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The Emptiness Machine

"The Emptiness Machine" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released as the lead single from the band's upcoming eighth studio album, From Zero, on September 5, 2024. This is the band's first single to feature Emily Armstrong on vocals and Colin Brittain on drums, as well as the first single not to feature former members Chester Bennington and Rob Bourdon.[1][2][3] Commercially, the track has charted at number one in Germany and Switzerland as well as the top 20 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

"The Emptiness Machine"
CD cover art
Single by Linkin Park
from the album From Zero
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)
GenreRock
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Qwerty"
(2024) 		"The Emptiness Machine"
(2024)
Music video
"The Emptiness Machine" on YouTube

Promotion and release

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On August 24, 2024 the band launched a 100-hour countdown, furthering speculation on the recent reunion rumours.[4] Upon the expiration of the timer, the band teased the fans as the clock started to tick back up, before glitching for a few seconds on 09:05, leading to speculation that there could be an announcement on September 5, which the band later confirmed on their social media accounts.[5][6][7][8]

On September 5, at a fan event in Los Angeles, California, the band officially reunited and performed "The Emptiness Machine" live for the first time.[9][10]

Composition

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Revolver described "The Emptiness Machine" as "a supercharged rock anthem in the tried-and-true LP tradition."[11]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, "The Emptiness Machine" made an instant impact on rock radio within its first six hours of release, debuting at number 24 on Billboard's Rock Airplay chart.[12] Despite being released at the tail-end of the tracking week, the song simultaneously debuted on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart at number 7, selling 1,000 digital downloads and racking up 690,000 streams in its first six hours.[13]

In the United Kingdom, "The Emptiness Machine" was battling for their first chart-topping single on the UK Singles Chart, trailing only to Sabrina Carpenter's "Taste" in the midweek update.[14] At the end of the week, the song failed to get the band their first ever UK Number One but debuted at number four, becoming their highest-ever charting song on the chart, beating "What I've Done", which peaked at number six in 2007.[15][16] Simultaneously, the song debuted atop the UK Singles Sales Chart and UK Singles Downloads Chart, gifting the band their first ever UK number one on pure sales in the country.[17]

The song debuted atop the German Singles Chart, becoming the band's first number-one single in Germany, and their highest chart entry since 2012, where "Burn It Down" peaked at number 2.[18]

In Ireland, "The Emptiness Machine" debuted at number 16 on the Irish Singles Chart.[19]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[20]

Linkin Park

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for "The Emptiness Machine"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[21] 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 37
Canada Rock (Billboard)[24] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[25] 11
France (SNEP)[26] 12
Germany (Official German Charts)[27] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 16
Italy (FIMI)[29] 38
Japan Digital Singles (Oricon)[30] 42
Japan Download Songs (Billboard Japan)[31] 42
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[32] 15
Lithuania (AGATA)[33] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[35] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[39] 4
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[40] 1
US Hot Hard Rock Songs (Billboard)[41] 7
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[13] 1

References

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  1. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (September 5, 2024). "Inside Linkin Park's Secret Comeback". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ DiVita, Joe (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park Announce 2024 Album 'From Zero' – First With Singer Emily Armstrong". Loudwire. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Wilson-Taylor, James (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park Return: New Album 'From Zero', New Band Members & Tour Dates". Rock Sound. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Peters, Mitchell (August 24, 2024). "Linkin Park Launches Mysterious 100-Hour Countdown Timer Amid New Vocalist Rumors". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Schaffner, Lauryn (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park Debut First Song With New Singer Emily Armstrong – Listen". Loudwire. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Adams, Gregory (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park announce new singer, new song, new album and world tour". Revolver. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Carter, Emily (September 2, 2024). "Here's what happened when Linkin Park's second 100-hour timer ended". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Molloy, Laura (August 28, 2024). "Linkin Park's mysterious countdown clock ends… and then begins counting up again". NME. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Roberts, Hannah (September 6, 2024). "Linkin Park announce new female singer and eighth studio album". Yahoo. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Paul, Larisha (September 5, 2024). "Linkin Park Unveil Emily Armstrong as New Co-Vocalist, Announce 2024 World Tour and Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "See Linkin Park's Epic Video for Comeback Single "The Emptiness Machine"". Revolver. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 6, 2024). "Linkin Park's 'The Emptiness Machine' Debuts on Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart From First Few Hours of Release". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Rutherford, Kevin (September 13, 2024). "Linkin Park's 'The Emptiness Machine' Blasts to No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Carl (September 8, 2024). "Linkin Park's The Emptiness Machine challenges Sabrina Carpenter's Taste for UK's Number 1 song". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  15. ^ Griffiths, George (September 13, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter licks her lips for third week at Number 1 with Taste". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Wilson-Taylor, James (September 13, 2024). "Linkin Park Achieve Highest Ever UK Chart Position With 'The Emptiness Machine'". Rock Sound. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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  18. ^ "Linkin Park land first number 1 hit in Germany". Official German Charts. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Credits/The Emptiness Machine/Linkin Park". Tidal. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  21. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  23. ^ "Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  24. ^ "Linkin Park Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  25. ^ "Linkin Park: The Emptiness Machine" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  26. ^ "Top Singles (Week 37, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  27. ^ "Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  28. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  29. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 37" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  30. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Singles: 2024-09-16" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  31. ^ "Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of September 11, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  32. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of September 11, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  33. ^ "2024 37-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  34. ^ "Streaming Top 40 list of week 37, 2024". Dutch Top 40. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  35. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  36. ^ "Singel 2024 uke 37". VG-lista. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  37. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  38. ^ "Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  39. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  40. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  41. ^ "Linkin Park Chart History (Hot Hard Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
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