A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Par… Read Full Bio ↴A Thousand Suns is the fourth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on September 8, 2010, under Warner Bros. Records. The album was written by the band, while production was handled by Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin who previously worked together to produce the band's third studio album Minutes to Midnight (2007). Recording sessions for the album took place at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California from 2008 until early 2010.
A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has acknowledged that the album is a drastic departure from their previous work, as they experimented on different and new sounds for A Thousand Suns. Shinoda stated in an interview with MTV that the album references numerous social issues, as well as blending human ideas with technology. The album's title comes from the Hindu Sanskrit scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one," a quote made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer in reference to the atomic bomb, which references the numerous apocalyptic themes of the album.
The lead single for the album, "The Catalyst", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2, 2010. "The Catalyst" peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, as well as reaching #27 at the Billboard Hot 100 upon the album's release. Three more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" and "Iridescent". "The Catalyst" and "Waiting for the End" have been both certified gold by the RIAA. The band promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011.
Upon release, the album was met with positive reviews, but it polarized critics and fans over the band's new direction. Despite this, the album has been a commercial success debuting at number one on over ten charts. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA on February 2011 and has sold 840,000 copies in the United States as of April 2012.
A Thousand Suns is a multi-concept album dealing with human fears such as nuclear warfare. The band has acknowledged that the album is a drastic departure from their previous work, as they experimented on different and new sounds for A Thousand Suns. Shinoda stated in an interview with MTV that the album references numerous social issues, as well as blending human ideas with technology. The album's title comes from the Hindu Sanskrit scripture, the Bhagavad Gita: "If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one," a quote made famous by J. Robert Oppenheimer in reference to the atomic bomb, which references the numerous apocalyptic themes of the album.
The lead single for the album, "The Catalyst", was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on August 2, 2010. "The Catalyst" peaked at the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts, as well as reaching #27 at the Billboard Hot 100 upon the album's release. Three more singles were released to promote the album, namely "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" and "Iridescent". "The Catalyst" and "Waiting for the End" have been both certified gold by the RIAA. The band promoted the album through the A Thousand Suns World Tour from October 2010 to September 2011.
Upon release, the album was met with positive reviews, but it polarized critics and fans over the band's new direction. Despite this, the album has been a commercial success debuting at number one on over ten charts. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA on February 2011 and has sold 840,000 copies in the United States as of April 2012.
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A Thousand Suns
Linkin Park Lyrics
Blackout I'm stuck in this bed you made Alone with a sinking…
Burning in the Skies I used the dead wood to make the fire rise The…
Fallout I'm swimming in the smoke Of bridges I have burned So don't…
Iridescent When you were standing in the wake of devastation When you…
Jornada del Muerto もちあげて ときはなして もちあげて ときはなして もちあげて ときはなして もちあげて ときはなして…
Robot Boy You say you're not gonna fight 'Cause no one will fight…
The Catalyst God bless us, everyone We're a broken people living under lo…
The Messenger When you feel you're alone Cut off from this cruel world You…
The Radiance We knew the world would not be the same Few people…
The Requiem God save us, everyone Will we burn Inside the fires of a…
Waiting for the End This is not the end This is not the beginning Just a…
When They Come for Me Yeah I am not a pattern to be followed The pill that…
Wretches and Kings There's a time, when the operation of the machine becomes…
Per Santiago
on In the End
ppp
Yaiyen Creed
on Crawling
yo me he sentido asi ,excelente tema y letra .se le extraña mucho ,decsubri otra banda que tiene similar la voz de chester, linkin park son y siempre seran los mejores x la eternidad
Yaiyen Creed
on Now I See
este tema me encanta, x siempre linkin park,
Muhammad Syukron
on Castle of Glass
i like this
Elmhier Seyer AtenCio
on Numb
ang ganda tlga nito :)