"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".

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

• Chester Bennington – vocals
• Mike Shinoda – keyboards, rap vocals, rhythm guitar
• Brad Delson – lead guitar, sampler
• Dave Farrell – bass guitar, backing vocals, sampler
• Joe Hahn – turntables, samplers
• Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion

Charts

Release history

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