Until It's Gone (Linkin Park song)

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"Until It's Gone"
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Single by Linkin Park
from the album The Hunting Party
Released May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
Recorded 2013–2014
Genre Alternative rock, electronic rock
Length 3:53 (album version)
3:41 (single version)
Label Warner Bros., Machine Shop
Writer(s) Linkin Park
Producer(s) Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Guilty All the Same"
(2014)		 "Until It's Gone"
(2014)		 "Wastelands"
(2014)
The Hunting Party track listing
Alternative cover
CD Cover
CD Cover
Music video
"Until It's Gone" on YouTube

"Until It's Gone" is a song written by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was originally recorded by the band for their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party, where it appears as the seventh track on the album. Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, the track also appears on the single of the same name, which was released by Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop on May 6, 2014. The single is the second to be released in promotion of The Hunting Party.[1] The single is also included in the music for the action-adventure video game Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, which was released on June 24, 2014.[2][3]

Composition

In a preview for the album by Rolling Stone, the song was explained as, "Until It's Gone" kicks off with the sort of warbling synth effect that was the group's calling card on their 2000 breakthrough debut, Hybrid Theory, but builds into a brooding, textured gloom rocker that reminds listeners, via singer Chester Bennington, that "[you] don't know what you've got until it's gone."[4] In another preview by Loudwire the single is explained as "it's a more mid-tempo track with softer lyrics provided by Chester Bennington, who really shows his vocal versatility. The dreamy and atmospheric sounds are enough to whisk you away but Bennington brings you back down to earth as he belts out their take on a familiar chorus."[5]

Background

Lyrically, the song is about a failed relationship lead vocalist Chester Bennington has been in. AltWire explains it as a "beginning with a synth line similar to 'Numb' from the 2003 album Meteora, taking a sharp turn to an unexpected brooding goth rock anthem, proving to be one of the songs on the 6-track sampler of The Hunting Party in recent memory with a choir-like backing vocals and intense orchestral backdrops that stays and impacts after 'it's gone.'"[6]

Reception

In a track-by-track review by Billboard, the song was given a positive response and explained as "So returns the warped sonar synth effect heard on hits like 'Numb', and while it arrives in the opening seconds amid a rush of heavy guitars, 'Until It's Gone' quickly turns into a philosophical electro-rock mood piece. The buildup of blips in the bridge hints at a coming bass drop, but then the guitars kick back in, and Bennington belts out his clichéd lyrics for the middle schoolers in the cheap seats who don't know any better."[7]

Music video

A lyric video to accompany the track was premiered on YouTube on May 5, 2014.[8] Directed by Austin Saya, the three-minute video was shot in Los Angeles, California.[9] An official music video was then released on June 11, 2014, directed by Joe Hahn.[10] The video was premiered on the band's official Facebook page, and is now uploaded on their official YouTube channel.[11] The video received a nomination at MTV Video Music Awards 2014 in the category for "Best Rock Video".

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Until It's Gone"   Linkin Park Brad Delson, Mike Shinoda 3:41
CD (B00K7N2I00)
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Until It's Gone"   Linkin Park Delson, Shinoda 3:41
2. "Guilty All the Same" (featuring Rakim) Linkin Park, William Griffin Delson, Shinoda 5:55
Total length:
 9:36

Personnel

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalog no.
Worldwide[30] May 6, 2014 Digital download Warner Bros. Records none
India[31]
Italy[32] May 9, 2014 Contemporary hit radio
United States[33] May 13, 2014 Modern rock radio Warner Bros. Records/Machine Shop
Germany[34] May 30, 2014 Compact disc Warner Bros. Records 5439197124
Switzerland[35]

References

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  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Linkin Park – Until It's Gone" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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  16. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201433 into search. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Linkin Park – Until It's Gone" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Linkin Park – Until It's Gone". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Linkin Park – Until It's Gone". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-05-17" UK Rock Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Linkin Park. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Linkin Park. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Linkin Park. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Linkin Park. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Linkin Park – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Linkin Park. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
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  31. ↑ Linkin Park - Until It's Gone (Saavn) Saavn May 6, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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