They are considered to be part of the alternative rock music genre, but they sing great heavy metal and hip hop, pop-rock and nu-metal music genres songs also. The band’s lineup comprises Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farell, Joe Hahn and Rob Bourdon, and what is interesting is that this is the original line-up and the members are also the founders of the group. Linkin Park is one of the best rock American bands, formed in California in 1996. Retrieved 3 November 2012.Let’s start our weekend in a hard way, by choosing an original hard rock band and song – Powerless, by Linkin Park. ^ a b 'Music For Relief premiered the new POWERLESS Video 11/27'.^ 'VMusic - Music News - Latest local and international music news'.^ 'Review: Linkin Park – Living Things | Reviews'.^ a b c 'Linkin Park song featured in end credits of 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' '.^ 'Linkin Park & Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Exclusive'.'Linkin Park Score 'Abe Lincoln' End Credits'. ^ 'Linkin Park - Living Things Review'.'Album Review: Linkin Park – 'Living Things' '. 'Linkin Park, 'Living Things' (Warner Bros./WEA) | SPIN | Albums | Critical Mass'. ^ a b 'New Music Releases, Music Reviews, Album Releases & Song Releases'.^ 'Linkin Park News - Linkin Park - Living Things Review'.^ Discography : Singles : Linkin Park Archived at the Wayback Machine Linkin Park.^ a b Linkin Park - Powerless Linkin Park.Īs of November 2021, the song has 4.5 million views on YouTube. The two-minute video was a compilation between the 'Powerless' footage filmed for the trailer of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and clips of the Music for Relief's Power the World campaign. Music for Relief premiered the promotion video of 'Powerless' on November 27, 2012. Music video Ĭhester Bennington has confirmed in an interview that a music video will be shot for 'Powerless'. says the song is 'certainly bigger and bolder than the majority of the album's songs, but it still doesn't shake you to your core like I wish it would'. It was used in a commercial promoting the second season of the NBC show Revolution, following the usage of 'Roads Untraveled' in a commercial promoting the first season.īillboard lists 'Powerless' as an example 'of why Linkin Park remains vital while its nu-metal compatriots have more or less fallen by the wayside'. Bekmambetov screened the film for the band, who reacted positively to the film, and believed that the band had a song that would fit into the film hence, 'Powerless' was chosen. The music video was directed by Timur Bekmambetov, director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. A performance music video of 'Powerless' featuring scenes from the film was released on Yahoo!, serving as the film's music trailer.

'Powerless', the twelfth and closing track of the album, is featured in the closing credits to the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Lyrically, the song is about a self-destructive friend or lover. It's also been described as a 'surging, slow-burning, classically Linkin Park anthem'. The Silver Tongue Online described the song as 'a foundation of busy percussion and electronica, a sweeping chorus and Coldplay-worthy bridge'. The song has a piano-based production and is described by Spin as having a 'electro-goth atmosphere like Bruno Mars on the most recent Twilight soundtrack'. 'Powerless' is a mid-tempo song that features a lock-step breaks, soaring harmonies and synthesizer whispers. Problems playing this file? See media help.

A 59 second sample of the chorus and the outro of the song.

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