Shadow of the Day - Single
Linkin Park
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | VideoShadow of the Day | Linkin Park | 4:17 | $1.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoShadow of the Day (Making of the Video) | Linkin Park | 3:01 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 2 Items |
Customer Reviews
Shadow of the Year...
This single should have included the following: CD 1 "Shadow of the Day" "Bleed It Out" (Live From Projekt Revolution Tour) - 6:07 CD 2 "Shadow of the Day" "No More Sorrow" (Third Encore Session) - 3:45 "Bleed It Out" (Live From Projekt Revolution Tour) "Shadow of the Day" "No More Sorrow" (Third Encore Session) Song: The song opens with a reverse/edited keyboard loop, as mentioned in the booklet. The band experimented with several different versions of the keyboard loop, before deciding on the one used in the final version. Chester explained that they used over 60 different beats for this song until they found the suitable one. They also used different types of instruments like banjos at first, just experimenting on different styles until they came up with something that could fit the track. Like some of their other songs such as "Breaking the Habit" and "Faint", this song uses samples of live string ensemble recordings. The samples come in before the second verse starts. Distorted guitar elements are only played after the second chorus. The lead is an 8-bar phrase which is later raised an octave. The song is written in the key of B Major, the first major key the band has ever used, and is thus the first song by Linkin Park to use a major key. The end of the album version of the song, which is an instrumental piece, leads into the start of "What I've Done". It is the second-longest track on the album and features no vocals from Mike Shinoda. During the Projekt Revolution tour, Chester was playing the guitar while also singing the lyrics. These occasions are very rare for the band, since Brad Delson is the lead guitarist. However, this is not the first song on which Bennington plays guitar, since It's Goin' Down was also performed with Bennington playing the guitar during Linkin Park and Fort Minor live performances The music video was released to the internet on October 15. The video shows Chester Bennington waking up. His alarm clock reads 11:55, the current Doomsday Clock time, referencing the album title Minutes to Midnight and the song which is the 5th song on the album. The video is over four minutes long, meaning that the time at the end would be 11:59 PM, or one minute to midnight. Chester then watches the news, washes up, gets dressed, and goes outside. We then see that the video takes place in a war-torn world, where mass chaos is ensuing on the streets of the city. There is a lot of violence going on with many police and gunshots. Near the end of the video, a car is set on fire and bursts into flames in one of the most intense shots of the video. Chester then stands in front of the burning car, while looking hopelessly at the carnage that surrounds him. He then turns towards the flames, and the video fades to black. The video is slightly similar to From the Inside; another riot-based video by the band. There is also a painting of a whale in the video which is a reference to the In the End music video.
Shadow of the Day
This video is great. I love that they chose this song to be the next single. So far I've called all the singles. I only had to listen to the cd a few times before I knew which ones would be chosen. Shadow of the Day is my favorite song on the cd followed by What I've Done and then Bleed it Out. So I've been really happy with the videos so far. This video made people think and it's a new thing for Linkin Park to leave out a full band performance out of their video. I liked the approach it made it more movie like. I LOVE Linkin Park and their new direction with their music. I'm glad they chose one of the lower key songs to make into a single because a lot of people only like the harder songs on the album. I completely support the new stuff, and still love listening to the old stuff as well. Linkin Park are great musicians and I look forward to listening to them for many years to come.
Brilliant
This video is amazing. I like it's setting, and the music fits real well with the video. It's a bit odd that "Given Up" or "No More Sorrow" weren't chosen to be turned into a Music Video, but I guess that is what makes "Shadow of the Day" a great choice. "Shadow of the Day" will always be one of my favorite videos by Linkin Park.
Biography
Formed: 1996 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Linkin Park
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1 |
What I've Done | Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Version) | 3:25 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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In the End | Hybrid Theory (Bonus Track Version) | 3:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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New Divide | New Divide - Single | 4:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Numb | Meteora (Bonus Track Version) | 3:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Shadow of the Day | Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Version) | 4:50 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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BURN IT DOWN | BURN IT DOWN - Single | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitBleed It Out | Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Version) | 2:44 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Waiting for the End | A Thousand Suns (Deluxe Version) | 3:51 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Crawling | Hybrid Theory (Bonus Track Version) | 3:30 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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Breaking the Habit | Meteora (Bonus Track Version) | 3:16 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Hard Rock
- Released: Oct 23, 2007
- ℗ 2007 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
