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“Given Up” by Linkin Park
From the album Minutes to Midnight (2007)
“Given Up” by Linkin Park appears on 18 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2007 and 2023. It was first released in 2007 on the album Minutes to Midnight. Its best result is #6 on the 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 2008, #3,645 alternative song of all time and #375 of the '00s.
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"Given Up" is one of the heaviest things on Minutes to Midnight, Linkin Park's third album from 2007. Rick Rubin and Mike Shinoda produced it, and the writing credit is split six ways: Chester Bennington, Shinoda, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, David Farrell and Joe Hahn. A steady, grinding riff drives the choruses while Bennington snarls his way through, and just before the last chorus he holds a scream for seventeen seconds, the stretch most listeners single out as the song's peak.
The band first played it live in Berlin in April 2007, on the same night as "What I've Done" and "No More Sorrow". Sent out as the album's fourth single early in 2008, it never took off in America the way people hoped, though it still reached number 4 on the Alternative Airplay chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 99 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 77 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2008 | 14 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 15 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 | 91 |
| 2008 | 74 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 11 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 | 102 |
| 2008 | 11 | 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT | 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 | 99 |
| 2008 | 9 | KFMA Tucson, AZ | KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2008 | 50 |
| 2008 | 8 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 | 103 |
| 2008 | 6 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 40 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 | 51 |
| 2008 | 40 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2014 | 375 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 407 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 457 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2023 | 490 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
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