"Battle Symphony" is a promotional single by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was recorded by the band for their seventh studio album, titled One More Light. The song appears on the album as the fourth track. The song was written by Linkin Park members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda. The song was released on March 16, 2017, but it was leaked some days before.
Background
The title "Battle Symphony" was first seen in a picture posted on Joe Hahn's Instagram story on September 6, 2016, of Brad playing acoustic guitar with the band's song board behind him, he also copyrighted.[4] The band premiered the lyrics on Genius.com.[5]
Music video
On January 12, Melissa Fox, a photographer from Moscow, Russia who was temporarily working in Los Angeles, ran into Linkin Park and confirmed that they were shooting a music video at the 4th Street Bridge.[6]BMX rider Alfredo Mancuso also ran into the band that same day and lent his drone to the band so they could shoot some footage with it.[7]
The "Battle Symphony" lyric video was released on March 16, 2017 [8] and received 4.8 million views during its first week on YouTube. As of 31 December 2021, the lyric video has gained over 87 million views.
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