"One More Light" is a

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by American

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Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn, bass ...

from their seventh studio album, ''

One More Light ''One More Light'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on May 19, 2017, through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop. It is the band's first album to have a title track, as they felt that the song " ...

'', as well as their last official major single with two of their longtime members

Chester Bennington Chester Charles Bennington (March 20, 1976 – July 20, 2017) was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise, and Stone Temple Pilots at various po ...

and drummer and band co-founder

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; Bennington was found dead due to suicide in hanging three months ago prior to the single's release. And Bourdon, who later departed the group in the same year when he tend to not rejoin the band following it's 7 year hiatus, as well as during the group’s reformation in 2024. The song was co-written with

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and was released to US

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on October 3, 2017, as the album's third and final single. It is Bennington's second posthumously released single. The music video for this song was nominated for Best Rock Video at the

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Background

In late 2016, Shinoda revealed that he had worked with British songwriter Eg White on a song. In an interview leading up to the reveal of the album's lead single, "

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", 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.102.1 the Edge - FB LIVE - LINKIN PARK
March 17, 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.Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda , Full Interview
February 16, 2017 Later on, the band revealed the friend was Amy Zaret, a 25-year veteran of

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who died in October 2015 following a cancer diagnosis. 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 ''

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'' and dedicated it to their late friend

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, who had died a day before. After lead singer

'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 can't wait to see you again."One More Light (Official Video) - Linkin Park
September 18, 2017 On October 25, 2017, American DJ/Producer and Linkin Park collaborator

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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

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channel on September 18, 2017, and directed by

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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", "

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" and " Powerless", as well as the band themselves through the years. On making the music video, Hahn said:

Personnel

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Brad Delson Bradford Philip Delson (born December 1, 1977) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the rock band Linkin Park.

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, production * Dave "Phoenix" Farrell –

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– samples,

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Mike Shinoda Michael Kenji Shinoda ( ; born February 11, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and is the band's co-lead vocalist, as well as rhythm guitarist, ...

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, keyboards,

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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

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, 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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