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"One More Light" is the ninth and title track from Linkin Park's seventh studio album, One More Light. The song was written about a friend of the band's who passed away after a fight with cancer.
Background
The first title track Linkin Park has ever done, "One More Light" was deemed to be too important of a song for the band to simply remain a song on the album, so the decision was made to title the album after the song. "One More Light" is a more stripped down song, featuring no percussion and being composed of loops of piano and guitar.
On November 14, 2016, Mike Shinoda revealed that he had worked with British songwriter Eg White on a song.[1] In an interview leading up to the reveal of the album's lead single, "Heavy", Shinoda revealed that White had worked with him on the song "One More Light" while Brad Delson attended the funeral of one of the band's friends who had worked at the label. When asked what he wanted to write about by White, Shinoda said that the only thing he could think about was the friend who had passed. He revealed that, in spite of the horrible inevitability of loss, the song is about letting people know that you care.
The band surprised some of the people who worked at Warner with the song, and people reacted very emotionally to it, with some weeping, giving hugs, and telling stories.[2]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
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One More Light | One More Light | 2016 | May 19, 2017 |
Live
"One More Light" was played live for the first time at a private event held at the Warner Bros. Records building in a stripped down form, with Chester on vocals, Mike on piano, and Brad on guitar.
Variations
Last Updated: March 6, 2017
Type | Description | First Played | Last Played |
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Alternative | Stripped Down (Piano/Guitar/Vocals Only) | March 6, 2017 | March 6, 2017 |
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Lyrics
They say
Who cares if one more light goes out?
In a sky of a million stars
Flickers, flickers
Who cares when someone's time runs out?
If a moment is all we are
We're quicker, quicker
Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do
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References
- ↑ Eighth Studio Update, November 14, 2016
- ↑ Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda | Full Interview, February 16, 2017