Recharged

Recharged
Remix album by Linkin Park
Released	October 29, 2013
Genre	Dubstep, EDM, drum and bass
Length	68:43
Label	Warner Bros., Machine Shop
Producer	Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda (original recordings)
Linkin Park non-studio chronology
A Decade Underground (2010) Recharged (2013) A Light That Never Comes (Remixes) (2014)
Singles from Recharged
"A Light That Never Comes" Released: October 11, 2013

Recharged is the second remix album of recordings by American rock band Linkin Park. The album was released on October 29, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Recordings. It is entirely produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda. The album includes remixes of ten of the songs from the band's fifth studio album Living Things, as well as a new song, "A Light That Never Comes" (and a remix of it) with Steve Aoki, which is the album's first single, released on September 16.

Recharged received mixed reviews from critics.

Background and promotion

Recharged was officially announced on the band's Facebook page on September 12, 2013, the same day that their new game, LP Recharge, was released. The band revealed that the album is a remix album, featuring reinterpretations of ten of the songs from Living Things, as well as including their new song with Steve Aoki, "A Light That Never Comes" (and a remix of it). Five of the remixes were previously released as part of a pre-order promotion for Living Things, called Living Things Remixed (following the release of Living Things, pre-order customers received a remix of a song from the album each month for eight months).^[1] The band also announced that there will be a limited-edition version of the album, available exclusively from their website. It features an interactive 3D sculpture based on the Living Things album artwork, a 48-page art booklet, both Living Things and Recharged albums, and a magnetic stylus that can interact with the liquid solution in the 3D sculpture to create unique patterns and designs are included. Pre-orders began on September 16.^[2]

In regards to the song "A Light That Never Comes" and the album, Mike Shinoda said:

"I think this song and release show where we're at right now. Making the song with Steve, premiering it through the Recharge Facebook game, and debuting it via Microsoft's Xbox Music—I think it's all indicative of our band's commitment to experimentation and pushing boundaries."^[2]

On September 13, Shinoda made another post on the band's Facebook page, revealing the track list and talking about the album:

"After Reanimation, I told many people I would never put together another album of remixes...but as I began to hear all the amazing reinterpretations of LIVING THINGS, I had to change my mind. The result, RECHARGED, is definitely worth it. I can't wait for you guys to hear this amazing project, with contributions by Pusha T, Datsik, KillSonik, Bun B, Money Mark, and others. Our new song with Steve Aoki, A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES is on the album as well, plus a special remix of the new song by the inimitable Rick Rubin."^[3]

In that same post, Shinoda revealed that pre-orders from the band's website will receive an exclusive digital download of Paul van Dyk's remix of "Burn It Down",^[3] which was also previously released as part of Living Things Remixed.

As of October 24, 2013, the album can be heard in its entirety on MTV.com, five days before it was officially released.^[4]

On January 21, 2014, a new EP was released entitled, "A Light That Never Comes (Remixes)" online.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	49/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
NME	5/10[8]
Now	40/100[9]
Kriss Method

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Recharged received an average score of 49 based on 4 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews.^[6] NME called Recharged "further proof" that dubstep and EDM is nu metal's successor, and described the songs as "nosebleed drum’n’bass, 8-bit blips and oversized dancehall bass". They go on to add "Rick Rubin’s final Primal Scream-gone-hip-hop remix of "A Light That Never Comes" saves Recharged from disaster, but you might need resuscitating after this lot"^[8]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it 3 out of 5 stars, declaring that "This is the kind of album that appeals primarily for hardcore fans looking for a new spin on the familiar; in other words, this is unlikely to convert EDM listeners to the pleasures of Linkin Park."^[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 33,000 copies in the United States.^[10] In its second week, the album sold 11,000 more copies.^[11] In its third week, the album sold 5,000 more copies bringing its total album sales to 49,000.^[12] By mid-2014, the album is said to have reached 111,000 sales in US.^[13] The album did more business in 2014 as compared to 2013. It became the eighth best selling Dance/Electronic Album and twenty-fifth best selling Hard Rock Album.

Track listing

Recharged - Digital download / CD / Vinyl[14]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Light That Never Comes" (with Steve Aoki)	3:49
2.	"Castle of Glass" (M. Shinoda Remix)	6:20
3.	"Lost in the Echo" (KillSonik Remix)	5:09
4.	"Victimized" (M. Shinoda Remix)	3:00
5.	"I'll Be Gone" (Vice Remix) (featuring Pusha T)	4:00
6.	"Lies Greed Misery" (Dirtyphonics Remix)	4:50
7.	"Roads Untraveled" (Rad Omen Remix) (featuring Bun B)	5:28
8.	"Powerless" (Enferno Remix)	6:07
9.	"Burn It Down" (Tom Swoon Remix)	4:46
10.	"Until It Breaks" (Datsik Remix)	6:00
11.	"Skin to Bone" (Nick Catchdubs Remix) (featuring Cody B. Ware and Ryu)	3:54
12.	"I'll Be Gone" (Schoolboy Remix)	6:11
13.	"Until It Breaks" (Money Mark Headphone Remix)	4:29
14.	"A Light That Never Comes" (Rick Rubin Remix)	4:40
Total length:		68:43

Recharged - Pre-order Bonus Track
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Burn It Down" (Paul van Dyk Remix)	8:00
Total length:		76:43

Personnel

Original Living Things credits adapted from Living Things liner notes.^[15]

Linkin Park Chester Bennington – vocals Rob Bourdon – drums Brad Delson – lead guitar, backing vocals; additional vocals on "Until It Breaks"; synthesizer on "Burn It Down"; sampler on "Lies Greed Misery", "Castle of Glass" and "Victimized"; acoustic guitar on "Castle of Glass" Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass, backing vocals; sampler on "Lost in the Echo", "Lies Greed Misery" and "Victimized" Joe Hahn – turntables, samples, programming, backing vocals Mike Shinoda – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano, synthesizer; strings and horns on "Castle of Glass" Additional musicians Steve Aoki - programmer, producer on "A Light That Never Comes" Owen Pallett – strings on "I'll Be Gone" KillSonik - interpretation on remix of "Lost in the Echo" Vice - interpretation on first remix of "I'll Be Gone" Pusha T - vocals on first remix of "I'll Be Gone" Dirtyphonics - interpretation on remix of "Lies Greed Misery" Rad Omen - interpretation on remix of "Roads Untraveled" Bun B - vocals on remix of "Roads Untraveled" Enferno - interpretation on remix of "Powerless" Tom Swoon - interpretation on remix of "Burn It Down" Datsik - interpretation on the first remix of "Until It Breaks" Nick Catchdubs - interpretation on the remix of "Skin to Bone" Cody B. Ware - vocals on remix of "Skin to Bone" Ryu - vocals on remix of "Skin to Bone" Schoolboy - interpretation on second remix of "I'll Be Gone" Money Mark - interpretation on second remix of "Until It Breaks" Rick Rubin - interpretation on remix of "A Light That Never Comes"

Additional personnel Rick Rubin – producer Mike Shinoda – producer, engineer, creative director Joe Hahn – creative director Ethan Mates – engineer Andrew Hayes – assistant, engineer, editor Brad Delson – additional production Jerry Johnson – drum technician Ryan DeMarti – production coordination, A&R coordination Manny Marroquin – mixing (assisted by Chris Galland and Del Bowers) Brian Gardner – mastering Rob Cavallo – A&R Liza Jospeph – A&R coordination Peter Standish – marketing director Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Rickey Kim - creative direction Annie Nguyen – art direction Brandon Parvini of Ghost Town Media - additional artwork Frank Maddocks – LP icon design

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 30 Canadian Albums Chart[20] 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 4 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[23] 34 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 9 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 6 US Billboard 200[28] 10 US Dance/Electronic Albums [29] 1 US Hard Rock Albums[30][31] 1 US Rock Albums[30] 3 US Alternative Albums [32] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Dance/Electronic Albums[33] 18 US Hard Rock Albums[34] 45 Chart (2014) Position US Dance/Electronic Albums[35] 8 US Hard Rock Albums[36] 25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[37]	Gold	100.000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States[38]	October 29, 2013	CD, Digital download	Warner Bros. Records

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