Bleed It Out

"Bleed It Out"
Single by Linkin Park
from the album Minutes to Midnight
B-side
ReleasedAugust 17, 2007[1]
Recorded2007
StudioThe Mansion, Los Angeles
GenreRap rock[2][3]
Length2:44
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Linkin Park
Producer(s)
Linkin Park singles chronology
"What I've Done"
(2007)
"Bleed It Out"
(2007)
"Shadow of the Day"
(2007)
Audio sample
Music video
"Bleed It Out" on YouTube
"Bleed It Out (Live at Milton Keynes)" on YouTube

"Bleed It Out" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song was released as the second single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight. The single was released on August 17, 2007.[4]

On July 30, 2007, the music video was shown on MTV Germany and MTV Asia and has premiered in Canada through the Muchmusic Countdown and their MuchAxs video streaming website. This song was #44 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] This song was also #83 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[6]

The song is featured in the closing video package in Game 3 of the 2007 World Series, and in the main setlist for the rhythm video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.

"Bleed It Out" was first performed live during the show at Webster Hall in New York City on May 11, 2007. Other notable live performances of the song include when it was performed in Tokyo on July 7, 2007, and broadcast as part of Live Earth, The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, as well as when it was performed on the May 12, 2007, episode of Saturday Night Live.[7]

  1. ^ "LinkinPark.com – Bleed It Out". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Arielle Castillo (January 21, 2011). "Linkin Park Mix Ambient with Rage in Tour Opener". SPIN. ...explosive rap-rock anthem...
  3. ^ Edwards, Luke (March 20, 2022). "Best Linkin Park Songs: 20 Classics That Launched a Nu-Metal Revolution". Dig!. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "LinkinPark.com – Bleed It Out". Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  5. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 21, 2007. Wayback Machine archive
  6. ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List" Archived December 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 27, 2007
  7. ^ SNL Archives | Detail Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 6, 2007.