Album
One More Light
One More Light is Linkin Park's seventh studio album, released on 19 May 2017 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop. It follows The Hunting Party and is the first of their records to carry a title track, chosen because the band saw that song as the heart of the album. Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda produced it, with sessions running from September 2015 to February 2017.
This is the band's most pop-minded record, a clear step away from the alternative rock and metal of earlier work. Guests include Pusha T, Stormzy and Kiiara, and writers such as Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and Eg White helped shape the songs. Reviews were mixed, and it was the last album with Chester Bennington, who died two months after its release, and drummer Rob Bourdon. It still reached number one on the Billboard 200, so it makes a fascinating, bittersweet listen.
One More Light: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 35:19Tracklist
- 1Nobody Can Save MeDelson, Green, Shinoda3:45
- 2Good GoodbyeBelief, Delson, T, Shinoda, Stormzy3:31
- 3Talking to MyselfDelson, Ilsey, Rotem, Shinoda3:51
- 4Battle SymphonyDelson, Green, Shinoda3:36
- 5InvisibleJustin Parker and Mike Shinoda3:34
- 6HeavyBennington, Delson, Michaels, Shinoda, Tranter2:49
- 7Sorry for NowMike Shinoda3:23
- 8Halfway RightBennington, Delson, Golan, Shinoda3:37
- 9One More LightMike Shinoda and Francis White4:15
- 10Sharp EdgesDelson, Ilsey, Shinoda2:58
- Produced by
- Andrew Bolooki, Brad Delson, Jon Green, Mike Shinoda, Belief, Andy Jackson, Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem, Belief, Andrew Dawson, RAC, Emily Wright, blackbear, Andrew Goldstein, Keenan, Alexander Spit
- Recorded at
- Larrabee Sound North, Sphere Studios, The Pool, The Warehouse Studio, Matrix Studios, Larrabee, Van Nuys, California, Sphere, Los Angeles, California, The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK, The Warehouse, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Recorded
- September 2015 – February 2017
- Mixed by
- Serban Ghenea, Manny Marroquin
- Mixed at
- MixStar Studios, Larrabee Sound North
- Engineered by
- Ethan Mates, Josh Newell, Mike Shinoda, Fraser T. Smith
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Length
- 35:19
Line-up
- Rob Bourdon · drums (drum set)
- Brad Delson · guitar
- David Michael Farrell · bass guitar
- Jon Green · guitar, bass guitar, background vocals · guest
- Mike Shinoda · keyboard, vocals, lead vocals, background vocals
- Chester Bennington · lead vocals, guitar, background vocals
- Pusha T · vocals · guest
- Stormzy · vocals · guest
- Andy Jackson · guitar · guest
- Ilsey · background vocals · guest
- Belief · keyboard · guest
- Kiiara · vocals · guest
- Ross Golan · background vocals · guest
- Eg White · piano, guitar · guest
Singles
- “Heavy” · 16 February 2017
- “Talking to Myself” · 25 July 2017
- “One More Light” · 3 October 2017
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2017–2018 | 4 |
| Austrian Albums · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Czech Albums · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Romandie) · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| US Alternative · 2017–2018 | 1 |
All 37 charts
| US Top Rock Albums · 2017–2018 | 1 |
| Finnish Albums · 2017–2018 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2017–2018 | 2 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2017–2018 | 2 |
| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) · 2017–2018 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2017–2018 | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2017–2018 | 3 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) · 2017–2018 | 4 |
| Italian Albums · 2017–2018 | 4 |
| Korea Int · 2017–2018 | 4 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2017–2018 | 4 |
| Dutch Albums · 2017–2018 | 5 |
| Scottish Albums · 2017–2018 | 5 |
| Danish Albums · 2017–2018 | 6 |
| Ireland 2 · 2017–2018 | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2017–2018 | 6 |
| Spanish Albums · 2017–2018 | 6 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2017–2018 | 7 |
| Polish Albums · 2017–2018 | 7 |
| Swedish Albums · 2017–2018 | 7 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2017–2018 | 8 |
| US Tastemaker · 2017–2018 | 8 |
| French Albums · 2017–2018 | 14 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) · 2017–2018 | 18 |
| Latvian Albums (LaIPA) · 2017–2018 | 34 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) · 2017–2018 | 43 |
| Korea · 2017–2018 | 48 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Austria · 2019 | Gold |
| Canada · 2024 | Platinum |
| Denmark · 2023 | Gold |
| France · 2020 | Gold |
| Germany · 2017 | Gold |
| Hungary · 2017 | Gold |
| Italy · 2018 | Platinum |
| New Zealand · 2019 | Gold |
| Poland · 2023 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2018 | Gold |
| United States · 2019 | Gold |
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93.9
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
18k
ListenBrainz listeners
192k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
186k
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 19 May 2017 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 19 May 2017 | |
| Wikidata | 19 May 2017 | |
| Deezer | 19 May 2017 | |
| US release | 19 May 2017 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 19 May 2017 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2017 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624913221 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | XE | Machine Shop Recordings | 093624913245 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624913214 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674261888 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | US | Machine Shop Recordings | 093624912606 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | US | Machine Shop Recordings | 093624913238 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | XE | Machine Shop Recordings | 093624913238 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | CN | Warner Bros. Records | 093624911210 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | GB | Warner Bros. Records | 093624913238 | original |
| 19 May 2017 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624911951 | original |
| 2020 | XE | Machine Shop Recordings | 093624913238 | other |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1425×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1425x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |