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“The Catalyst” by Linkin Park

From the album A Thousand Suns (2010)

“The Catalyst” by Linkin Park appears on 26 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2010 and 2020. It was first released in 2010 on the album A Thousand Suns. Its best result is #3 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 2010 and #43 of the '10s.

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The Catalyst [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park

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"The Catalyst" was the first taste of A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park's fourth album, which Warner Bros. put out on September 8, 2010. All six members share the writing credit, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda wrote the words, and Rick Rubin is credited as producer. It builds from pulsing electronics into a huge, cathartic surge, more rave-up than riff.

Joe Hahn, the band's turntablist, directed the video, which arrived on August 25, 2010. The song went on to play over the Medal of Honor game's trailer and closing credits, opened the arcade game Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs., and turned up in ads for the 2011 film The Lincoln Lawyer.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 22 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 90 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 3 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 14 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 24 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 27 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2010 40
2010 23 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 18 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 33 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 36 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 65 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 9 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 3 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 37 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 19 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 28 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 65 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 31 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 39 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 7 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 50 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 31 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 44 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 21 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2020 37 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade 100

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