Lost in the Echo

"Lost in the Echo" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, from their fifth studio album Living Things. The song impacted radio stations, as well as a digital download, on October 19, 2012. The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin. It received mixed to positive reviews from music critics.

In the making of video of Living Things, it was revealed that the working title of "Lost in the Echo" was "Holding Company". The band recorded the song in March 2012. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Mike Shinoda, the band's rapper and producer, stated that the song "was one of those moments that defined what this album was going to be about." He also expressed his surprise when, despite the band's dislike for songs that sounded like their earlier material, appreciated the song, saying:

"The thing about 'Lost in the Echo' was it sounded a lot like what the 'song' sounds like, I think. When the guys heard it, I kind of said to them, 'What do you think about that?' and their responses, for the first time in a few years, were pretty good. They were like, 'Yeah, we hear the merit. Let's develop that idea. Let's see what we want to do.' I said to them, 'You know, this is like a real moment for us, now, on this album.'"

The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard praised the song's "bubbling synthesizers [that] quickly morph into crunching guitars". Nathan Taft of The Daily of the University of Washington called "Lost in the Echo" "probably the best track on the whole album", noting the song's electronic beats that transitions into "a heavier, distorted guitar riff". Chad Childers of Loudwire opined that for fans, the song "fits right in with what they’ve done in the past." Tim Grierson of About.com was mixed about the song, describing the music as "compelling" compared to the "dull lyrics that are a call to action to the audience". Emily MacKay of NME was negative about the song, calling it "radio-friendly videogame metal." Taft, Childers and Lipshutz praised the vocal interplay of Shinoda and lead singer Chester Bennington, with the latter noting that the duo "remains ever intact", while MacKay panned the combination, criticizing the vocals as "horrifically overwrought" and the raps "clunky". (wiki)