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The video was released on September 5th, 2019 following a confirmation by Mike of the release date on September 3rd.<ref>https://twitter.com/lplive/status/1168956923905028096 LPLive: Twitter</ref>
The video was released on September 5th, 2019 following a confirmation by Mike of the release date on September 3rd.<ref>https://twitter.com/lplive/status/1168956923905028096 LPLive: Twitter</ref>


There are many hidden "Easter eggs" throughout the video that Mike placed there intentionally - "Agoura Pizza", for Agoura Hills, CA where Linkin Park began, the shop is selling "Xero" sandwiches (the original band name for Linkin Park), a Post Traumatic art edition cover is on the wall, Mike's signature is written on a sign and song titles are hidden throughout - "Prove You Wrong" is written on a shop along with "Running From My Shadow", "Brooding", and "Over Again" appearing in various places, the cat on the cereal box is wearing a Linkin Park shirt, the robots from the "Somewhere I Belong" video appear at the beginning, and the ship is titled "SS Kenji."<ref>https://twitter.com/LPLive/status/1171149172071731205 LPLive: Twitter</ref>
There are many hidden "Easter eggs" throughout the video that Mike placed there intentionally - "Agoura Pizza", for Agoura Hills, CA where Linkin Park began, the shop is selling "Xero" sandwiches (the original band name for Linkin Park), a Post Traumatic art edition cover is on the wall, Mike's signature is written on a sign and song titles are hidden throughout - "[[Prove You Wrong]]" is written on a shop along with "[[Running From My Shadow]]", "[[Brooding]]", and "[[Over Again]]" appearing in various places, the cat on the cereal box is wearing a Linkin Park shirt, the robots from the "[[Somewhere I Belong]]" video appear at the beginning, and the ship is titled "SS [[Kenji]]."<ref>https://twitter.com/LPLive/status/1171149172071731205 LPLive: Twitter</ref>


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"World's On Fire" is the fifteenth track off of Mike Shinoda's debut solo album, Post Traumatic.

Background

One of the samples for "World's On Fire" came from Mike's daughter coming into the studio while he was recording vocals and making a noise that was perfectly in key and on time, so he sampled it and put it into the song.[1]

Music Video

On July 2, 2019, Mike announced he was working with Crunchyroll on an animated music video for "World's On Fire" and posted a sketch that he was working on of one of the characters.[2]

A preview of the video was shown on July 6th at the Crunchyroll Industry Panel for Anime Expo, where he also revealed that his kids were the inspiration for the two main characters in the video.

Mike said that the first drawings for the video were created by him on an iPad and on sketch paper while on tour for Post Traumatic. He met an artist called Sam Henry that he worked with on the video, saying "World's On Fire" is motion-style animation versus hand drawn but it still looks hand drawn. Mike drew a lot of the creations himself for the video, saying that he'd draw and then send the creations over to the animation team.

Mike asked for names for the characters on social media and for fans to reach out with ideas. He said he grew up drawing NES (Nintendo) games so you can see the influences in these characters from that.

The video was released on September 5th, 2019 following a confirmation by Mike of the release date on September 3rd.[3]

There are many hidden "Easter eggs" throughout the video that Mike placed there intentionally - "Agoura Pizza", for Agoura Hills, CA where Linkin Park began, the shop is selling "Xero" sandwiches (the original band name for Linkin Park), a Post Traumatic art edition cover is on the wall, Mike's signature is written on a sign and song titles are hidden throughout - "Prove You Wrong" is written on a shop along with "Running From My Shadow", "Brooding", and "Over Again" appearing in various places, the cat on the cereal box is wearing a Linkin Park shirt, the robots from the "Somewhere I Belong" video appear at the beginning, and the ship is titled "SS Kenji."[4]

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Directed by Mike Shinoda & Juan M. Urbina
A creative service by Venturia Animation Studios for Warner Records
https://www.venturiaanimation.com/
Character Design: Mike Shinoda, Sam Henry, Camilo Vieco
Storyboards & Layout: Camilo Vieco
Backgrounds: Camilo Sastre
Compositing: Karlos Velásquez, Diego Beltrán
Animation: Daniel Villa, Enrique Ocampo, Jacobo Arcila
Line Production: Silvia Guzmán, Andrés Urbina
Color Correction: Eduardo Gómez
Video Commissioner: Devin Sarno

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Versions

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

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
World's On Fire Post Traumatic 3:16 2017-2018 June 15, 2018
World's On Fire Post Traumatic (Clean) 3:16 2017-2018 June 15, 2018
  • Censored.
  • Worldwide release on October 31, 2018.[5]
World's On Fire Post Traumatic - Instrumentals 3:15 2017-2018
  • Official instrumental version.

Live

"World's On Fire" was debuted in New York City as the encore opener alongside "Robot Boy". Every performance of the song had the bridge extended with Dan performing a drum solo and Mike performing the "Robot Boy" synth solo. The pairing also opened a few shows on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, beginning with Charlotte. While it was usually performed after the instrumental version of "Robot Boy", when the song was performed in the middle of the set, it was almost always played on its own.

Variations

Last Updated: May 2, 2020

Type Description First Played Last Played
Bridge Drum Solo + 'Robot Boy' Synth Solo October 13, 2018 September 8, 2019

Personnel

  • Written, produced, and mixed by Mike Shinoda
  • Vocals by Mike Shinoda
  • Mastered by Michelle Mancini

Lyrics

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Don't think I need to say this
'Cause you know what's in my head
"Fucked up" is an understatement
Can't wait for this year to end
It all fell apart, don't know where to start
Everything moves so slow
I can't get a break, it's too much to take
But closing my eyes I know

When the world's on fire, all I need is you
I don't always think to say it but it's true
When I just wanna disappear, you're the one who keeps me here
The world's on fire, all I need is you

The riot's on the horizon, calling each others' bluff
The smoke's filling up the skies and they say we should pack it up
Maybe the blaze will take this away, to ash and to earth below
Tell me to breathe, you still believe closing my eyes I know

When the world's on fire, all I need is you
I don't always think to say it but it's true
When I just wanna disappear, you're the one who keeps me here
The world's on fire, all I need is you

When the world's on fire, all I need is you
I don't always think to say it but it's true
When I just wanna disappear, you're the one who keeps me here
The world's on fire, all I need is you
The world's on fire, all I need is you
The world's on fire, all I need is you

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Gallery

External Links

  • World's On Fire (Official Audio): YouTube

References