"Nobody Can Save Me" is the first track on One More Light. The song is described as a glitch, representing (as the album opener) a rebirth in the band's career.[1]
Background
On January 14, 2016, Gabriela Velichkova, a Southampton Solent University student, posted a picture of her with Jon Green on Twitter with the caption "Just met Jon Green! Working on new stuff with @linkinpark at the moment. Can't wait to hear the final project! ^_^"[2]
Jon Green is the singer of the English band The Bonfires. Both bands were at the Larrabee Studios in November 2015.
On February 24, 2016, a live feed from the studio was made through Linkin Park's official Facebook page showing Brad Delson, Jon Green, and Mike Shinoda working on lyrics for a new song.[3]
On April 7, 2016, Ethan Mates posted a picture of his computer on Facebook showing a folder called "LP Album 7 Main". Inside the folder, there was a file named "Nobody Can Save Me J Green 2". The image was apparently posted by mistake, because it was immediately removed. On the 28th of that month, Joe Hahn posted on his Instagram account a picture of Jon Green with a songboard behind him, indicating he was back at Linkin Park's studio. The picture was immediately removed from his account and The Bonfires later uploaded a blurred version of the picture to their account.[4]
Mike Shinoda went on to say Jon Green really related well with Chester.[5]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobody Can Save Me | One More Light | 3:45 | 2016 | May 19, 2017 |
Live
Personnel
Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington - Vocals
- Rob Bourdon - Drums, Background Vocals
- Brad Delson - Guitar, Background Vocals
- Joseph Hahn - Programming, Background Vocals
- Phoenix - Bass, Background Vocals
- Mike Shinoda - Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Additional Musicians
- Jon Green - Additional Guitar, Additional Background Vocals, Bass
Production
- Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
- Additional Production by RAC
- Written by Jon Green, Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda
- Vocal Production by Emily Wright
- Engineered by Mike Shinoda, Ethan Mates and Josh Newell
- Engineering Assisted by Alejandro Baima and Warren Willis
- Mixed by Serban Ghenea
- Mixing Engineered by John Hanes
- Technician: Jerry Johnson
Lyrics
Gallery
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Linkin Park in the studio with Justin Parker and Jon Green
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One More Light folder on Ethan Mates' computer
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Jon Green in Linkin Park's studio. Photo by Joe Hahn
External Links
References
- ↑ Linkin Park: Pop will eat itself | Upset, April 14, 2017
- ↑ Gabriela Velichkova no Twitter: "Just met Jon Green! Working on new stuff with @linkinpark at the moment. Can't wait to hear the final project! ^_^ https://t.co/CAeo3FjKmJ" ., January 14, 2016
- ↑ Linkin Park, February 24, 2016
- ↑ @thebonfires on Instagram: “Initial concern that the session was going off course..before realising they were taking note of guitar settings. Professionalism so... Great to be back in with @linkinpark & their crew Photo cred @mrjoehahn”, April 28, 2016
- ↑ Linkin Park - Timeline, November 14, 2016