Lies Greed Misery

"Lies Greed Misery" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It is the fourth track from their fifth studio album, Living Things. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. "Lies Greed Misery" was used as a promotional single and was the reward for a scavenger hunt contest run by the band themselves, was used in promotional material for the video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Its working title was "Piledriver" and later "Breaking Point".

"Lies Greed Misery"
Promotional single by Linkin Park
from the album Living Things
ReleasedMay 24, 2012
Recorded2011–2012
Length2:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)

Composition

"Lies Greed Misery" is said to "highlight the band’s ability to play with genres such as hip-hop, it seems that this is as heavy as it gets."[1] AltSounds states that the song has a "buzzing authoritative energy that you can’t help getting caught up in."[2] Billboard says that "thick bass wobbles and programmed drums offer a bold new look for Linkin Park, as Bennington's screeching is choked out by the static." and even makes a reference to Skrillex due to the electronic beats throughout the song.[3]

Reception

Loudwire stated that "tracks like 'Lies Greed Misery' and 'Victimized' go down like bitter pills", and commented on Shinoda's rapping, calling it "hard hitting".[4] Rolling Stone said that the band had found its greatest inspiration in pop-wise hip-hop in this track, saying that "Lies Greed Misery" is "a sweet-and-sour gem, [...] guaranteed to make you jump."[5]

Commercially, the song was never officially released as a single in any territory; however, it did still manage to chart on the UK Rock & Metal singles chart, peaking at number 37.

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal (Official Charts Company)[6] 37

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide May 24, 2012 Digital download

References
  1. "ALBUM REVIEW: Linkin Park – Living Things « Bring the Noise UK". Bringthenoiseuk.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. "Review: Linkin Park – Living Things [Album] | Altsounds.com Reviews". Hangout.altsounds.com. 2012-07-03. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  3. Lipshutz, Jason (2009-09-14). "Linkin Park, 'Living Things': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  4. "Linkin Park, 'Living Things' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  5. "Living Things – Album Review". RollingStone.com. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  6. "2012-07-07 Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
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