No More Sorrow

"No More Sorrow"

Promotional single by Linkin Park from the album Minutes to Midnight
Released	2008
Format	Exclusive release (Digital download)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Alternative metal Heavy metal
Length	3:41 (Album Version) 5:06 (Live)
Label	Warner Bros., Machine Shop.
Writer	Linkin Park
Producer	Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin

"No More Sorrow" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song serves as eighth track off their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight. The song was performed live and was included in the live album Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes. The live version of the song was released as a promotional single in 2008.^[1]

Composition

The song starts with an instrumental intro leading to the vocals by the band's lead singer Chester Bennington. The song was recorded at 133 BPM and is in the key of E flat Minor. Brad Delson, the band's lead guitarist, performs an "Ebow" in this song, which was originally planned for the song "The Little Things Give You Away".^[2]

Live

The song was performed live many times by the band from 2007 to 2011. The song has been a fan favorite song to be played live. The live version comes with an extended intro. The song was performed on March 14, 2007 as an AOL recording at North Hollywood, California.^[3] The first public performance was at Berlin, Germany on April 28, 2007.^[4] The song was performed at a concert in the Milton Keynes concert.^[5] A live version of the song was also released on LP Underground 7.0.^[6] The last known performance is on September 25, 2011.^[7]

Releases

The song was released as the eighth track of Linkin Park's third studio album, Minutes to Midnight.^[8] The song was also released on the live album, Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes, and also as a promotional single.^[9] A live version of the song was also released in LP Underground 7.0.^[10] An 8-bit instrumental was released on the soundtrack, 8-Bit Rebellion.

Critical Reception

"No More Sorrow" generally received positive reviews from critics. Rolling Stone stated "Bennington is not going over old-girlfriend ground when he promises, 'Your time is borrowed,' in the hammering thrash of 'No More Sorrow.'"^[11] Billboard reviewers stated that "One can detect bits of Metallica ("No More Sorrow")".^[12] Talking about softness of the album, Sputnik Music stated that "Despite the evident focus on the softer material, Minutes To Midnight does also have a few heavy moments, namely, "Given Up" and "No More Sorrow".^[13] A reviewer from Ultimate Guitar stated "Very errie intro! I like! Very heavy too! I love the main riff a lot, I came up with something like that but damn, they done it better! I think the verses could be a little better, but the chorus makes up for it! Over all very different sorta song! Very dark sounding! A good song over all".^[14]

Track listing

No More Sorrow (Live)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No More Sorrow" (Live)	5:06

Charts

Even though didn't chart in Billboard Hot 100 but it charted at 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles.^[15]

External links

References

Linkin Park

Chester Bennington
Rob Bourdon
Brad Delson
Dave Farrell
Joe Hahn
Mike Shinoda

Mark Wakefield

Studio albums

Remix albums

Reanimation
Recharged

Live albums

Compilations

EPs

Video albums

Soundtracks

Tours

Linkin Park songs

Hybrid Theory	"One Step Closer" "Crawling" "Papercut" "In the End" "Points of Authority" "Runaway" "A Place for My Head"

Meteora	"Somewhere I Belong" "Faint" "Numb" "Breaking the Habit" "From the Inside" "Lying from You"

Minutes to Midnight	"Given Up" "Leave Out All the Rest" "Bleed It Out" "Shadow of the Day" "What I've Done" "No More Sorrow"

A Thousand Suns	"Burning in the Skies" "Waiting for the End" "Blackout" "Wretches and Kings" "Iridescent" "The Catalyst"

Living Things	"Lost in the Echo" "In My Remains" "Burn It Down" "Lies Greed Misery" "I'll Be Gone" "Castle of Glass" "Powerless"

The Hunting Party	"Keys to the Kingdom" "All for Nothing" "Guilty All the Same" "Wastelands" "Until It's Gone" "Rebellion" "Final Masquerade"

Collaborations	"Numb/Encore" "We Made It" "A Light That Never Comes" "Darker Than Blood"

Other songs	"Pts.OF.Athrty" "New Divide" "Not Alone" "Rolling in the Deep" "White Noise"

Book Category

Book
Portal

Machine Shop Records

Machine Shop co.

Founder(s)

Releases

Studio albums	Suffer, Survive Instrumental Album: The Rising Tied The Rising Tied Like Blood Like Honey Minutes to Midnight In The Shadow of Gods A Thousand Suns Living Things IO Resurrection of the Wolf The Hunting Party

Remix albums	Recharged

Live albums	Live in Texas Sessions@AOL LP Underground 7.0 Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes A Thousand Suns+ Living Things + The Hunting Party: Live from Mexico

Compilations	Download to Donate for Haiti A Decade Underground Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0 Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief

Soundtracks	8-Bit Rebellion! Mall: Music from the Motion Picture

Video albums	Frat Party at the Pankake Festival The Making of Meteora Live in Texas Collision Course The Making of Minutes to Midnight Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes The Meeting of A Thousand Suns A Thousand Suns+ Inside Living Things Living Things + The Hunting Party (DVD)

Mixtapes	Fort Minor Sampler Mixtape Fort Minor: We Major Razor Tag

EPs	LP Underground 2.0 LP Underground 3.0 Collision Course LP Underground 4.0 LP Underground 5.0 Holly Brook EP Sony CONNECT Sets LP Underground 6.0 Fort Minor Militia EP Songs from the Underground

Demo album	LP Underground 9.0 Underground X: Demos LP Underground 11.0 LP Underground 12.0 LP Underground XIII LP Underground XIV LP Underground 15

Singles

Promotional singles

Other songs

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