LINKIN PARK - WHAT I'VE DONE

WHAT I’V DONE

LINKIN PARK

SONGWRITERS: JOSEPH HAHN; BRAD DELSON; DAVE FARRELL; MIKE SHINODA; CHESTER BENNINGTON & ROBERT BOURDON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

LABEL: WARNER BROS

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK

YEAR: 2007

 

       Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The band's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda, lead guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon, all of whom are founding members. Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington are former members of the band. Categorized as alternative rock, Linkin Park's earlier music spanned a fusion of heavy metal and hip hop, while they later transitioned into more electronica- and pop-influenced music.

           Formed in 1996, Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory(2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led the singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling" and "In the End" all to chart highly on the Mainstream Rock chart; the latter crossed over to the pop chart. Their second album, Meteora(2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park was among the most successful and popular rock acts.

          "What I've Done" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the first single from their third studio album, Minutes to Midnight(2007), and is the sixth track. The song is composed in the key of G minor. The song was released as a radio single on April 1, 2007, as a digital download on April 2, and as a CD single on April 30. The live version of "What I've Done" from Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, but did not win. It also serves as the main theme of the 2007 science fiction film Transformers and also appears on Transformers: The Album (2007). Being certified five times platinum by the RIAA, it is the band's most commercially successful single in terms of pure sales, and reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

          "What I've Done" was featured in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour. In January 2011, it was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3. The song is also a B-side to the UK single of "Iridescent". An instrumental version of the song is currently used by Sky UK as background music for their interactive services.

In this farewell

There's no blood, there's no alibi

'Cause I've drawn regret

From the truth of a thousand lies

So let mercy come and wash away

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

Put to rest

What you thought of me

While I clean this slate

With the hands of uncertainty

So let mercy come and wash away

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

For what I've done

I start again

And whatever pain may come

Today this ends

I'm forgiving

 

What I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

 

What I've done

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

 

Forgiving what I've done

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na, na)

(Na-na, na).