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*A Decade Underground*
A Decade Underground
Compilation by Linkin Park
Recorded:	1999-2008
Released:	August 18, 2010
Length:	43:00
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A Decade Underground is a compilation album by Linkin Park released for digital download to the LP Underground on August 18, 2010 with preorders for LPUX, the tenth year of the LPU. The artwork for the release says, "A compilation of Linkin Park songs from the last decade of LP Underground".

Background

On August 18, 2010, the front page of the LP Underground website was revamped with a new design to match A Thousand Suns. The announcement on the page read that the LPU website would be moving from lpunderground.com to linkinpark.com/lpu and that the new LPU would launch in October.^[1]

Preorders for LPUX were launched the same day and as a bonus for preordering the new Annual Pass ($60), fans were given an mp3 (320 kbps) digital download of A Decade Underground, a compilation of LP Underground demos. The release was not advertised by Linkin Park or the LP Underground as it simply came as a bonus for preordering LPUX: "* Free download of A Decade Underground, an exclusive LPU digital download of songs released by the LPU over the last 10 years, which includes an UNRELEASED DEMO from 2008 titled "Pretend To Be""^[2]

Composition

The compilation includes all eight songs previously released in 2008 on Songs From The Underground along with "Across The Line" from LP Underground 9: Demos. The release also featured a brand new demo previously unknown to Linkin Park fans - "Pretend To Be" (Unreleased Demo 2008). The song would later on be released physically as track six on LP Underground X: Demos in November 2010.

The LPU website accidentally listed the release date of the download as August 10, 2010, but it was actually released on August 18, 2010.^[3]

The artwork included in the digital download is an exclusive cover for the compilation.

Track Listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Announcement Service Public	Linkin Park	2:26
2	Qwerty (Studio Version)	Linkin Park	3:23
3	And One	Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon	4:31
4	Sold My Soul To Yo Mama	Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda	1:59
5	Dedicated (Demo 1999)	Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington	3:13
6	Hunger Strike (Live From Projekt Revolution 2008): Chris Cornell featuring Chester Bennington	Chris Cornell	4:15
7	My December (Live 2008)	Mike Shinoda	4:15
8	Part Of Me	Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon	12:43
9	Across The Line (Unreleased Demo 2007)	Linkin Park	3:11
10	Pretend To Be (Unreleased Demo 2008)	Linkin Park	3:55

Personnel

Linkin Park

Chester Bennington
Rob Bourdon
Brad Delson
Joseph Hahn
Phoenix
Mike Shinoda

Gallery

Cover

External Links

↑ https://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/ LPLive: LPUX Announced
↑ https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lpu10-coming-soon.31500/ LPAssociation: LPU10 Coming Soon
↑ https://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/?do=findComment&comment=91686 LPLive: LPUX Announced, Tracklisting

[1] ttps://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/ LPLive: LPUX Announced

[2] ttps://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lpu10-coming-soon.31500/ LPAssociation: LPU10 Coming Soon

[3] ttps://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/?do=findComment&comment=91686 LPLive: LPUX Announced, Tracklisting

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-{{Infobox album
+{{Release
-| Name       = August 10, 2010
+| Name=A Decade Underground
-| Type       = compilation
+| Type=compilation
-| Artist     = Linkin Park
+| Artist=Linkin Park
-| Cover      = Album-LPU_10.jpg
+| Cover=Album-A Decade Underground.jpg
-| Released   = November 17, 2010
+| Released=August 18, 2010
-| Recorded   = 1999-2010
+| Recorded=1999-2008
-| Length     = 43:00
+| Length=43:00
-| Label      =
+| Label=
-| Producer   =
+| Producer=
-| Chronology  = [[Linkin Park]] Underground
+| Chronology=[[Linkin Park]] Underground
-| Last album = ''[[LP Underground 9: Demos]]'' (2009)
+| Last=''[[LP Underground 9: Demos]]''<br>(2009)
-| This album = ''[[A Decade Underground]]'' (2010)
+| This=''[[A Decade Underground]]''<br>(2010)
-| Next album = ''[[LP Underground X: Demos]]'' (2011)
+| Next=''[[LP Underground X: Demos]]''<br>(2010)
 }}
+''A Decade Underground'' is a compilation album by Linkin Park released for digital download to the LP Underground on August 18, 2010 with preorders for LPUX, the tenth year of the LPU. The artwork for the release says, ''"A compilation of Linkin Park songs from the last decade of LP Underground"''.
 ==Background==
-''LP Underground X: Demos'' is the eleventh CD released by Linkin Park to their fanclub, the LP Underground. It was released on November 17, 2010 to coincide with the release of LPU 10. The album contains ten demos, ranging from the [[Xero]] days to the early ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'' sessions.
+On August 18, 2010, the front page of the LP Underground website was revamped with a new design to match A Thousand Suns. The announcement on the page read that the LPU website would be moving from lpunderground.com to linkinpark.com/lpu and that the new LPU would launch in October.<ref>https://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/ LPLive: LPUX Announced</ref>
-A few months before the release of ''LP Underground X: Demos'', Linkin Park released ''[[A Decade Underground]]'', which was a compilation CD that included everything from ''[[Songs From The Underground]]'', as well as "[[Across The Line]]" and "[[Pretend To Be]]", the latter of which was included again on ''LP Underground X: Demos''.
+Preorders for LPUX were launched the same day and as a bonus for preordering the new Annual Pass ($60), fans were given an mp3 (320 kbps) digital download of ''A Decade Underground'', a compilation of LP Underground demos. The release was not advertised by Linkin Park or the LP Underground as it simply came as a bonus for preordering LPUX: ''"* Free download of A Decade Underground, an exclusive LPU digital download of songs released by the LPU over the last 10 years, which includes an UNRELEASED DEMO from 2008 titled "Pretend To Be""''<ref>https://www.lpassociation.com/forum/threads/lpu10-coming-soon.31500/ LPAssociation: LPU10 Coming Soon</ref>
-==Writing and Recording==
+==Composition==
-The ten tracks on the CD include demos from all eras of the band, and one remix. "[[Coal]]" comes from the Xero sessions, "[[Points Of Authority|Oh No]]", a very early demo for "Points Of Authority", comes from the ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' sessions, "[[Unfortunate]]" and "[[Halo]]" both were taken from the ''[[Meteora]]'' recording sessions, "[[Divided]]", "[[Pale]]", and "[[What We Don't Know]]" were done during recording for ''[[Minutes To Midnight]]'', "[[Pretend To Be]]" was started during ''Minutes To Midnight'', but was finished later on, "[[I Have Not Begun]]" was recording during the early parts of the ''[[A Thousand Suns]]'' process, and "[[What I've Done|What I've Done (M. Shinoda Remix)]]" is, obviously, a remix of "What I've Done" done by Mike Shinoda. This remix differs slightly from the "Distorted Remix" released on ''Minutes To Midnight''.
+The compilation includes all eight songs previously released in 2008 on ''[[Songs From The Underground]]'' along with "[[Across The Line]]" from ''[[LP Underground 9: Demos]]''. The release also featured a brand new demo previously unknown to Linkin Park fans - "[[Pretend To Be]]" (Unreleased Demo 2008). The song would later on be released physically as track six on ''[[LP Underground X: Demos]]'' in November 2010.
-While "I Have Not Begun" was recorded during the ''A Thousand Suns'' sessions, the lyrics were written earlier than that.
+The LPU website accidentally listed the release date of the download as August 10, 2010, but it was actually released on August 18, 2010.<ref>https://lplive.net/forums/topic/5180-lpux-announced/?do=findComment&comment=91686 LPLive: LPUX Announced, Tracklisting</ref>
-==Composition==
+The artwork included in the digital download is an exclusive cover for the compilation.
-All of the demos on the CD give some insight to the band's mentality while recording each album. Interestingly, "What We Don't Know" is actually fully mixed and mastered, meaning that it's technically a b-side to ''Minutes To Midnight''. This isn't the first time a fully completed song was released on an LP Underground CD, as "[[Across The Line]]" was released on the [[LP Underground 9: Demos|ninth LP Underground CD]], and it, too, was completely finished.
 ==Track Listing==
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 |-
 | 1
-| [[Unfortunate|Unfortunate (Unreleased Demo 2002)]]
+| [[Announcement Service Public]]
 | Linkin Park
-| 2:07
+| 2:26
 |-
 | 2
-| [[What We Don't Know|What We Don't Know (Unreleased Demo 2007)]]
+| [[QWERTY|Qwerty (Studio Version)]]
 | Linkin Park
-| 3:39
+| 3:23
 |-
 | 3
-| [[Points Of Authority|Oh No (Points Of Authority Demo)]]
+| [[And One]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon
-| 2:05
+| 4:31
 |-
 | 4
-| [[I Have Not Begun|I Have Not Begun (Unreleased Demo 2009)]]
+| [[Sold My Soul To Yo Mama]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Joe Hahn, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda
-| 3:06
+| 1:59
 |-
 | 5
-| [[Pale|Pale (Unreleased Demo 2006)]]
+| [[Dedicated|Dedicated (Demo 1999)]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington
-| 5:01
+| 3:13
 |-
 | 6
-| [[Pretend To Be|Pretend To Be (Unreleased Demo 2008)]]
+| [[Hunger Strike|Hunger Strike (Live From Projekt Revolution 2008): Chris Cornell featuring Chester Bennington]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Chris Cornell
-| 3:56
+| 4:15
 |-
 | 7
-| [[Divided|Divided (Unreleased Demo 2005)]]
+| [[My December|My December (Live 2008)]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Mike Shinoda
-| 3:40
+| 4:15
 |-
 | 8
-| [[What I've Done|What I've Done (M. Shinoda Remix)]]
+| [[Part Of Me]]
-| Linkin Park
+| Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon
-| 3:40
+| 12:43
 |-
 | 9
-| [[Coal|Coal (Unreleased Demo 1997)]]
+| [[Across The Line|Across The Line (Unreleased Demo 2007)]]
 | Linkin Park
-| 3:39
+| 3:11
 |-
 | 10
-| [[Halo|Halo (Unreleased Demo 2002)]]
+| [[Pretend To Be|Pretend To Be (Unreleased Demo 2008)]]
 | Linkin Park
-| 3:42
+| 3:55
 |-
 |}
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 *Mike Shinoda
-===Production===
+==Gallery==
-*All song written by Linkin Park
+<gallery>
-*Mastered by Mike Bozzi at Bernie Grundman Mastering
+File:Album-A Decade Underground.jpg|Cover
+</gallery>
-===Management===
-*LP Underground coordination: Jessica Sklar, Jessica Mazur, Adam Ruehmer
-*Linkin Park worldwide representation: The Collective
-*Management team: Michael Green, Jordan Berliant and Ryan DeMarti
-*LPU thanks: Nate Auerbach, Aaron Ray, Trish Evangelista, Mona Kasim, Tamar Kaiserman, Harold Gutierrez and Maddie Brady
-*Special thanks to Warner Bros. Records, Universal Music Publishing, Machine Shop Marketing
-*LP Underground founded by Linkin Park and Jessica Sklar 2001
-===Artwork===
-*Artwork: Josh Vanover, Frank Maddocks
-*Photos: Frank Maddocks, Mark Fiore
-*Art direction: Andrea Seib, Frank Maddocks
-*Design: Donny Phillips
-==Trivia==
-*''LP Underground X: Demos'' was the last fan club exclusive CD to feature the word "Demos" on its title.
 ==External Links==
-*[https://linkinpark.com/store/music/10781/lpu-10-digital-download LPU 10 (Digital Download) - Linkin Park Underground Store]
-*[https://linkinpark.com/store/music/10809/lpu-10-cd LPU 10 CD - Linkin Park Underground Store]
 [[Category:Linkin Park Discography]][[Category:LP Underground Albums]]