Wretches and Kings

"Wretches and Kings"
Promotional single by Linkin Park from the album A Thousand Suns
Released September 8, 2010
Format Exclusive release (Digital download)
Recorded 2009-2010
Genre Industrial rock, industrial hip hop, rap rock, electronic rock
Length 4:15
Label Warner Bros., Machine Shop.
Writer Linkin Park
Producer Mike Shinoda, Rick Rubin
A Thousand Suns track listing

"Wretches and Kings" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the tenth track from their 2010 album, A Thousand Suns. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin.[1] "Wretches and Kings" was used as a promotional single and was featured as a part of the "Linkin Park Track Pack" Downloadable Content for the video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The song was also used for the backdrop for EA's opening sequence in MMA.

Promotion

"Wretches and Kings" features Mario Savio's "Bodies upon the gears" or the "Operation of the Machine" speech. The promotional single was first obtainable on the band's official website and was streamed on Noisecreep. The tempo of the song was set to 90 BPM. The song was also released for the albums like A Thousand Suns+ as the live version and It's The Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 3: Fire Walk With Me[2] as a remix.

Remixes

There were various remixes done by various artist. Los Angeles rap group Get Busy Committee remixed the track, which is produced by Scoop DeVille. The GBC remix appeared on Apathy's third It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! compilation installment It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Vol. 3: Fire Walk With Me, which was released on September 11, 2012, titling it as "Wretches [Remix]". HavocNdeeD made a remix for the song.

Remix Title Artist Album
Wretches and Kings Remix (Get Busy Committee remix) Get Busy Committee, Apathy "It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Vol. 3: Fire Walk With Me"
Wretches and Kings (HavocNdeeD Remix) HavocNdeeD "Non album Single"
Wretches and Kings (zwieR.Z. Remix) zwieR.Z "Non album Single"
Wretches and Kings (Xefuzion Remix) "Xefuzion" "Non album Single"

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide September 8, 2010 Digital download Warner Bros. Records

References

  1. Wood, Mikael (July 9, 2010). "Linkin Park On New Album 'A Thousand Suns,' Tour". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. "Bootleg Volume 3: Fire Walk With Me". UndergroundHipHop.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.

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