpected reactions the band had gotten in response to "Burn It Down", stating "It’s interesting, since ‘BURN IT DOWN’ was released, we’ve been getting a lot of e-mails from people saying something like, ‘I can finally work out to your music again.’ It’s something we never even considered while making this album. You don’t really think, ‘This song is perfect for doing push-ups to!’ or ‘I can’t wait to jog while playing this song.’ But it made us happy to hear these things, because it meant that this album has a lot of energy." [3]

Mike Shinoda went into detail about some of the themes explored on "Burn It Down", and how important it is for the listener to derive their own meanings from the lyrics, stating "You know, to be honest, we get the songs to a certain point, and once we put out our record, it's up to the fans to decide how the song gets finished. In other words, we lead you to a certain point in the road and we say, "Okay, the rest of it is your call. You bring your own interpretation to the song." In the case of most of these songs, I think Chester (Bennington) is coming from a certain place, I'm coming from my own experience, and on top of that, there are oftentimes metaphor and maybe a third read. In the case of "Burn it Down," we're talking about my personal story and his personal story, and there's also a layer of pop culture that plays a role in the lyrics of the song. For example, people build up a certain celebrity or musician or actor or whatever and they're popular one minute and the next thing, you know either they've done something wrong or they've done nothing wrong and there's just a bad rumor that goes around about them and then everybody's attacking that person. That's just the way things are. We've actually lived through that as a band. All that stuff plays a role."[4]

During an LPTV episode about the song, an early version of Mike's rap can be heard with the lyrics "This ain't no joke, and I don't play, and I won't hold back the things that I say".[5]

In a June 18, 2020 Twitch stream when making a song out of Fort Minor and Linkin Park sounds, Mike talked about the samples from "Burn It Down" coming from his Gaia keyboard. The sample bank of sounds in his Maschine for the track was also labeled "Gaia."[6]

Remix

"Burn It Down", by far, has gotten the most remixes compared to any other song from Living Things, and most songs in Linkin Park's discography, with a grand total of twelve remixes. The song had one remix released on the band's second remix album, Recharged, done by Tom Swoon, in addition to a remix done by Paul Van Dyk, which was included as a pre-order bonus for the remix album. To promote the album, Paul Van Dyk and Mike Shinoda held a chat with fans on Twitter.[7] During the chat, Mike said he has never met Paul Van Dyk in person[8] and Paul said his favorite part about working on the remix was "taking this fantastic track to the dance floor!"[9]

The track also had four remixes released as a part of the Living Things Remix Subscription, which was a reward for pre-ordering Living Things. In addition to the remixes by Tom Swoon and Paul Van Dyk, remixes done by RAC and Bobina were included in the subscription. The Bobina remix was actually a fan made remix given away for free download after his Facebook profile reached 50,000 fans. The band liked the remix so much that they decided to present it to fans along with the Rad Omen remix of "Roads Untraveled".[10] A month before, Mike had been asking for good fan remixes of Living Things songs on Twitter.[11]

Even more remixes for the song were released as a part of the Burn It Down Remixes promo CD, which included the aforementioned remixes, barring Tom Swoon's, and included remixes by Hann With Gunn, Double Dust, Heavy Burn, Arya Shani, and John Reaper. A few of those remixes were also fan made and were previously released by the artists themselves.[12] The Hann With Gunn remix was given to Linkin Park on a meet and greet during their European Tour in 2012. When Arya Shani's remix was released, he was only 13 years old.[13]

The CD also included two more versions of Paul Van Dyk's remix, both of which cut Mike's rap, but one was considered a "radio edit", which cut the length of the remix in half.

Finally, over three years after the song was released, one final remix of "Burn It Down" was released, done by Charly Beck. It wasn't included on any official releases from the band, but was later released digitally with the consent of Linkin Park's label, Warner Bros. Records. According to Martin von Auen, who worked as producer on Beck's remix, it took eight weeks until they heard back from Linkin Park.[14]

A few other remixes of the song were said to have been done, but remain unreleased. Mike Shinoda said that he would do a remix for the track, but it was never released. In addition, Tech N9ne recorded a verse for a "Burn It Down" remix, but the track was never released.

Official Remix Competition

In June 2012, Linkin Park teamed up with Formula One Lotus F1 to launch an iPad app called "Linkin Park GP." The app allowed iPad users to drive a Lotus E20 and interact with a 360° environment to create an original remix of "Burn It Down." The app featured stems that fans could use: "Drums", "Bass", "Guitar", "Synth", "Indigo Synth", "Vocals", and "Rap."[15] This was not a standard competition or contest done by the band where a winner was announced, or prizes were advertised, but this was an official promotion that was done.

Tracklist

CD Single

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Burn It Down Linkin Park 3:51
2 New Divide (Live) Linkin Park 4:29
3 In The End (Live) Linkin Park 3:39
4 What I've Done (Live) Linkin Park 4:04

Remixes Promo CD

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1 Burn It Down (Main) Linkin Park 3:50
2 Burn It Down (Instrumental) Linkin Park 4:11
3 Burn It Down (Acapella) Linkin Park 2:56
4 Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Linkin Park 8:00
5 Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Radio Edit) (No Rap) Linkin Park 4:03
6 Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) (No Rap) Linkin Park 7:32
7 Burn It Down (RAC Remix) Linkin Park 3:33
8 Burn It Down (Hann With Gun Remix) Linkin Park 4:11
9 Burn It Down (Double Dust Remix) Linkin Park 5:00
10 Burn It Down (Heavy Burn Remix) Linkin Park 6:27
11 Burn It Down (Arya Shani Remix) Linkin Park 6:02
12 Burn It Down (John Reaper Remix) Linkin Park 3:12

Music Video

Music Video

The music video for "Burn It Down" was shot in the week of March 12, 2012.[16]

Video Credits[17]

Artist Name: Linkin Park
Song Name: Burn It Down
Director: Joe Hahn
Producers: Bill Boyd
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno
Record Label: Warner Bros. Records

Jemga Video

Linkin Park announced on May 31, 2012 they had teamed with Genero.tv for a "Burn It Down" music video contest. The band provided a download of the full performance video for the song and contestants were allowed to use as much or as little of the original video as they'd like, the only condition being to be creative and make the video their own. The contest ended on July 6 and the winner, chosen by Linkin Park, Warner Bros Records and Genero, received $5,000 and had their video premiered on MTV globally.[18][19]

The big prize winner was Jem Garrard (aka Jemga), a Canada-based filmmaker from London, England. She wrote, "Thanks for checking it out. Alex is a great little actor and very fun to work with. The story was written especially for the song, and of course in competitions such as this, multiple ideas and visions will be screened. That's the beauty of it, so many creative videos to look at! I took a less literal approach with this. The idea of 'burning down' to me didn't represent fire, but the idea of creating and destroying icons in the media. So I thought it would be fun to take a futuristic look at that, and use the idea of a robot game show! Thanks again for your comments and taking the time. I'm very lucky to work with the people I do, and it was great to incorporate 3D into a video. I enjoyed the process."[20]

Credits

Filmmaker - Jem Garrard
Young boy - Alex Draghicescu
Game show host - Greg Crompton
Special FX - Tamsin Baker
3D Animation - Robert Allison
Sound Effects - Ashley Summers
DOP - Greg Gillespie

Versions

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

Studio

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Burn It Down Burn It Down

Living Things

Burn It Down Remixes

NOW: The Hits Of Spring 2012

3:50 March 2011 – April 2012 April 16, 2012
  • Listed on Burn It Down Remixes as "Burn It Down (Main)".
Burn It Down Papercuts - Singles Collection 2000-2023 3:49 March 2011 – April 2012 April 12, 2024
Burn It Down (Radio Edit) Burn It Down (FR Radio CD) 3:33 March 2011 – April 2012 2012
  • Shortened intro.
Burn It Down (Instrumental) Living Things (Acapellas and Instrumentals) 3:50 2012 September 11, 2012
  • Official instrumental version.
Burn It Down (Instrumental) Burn It Down Remixes 4:11 2012 2012
  • Extended instrumental version.
  • Unofficial.
Burn It Down (Acapella) Living Things (Acapellas and Instrumentals)

Burn It Down Remixes

2:56 2012 September 11, 2012
  • Official acapella version.

Remix

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Burn It Down (RAC Remix) Living Things Remixed

Burn It Down Remixes

3:33 2012 January 6, 2012
  • Remix by André Allen Anjos.
  • Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on January 6, 2012.
Burn It Down (Swoon Remix) Living Things Remixed

Recharged

4:47 2012 August 7, 2012
  • Remix by Tom Swoon.
  • Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on August 7, 2012.
  • Listed on Recharged as "Burn It Down (Tom Swoon Remix)".
Burn It Down - Tom Swoon Remix Living Things Remixes 4:45 2012
  • Remix by Tom Swoon.
  • More audible high hat from 00:30 onwards.
Burn It Down (Bobina Remix) Living Things Remixed 5:21 2012 September 13, 2012
Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Living Things Remixed

Burn It Down Remixes

Recharged

8:00 2012 July 7, 2012
  • Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
  • Released as part of the Living Things Remix Subscription on July 7, 2012.
  • Pre-order bonus track on Recharged.
Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Radio Edit) (No Rap) Burn It Down Remixes 4:03 2012 2012
  • Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
  • Radio edit.
  • Lacks Mike's rap.
  • Used in the alternative "Burn It Down" music video for the remix.
  • Released on LPAssociation for free download on July 7, 2012.
Burn It Down (Paul Van Dyk Remix) (No Rap) Burn It Down Remixes 7:32 2012 2012
  • Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
  • Lacks Mike's rap.
  • Released on LPAssociation for free download on July 7, 2012.
Burn It Down - Paul Van Dyk Remix Living Things Remixes 5:30 2012
  • Remix by Paul Van Dyk.
  • Identical to the Recharged version, but ends at 05:30.
Burn It Down (Hann With Gun Remix) Burn It Down Remixes 4:11 2012 June 22, 2012
  • Remix by Ruslan Lepatov.
  • Released on PromoDJ.com for free download on June 22, 2012.
Burn It Down (Double Dust Remix) Burn It Down Remixes 5:00 2012 May 8, 2012
Burn It Down (Heavy Burn Remix) Burn It Down Remixes 6:27 2012 2012
  • Remix by Heavy Burn.
  • Released on LPAssociation for free download on July 7, 2012.
Burn It Down (Arya Shani Remix) Burn It Down Remixes 6:02 2012 July 2, 2012
Burn It Down (John Reaper Remix) Burn It Down Remixes 3:12 2012 2012
  • Remix by John Reaper.
  • Released on LPAssociation for free download on July 7, 2012.
Burn It Down (feat. Linkin Park) Burn It Down (feat. Linkin Park)

Club Fever 2016

3:13 2015 November 13, 2015
  • Remix by Charly Beck.
  • Produced by Martin Von Auen.

Live

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Burn It Down (Live Rock Im Park 2012) Living Things (AU Tour Edition)

Castle Of Glass (Digital EP)

4:01 June 03, 2012 February 11, 2013
Burn It Down Live At Admiralspalast Berlin, Germany June 05, 2012 March 29, 2013
  • DVD only.
  • Living Things+ bonus DVD.
Burn It Down Live In Monterrey September 12, 2012 June 13, 2014
  • DVD only.
  • The Hunting Party bonus DVD.
  • Live show filmed at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico on September 12, 2012.
Burn It Down (Live In LA 9.8.12) The Hunting Party (Xbox Music) 3:57 September 08, 2012 June 21, 2014
Burn It Down One More Light Live 4:13 June 27, 2017 December 15, 2017
  • Speech after the song recorded in Birmingham on July 6, 2017.
Burn It Down One More Light Live (Clean) 4:13 June 27, 2017 December 15, 2017
  • Censored.

Live

"Burn It Down" got its live debut during the band's KROQ Dressing Room rehearsal, from which point onwards, it was a staple in the band's live set. It was played at every full show, and most shortened and award shows, throughout the Living Things cycle. During the band's European festival run in 2012, "Burn It Down" was used to open the encore at headlining shows, and followed "The Catalyst" at the festival shows. It was the only full song to be played during the band's short run in Japan following the European tour, and was performed twice when the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The position of "Burn It Down" in the sets for Honda Civic Tour's setlists was very similar to its positions during the European tour, opening the encore in Set A, following "Numb", and later "What I've Done", in Set B, and being played after "The Catalyst", and later "What I've Done", in Set C. The sets for 2013 kept "Burn It Down" in the same position, except it didn't open the encore in festival Set A, since that set didn't have an encore. Instead, it was played after "What I've Done".

2014 kept things pretty simple for "Burn It Down" at first. During the short, three show run the band went on in January, "Burn It Down" was played after "In The End" for the private launch show for Harman Infinity One and the Concert for the Philippines benefit show, and was played after "What I've Done" for the headlining show. Despite the experimental start to The Hunting Party touring cycle, "Burn It Down" was one of the few songs that wasn't shortened or given a new intro or outro. The standard, studio version was played after "Joe Solo" until Set B of the Carnivores Tour debuted, where it was shortened to exclude the first chorus and second verse, as well as given a new, short extended intro, since it opened the encore. These sets were played at every full show for the rest of 2014. At the band's first show in Brazil for The Hunting Party cycle, "Burn It Down" was plagued with technical difficulties, including the opening synth being played in the wrong key, the wrong synth playing during the verse and chorus, and Mike forgetting to start his rap bridge, so Chester started singing the second verse. Right as Chester began, though, Mike started the rap. At the 12th LPU Summit in Amsterdam, a new version of "Burn It Down" was played with a different beat dubbed the "Reggae Version". "Burn It Down" was played second at both Live 105's Not So Silent Night and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2014, right after "Joe Solo". For a private show at LP Underground HQ, "Burn It Down" was played acoustically for the first time, alongside "LOATR/SOTD/Iridescent" and "Final Masquerade". The two sets for the 2015 North American tour had "Burn It Down" in the same positions as the sets for Carnivores Tour. At Rock In Rio USA, "Burn It Down" was played after "New Divide" in the shortened, new set. The full version of this set had "Burn It Down" coming out of a shortened form of "Darker Than Blood", which featured only the first verse and chorus acapella over a droning synth.

On February 16, 2017, Linkin Park performed a stripped down version of "Burn It Down" for a Facebook live stream. This version featured Mike on piano and vocals, Brad on guitar, and Chester and Kiiara on vocals. For the first time, Mike sang his verse on the bridge instead of singing it. The reggae version of the song made its return later that month at a private filming for the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-AMG. Mike and Chester continued to perform the stripped down version of "Burn It Down" during the European promo shows in March 2017, but performed it as a piano version as Brad was not present to play guitar. The full band version of the song returned once the One More Light World Tour started, being performed far earlier in the set than the song had ever been played at a full show, following "Talking To Myself". M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold joined the band for the song at the memorial show for Chester Bennington.

During Mike's solo tour, he would sporadically add a piano version of "Burn It Down" to the set where he would have the crowd sing while he played the piano. At the show in Hamburg, German singer Yvonne Catterfeld joined Mike for the song.

Variations

Linkin Park

Last Updated: March 30, 2017

Type Description First Played Last Played
Intro Swirl Intro August 12, 2014 January 17, 2015
Intro Shortened August 12, 2014 January 17, 2015
Intro Pre-song Jam November 7, 2014 November 7, 2014
Alternative Reggae Version August 1, 2013 February 28, 2017
Alternative Acoustic January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015
Alternative Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only) February 16, 2017 February 16, 2017
Alternative Piano Version (Piano/Vocals Only) March 24, 2017 March 30, 2017

Mike Shinoda

Last Updated: April 28, 2020

Type Description First Played Last Played
Alternative Piano Version August 29, 2018 March 8, 2019
Alternative Shortened (First Verse + First Chorus) August 29, 2018 October 25, 2018
Alternative Shortened (No Bridge/Final Chorus) October 17, 2018 November 5, 2018

Live Guests

Linkin Park

Last Updated: July 19, 2018

  • Benjamin Chandler (replacing Brad Delson)
  • M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold)
  • Warren Willis (replacing Joe Hahn)

Mike Shinoda

  • Yvonne Catterfeld

Promotion

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Status
2012 MTV Video Music Awards Best Rock Video Nominated
2012 MTV Video Music Awards Best Visual Effects Nominated
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Song Nominated
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Video Nominated

Personnel

Lyrics

Album Version

The cycle repeated
As explosions broke in the sky
All that I needed
Was the one thing I couldn't find
 
And you were there at the turn
Waiting to let me know
 
We're building it up
To break it back down
We're building it up
To burn it down
We can't wait
To burn it to the ground
 
The colors conflicted
As the flames climbed into the clouds
I wanted to fix this
But couldn't stop from tearing it down
 
And you were caught at the turn
Caught in the burning glow
And I was there at the turn
Waiting to let you know
 
You told me yes / You held me high
And I believed when you told that lie
I played that soldier / You played king
And struck me down when I kissed that ring
You lost that right / to hold that crown
I built you up but you let me down
So when you fall / I'll take my turn
And fan the flames as your blazes burn
 
And you were there at the turn
Waiting to let me know
 
We're building it up
To break it back down
We're building it up
To burn it down
We can't wait
To burn it to the ground
 
When you fall / I'll take my turn
And fan the flames as your blazes burn
We can't wait
To burn it to the ground [x2]

Tom Swoon Remix

Wait at the turn [x15]
Wait-ait-ait

We're building it up
To break it back down
We're building it up
To burn it down
We can't wait
To burn it to the ground

(Come)

Wait at the turn [x14]
Whoa

We're building it up
To break it back down
We're building it up

Paul Van Dyk Remix

The cycle repeated
As explosions broke in the sky
All that I needed
Was the one thing I couldn’t find

And you were there at the turn
Waiting to let me know

The colors conflicted
As the flames climbed into the clouds
I wanted to fix this
But couldn’t stop from tearing it down

And you were there at the turn
Caught in the burning glow
And I was there at the turn
Waiting to let you know

We’re building it up
To break it back down
We’re building it up
To burn it down
We can’t wait
To burn it to the ground

You told me yes, you held me high
And I believed when you told that lie
I played soldier, you played king
And struck me down when I kissed that ring
You lost that right to hold that crown
I built you up but you let me down
So when you fall I’ll take my turn
And fan the flames as your blazes burn

And you were there at the turn
Caught in the burning glow
And I was there at the turn
Waiting to let you know

We’re building it up
To break it back down
We’re building it up
To burn it down
We can’t wait
To burn it to the ground

We can’t wait
To burn it to the ground

We can’t wait
To burn it to the ground

Gallery

  • Digital single

    Digital single

  • Single CD

    Single CD

  • US single CD

    US single CD

  • Burn It Down Remixes

    Burn It Down Remixes

  • Artwork created by Bobina for his remix

    Artwork created by Bobina for his remix

  • Artwork created by Arya Shani for his remix

    Artwork created by Arya Shani for his remix

  • Artwork created by Hann With Gun for his remix

    Artwork created by Hann With Gun for his remix

  • Artwork created by Charly Beck for his remix

    Artwork created by Charly Beck for his remix

  • Now: The Hits Of Spring 2012

    Now: The Hits Of Spring 2012

In Other Media

  • "Burn It Down" was released in 2012 as part of a DLC for the 2010 videogame Rock Band 3.
  • "Burn It Down" is featured in the 2012 videogame Linkin Park GP.
  • "Burn It Down" was featured in the promo teaser for the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
  • A remix of "Burn It Down" by Bobina was featured in the 2013 NBA Playoffs.
  • "Burn It Down" is featured in the 5th episode of Season 16 of the TV series Family Guy, titled "Three Directors".

External Links

  • Burn It Down (Music Video): LPTV | MTV | VK
  • Burn It Down (Lyric Video): LPTV
  • Burn It Down (By Jemga): Genero.tv [winner of Create Your Own "Burn It Down" Music Video [1]contest]
  • Burn It Down (Rio+Social 2012) - The Live Room

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Linkin Park Fans: A Rare Opportunity to Own a Piece of | Reverb News, April 02, 2018
  2. ↑ Yahoo, December 2012
  3. ↑ ABCDane.net, June 2012
  4. ↑ Huffington Post, July 2012
  5. ↑ Buried At Sea (Part 2 of 2) | LPTV #68 | Linkin Park - YouTube, May 04, 2012
  6. ↑ Making a new track using only Linkin Park and Fort Minor sounds. Tune in... - YouTube, June 18, 2020
  7. ↑ @PaulVanDyk + @M_Shinoda of @LinkinPark Twitter Interview (with images, tweets) · drtatiana · Storify, August 11, 2012
  8. ↑ Mike Shinoda and Paul Van Dyk Twitter Interview Summary - 10 Unheard Demos for LPU12, LITE Video Release And More, August 13, 2012
  9. ↑ #PvDLinkinPark - Search on Twitter, August 11, 2012
  10. ↑ LIVING THINGS Remix Subscription #5 - October - ROADS UNTRAVELED (Rad Omen Remix ft. Bun B), October 01, 2012
  11. ↑ Mike Shinoda no Twitter: "What FAN remixes from LIVING THINGS are good? CC: @LPAssociation @LPTimes @lplive @mikeshinodaclan @lprevolution @JP_LinkinPark" ., September 02, 2012
  12. ↑ BURN IT DOWN remixes, July 07, 2012
  13. ↑ News Roundup: Honda Civic Tour Contest, Interviews, Kerrang Scan, BID Remix CD, etc. via @lpassociation, @mikeshinodaclan and @lptimes - Linkin Park Fan Corner, July 12, 2012
  14. ↑ Official Burn It Down Remix by German Techno Producer - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, November 11, 2015
  15. ↑ Loudwire: Win A Linkin Park 'Living Things' Prize Pack, June 5, 2012
  16. ↑ Linkin Park Shooting First Music Video For New Album This Week! - Newswire - Linkin Park Live, March 12, 2012
  17. ↑ Linkin Park - Burn It Down (2012) | IMVDb
  18. ↑ Create Your Own "BURN IT DOWN" Music Video - LinkinPark.com, May 31, 2012
  19. ↑ Linkin Park - Burn It Down | Genero
  20. ↑ Linkin Park - Burn it Down by jemga | Genero, July 05, 2012
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