Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)

"Burn It Down"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Living Things
B-side
ReleasedApril 16, 2012
RecordedFebruary 2012
Genre
Length3:51
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Not Alone"
(2011)
"Burn It Down"
(2012)
"Lost in the Echo"
(2012)
Music video
"Burn It Down" on YouTube
"Burn It Down" (Lyric Video) on YouTube

"Burn It Down" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released to radio stations, as well as a digital download,[8] on April 16, 2012, as the lead single and the third track from their fifth studio album, Living Things. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin,[7] who co-produced the band's studio albums Minutes to Midnight (2007) and A Thousand Suns (2010). A music video for the song was directed by Linkin Park turntablist Joe Hahn.[9][10] As of June 24, 2022, "Burn It Down" has sold over three million copies in the United States alone.

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  7. ^ a b "Rolling Stone Album Previews". Rolling Stone. March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  8. ^ "16.04.: Neue Single, Album-Artwork". Warner Music Germany (in German). Warner Bros. Records. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference farrell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Linkin Park (25 May 2012). "Linkin Park - Burn It Down (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 3 June 2012.

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