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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = One More Light
| cover = One More Light Remix.jpg
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| caption = Steve Aoki Chester Forever Remix cover art
| type = single
| artist = Linkin Park
| album = One More Light
| released = October 3, 2017
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| recorded = 2016
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| length = 4:15
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| chronology = Linkin Park
| prev_title = Darker Than the Light That Never Bleeds
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = She Couldn't
| next_year = 2020
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"'One More Light'" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the ninth and title track from their seventh studio album of the same name, as well as their last single with longtime lead vocalist Chester Bennington. The song was co-written with Eg White and was released to US contemporary hit radio on October 3, 2017, as the album's third and final single. It is Bennington's second posthumously released single. The song is a ballad.
The music video for this song was also voted number one in a poll of Fuse Top 40 Videos of 2017 and is also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
Background
In late 2016, Shinoda revealed that he had worked with British songwriter Eg White on a song.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dsKLlz6roQ&user=METEORA89%20Music Eighth Studio Update], November 14, 2016[http://radio.com/2017/04/18/linkin-park-mike-shinoda-pop-co-writes/ Linkin Parks Mike Shinoda Talks Pop Co-Writes] 'Radio.com' 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.[https://www.facebook.com/102edge/videos/10155055220539280/ 102.1 the Edge - FB LIVE - LINKIN PARK], March 17, 2017[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YGpNpdMmI0 Linkin Park im Interview: War es das letzte Album? - YouTube], April 12, 2017 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.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_OCrCcfUfs Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda | Full Interview], February 16, 2017
Later on the band revealed the friend was Amy Zaret,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8eYVHyVcI Linkin Park Races Go-Karts & Breaks Down The Making Of 'One More Light' | IRL - YouTube], May 24, 2017 a 25-year veteran of Warner Bros. Records who died in October 2015 following a cancer diagnosis.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6730050/amy-zaret-warner-bros-records-veteran-dies Amy Zaret, Warner Bros. Records Veteran, Dies | Billboard], October 14, 2015 Shinoda said,
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. They played the song on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and dedicated it to their late friend Chris Cornell, who had died a day before.[http://www.fuse.tv/2017/05/linkin-park-one-more-light-performance-chris-cornell-kimmel Linkin Park Dedicate 'One More Light' to Chris Cornell on 'Kimmel'] 'Fuse'
After lead singer Chester Bennington's suicide on July 20, 2017, the band selected "One More Light" as their next single. Shinoda wrote "One More Light was written with the intention of sending love to those who lost someone. We now find ourselves on the receiving end. In memorial events, art, videos, and images, fans all over the world have gravitated towards this song as their declaration of love and support for the band and the memory of our dear friend, Chester. We are so very grateful and cant wait to see you again."[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm8LGxTLtQk One More Light (Official Video) - Linkin Park], September 18, 2017
On October 25, 2017, American DJ/Producer and Linkin Park collaborator Steve Aoki released his remix of "One More Light", as his second tribute song to Bennington following his mashup, "Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds", which was released a month earlier.
Music video
The official video was uploaded to Linkin Park's YouTube channel on September 18, 2017, and directed by Joe Hahn and Mark Fiore. It features footage of Chester performing in the middle of fans, footage of him at live shows such as Live in Texas and Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, and past music videos for their past singles "Burn It Down", "Waiting for the End" and "Powerless", as well as the band themselves through the years. On making the music video, Hahn said:
Upon its release, the video racked up 3 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours.
As of May 2022, the video has over 230 million views on YouTube.
Lyric video
On October 3, 2017, Linkin Park uploaded an official lyric video to YouTube. This video was created by Nicola Drilling and fans of Linkin Park from around the world. As of November 7, 2021, the lyric video has more than 7.2 million views on YouTube.Personnel
'Band'
* Chester Bennington lead vocals
* Brad Delson guitars, production
* Dave "Phoenix" Farrell bass guitar
* Mr. Hahn samples, programming
* Mike Shinoda backing vocals, keyboards, production
'Additional musicians'
* Guitar and piano by Eg White
'Production'
* Written by Mike Shinoda and Francis White
* Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
* Vocal production by Emily Wright
* Music performed by Linkin Park
* Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
* Chester's vocals recorded at The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK
* Mike's vocals recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
* Music recorded at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, CA
* Engineered by Ethan Mates, Mike Shinoda and Josh Newell
* Assistant engineer: Alejandro Baima
* Studio B assistant engineer: Warren Willis
* Studio drum tech: Jerry Johnson
* Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA
* Mix engineer: Chris Galland assisted by Jeff Jackson and Robin Florent
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References
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