from the album Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album
B-side
"New Divide" (instrumental)
"New Divide" (a cappella)
Released
May 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
Recorded
2008–March 2009
Genre
Alternative rock[1][2]
electronic rock[3][4]
Length
4:28
Label
Reprise
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Linkin Park
Producer(s)
Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park singles chronology
"Leave Out All the Rest" (2008)
"New Divide" (2009)
"The Catalyst" (2010)
Transformers singles chronology
"Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)" (2007)
"New Divide" (2009)
"Iridescent" (2011)
Audio sample
file
help
Music video
"New Divide" on YouTube
"New Divide" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park. The song is released as a single and was recorded specifically for the soundtrack, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album to Michael Bay's film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It was written by the band and produced by band member Mike Shinoda. It also serves as the film's main theme, and was released as the soundtrack's lead single on May 18, 2009, by Reprise Records.[5]
Despite the film's critical failure, "New Divide" was widely acclaimed by professional critics, and remains one of the most popular songs in Linkin Park's discography. It is one of the few songs to top the US Rock Songs, Alternative Songs and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks at the same time. It is one of the band's highest-charting songs, peaking at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Its working title was "Megatron".
^"25 Huge Alt-Rock Songs You Loved in 2009". BuzzFeed. March 3, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^"Ranking Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best". Consequence of Sound. July 5, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^"Points Of Authority: A Beginner's Guide To Linkin Park". The New Fury. May 10, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^Edwards, Luke (March 20, 2022). "Best Linkin Park Songs: 20 Classics That Launched A Nu-metal Revolution". Dig!. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^Ditzian, Eric (May 7, 2009). "'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' Soundtrack To Feature Linkin Park". MTV.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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