"Lies Greed Misery" (stylized as LIES GREED MISERY) is a song by American rock band Linkin Park 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 given out as a reward for an official scavenger hunt and was also used in promotional material for the video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

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 describes the song as possessing a "buzzing authoritative energy that you can’t help getting caught up in."^[2] Billboard similarly mentions how the track's "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 compares the song to the work of Skrillex.^[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, calling it "a sweet-and-sour gem, guaranteed to make you jump."^[5]

Commercially, the song was never officially released as a single in any territory, but 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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