FIRST TIME HEARING | Linkin Park - One More Light | REACTION 

The official video for this song was turned into a tribute to Chester Bennington, the lead singer, after he also tragically took his life. It's a gut punch to the millions of us Linkin Park fans, it's been a few years but still hurts. RIP Chester.

He sang the the song for Chris Cornell, whom he was extremely close to. Think he was the godfather for Chris' kids or other way around, but few months past and Chester could no longer deal with Chris' passing. After Chester unalived himself, the band decided to use the official video as a tribute to Chester. Song still hurts like hell though...😢. Loss of the biggest talents in the industry. Depression is a bitch

Rest in piece Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington.

This performance was a tribute to Chris Cornell who was Chester's mentor and friend. Chris had died by suicide early that morning in Detroit Michigan. That is why Chester had so much emotion in his voice and why he had trouble finishing the song. He actually had to step off stage after this song for a minute to get his emotions under control to get thought the rest of the performance. Mike Shinoda and Eg White wrote the lyrics to this song about a woman that Linkin Park worked with at Warner Brothers records. She was the go between for artists/bands and radio stations. She passed away from cancer in 2015. This song was written on the day of her funeral. She passed after a very short battle with cancer. After Chester passed away Linkin Park made the music video for this song as a tribute to Chester since they didn't get to film the music video before he died by suicide on Chris Cornell's 53rd birthday.

A little context to this song (My understanding of it anyways). It was originally written about a woman who had worked with the band from the beginning, this performance specifically was dedicated to Chris Cornell who had taken his life (that day if I'm not mistaken) the band heard about it back stage as they were getting ready and decided to do this song first. Shortly after Chris took his life we lost Chester and the band made the music video and dedicated it to him. Again this is just my understanding some of the smaller details may not be 100% accurate (or there may be more that I'm missing).

That scream still gets me everytime. The first time i heard it i could really felt the loss of my mother and brother. Chester, such a talent and such a huge loss.

Oh this song 💔 The history of this song is so cruel. The band wrote this about a friend who passed away from cancer. The day of this performance, they were meant to come out and play their new single Heavy; but that morning they learned that their friend Chris Cornell had passed away, so they dedicated this performance to him. Lead singer Chester Bennington was especially close with Chris Cornell, and his grief is so evident in his voice. Two month later, on Chris Cornell's birthday, Chester lost his battle with his mental health in the same manner Chris did. When the band released the music video for this song, it was as a dedication to Chester. The song came to mean a lot to fans after Chester's passing 💔 Thank you for reacting to this, even though it was a tough one, it means a lot ❤

RIP Chester. Still hurts to watch this.

One of the most beautiful songs yet hardest to listen to R.I.P. Chester 💔

This song hit me hard when chris passed away and then it hit even harder after chester passed away. Everytime i see the official video i get the imrpressing that chester was saying his goodbyes to the crowed.

Breaks my heart everytime i listen to this and hear chester choke up on one of the lyrics 💔

Man this song hits so hard. The emotion is front and center, and it gets me teary every time. The official video is equally emotional, as it's a tribute to Chester

This song was dedicated to Chris Cornell who passed away, who was Chester's friend and mentor - Chester was godfather of Chris's kid... In addition Chester died on Chris' birthday...

Did you shed a tear? I did.

When Chester belts that note out around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="268">4:28</a>... if that doesn't choke you up... I don't know what will. The pain in that note... you can feel it.

I was introduced to this song not long after my best friend and soulmate OD'd. It always gets to me.

But ya as others have said one of the biggest reasons this has so much emotion in it is they juat found out chris Cornell had passed who they all knew and was chesters like very best friend. You can see him holding back tears like the whole time 😢

The song was originally written for a close friend to the band who lost her life to cancer. However not long after the song was released, Chris Cornell tragically took his life. Chris and Chester were extremely close. They had a shared bond of a very traumatized childhood which included sexual abuse. Chester battled mental illness and depression his entire life. Losing Chris became too much for him and he took his life on Chris's birthday. This version he sung here was sung a few days after Chris's passing and it completely crushed Chester. He was unable to get through the song without breaking down.

By the way, it was written for a friend of his who died of cancer. The performance you watched was for Chris Cornell who also tragically took his own life and thus in this performance, there are 2 people that Chester was singing about. It's an amazing song

No words. Thank you for your reaction! Luv from Australia ❤️🎼❤️🎼❤️

We all choked when he yells "I do"...didn't we?

Literally makes me tear up every time

His guttural scream was a release of his pain and to tell Chris he cared. 😞💔

Mike wrote this song to honor a lady who worked for the music label who they all knew who died of cancer. This vid is from when they had just found out about Chris Cornells death! It became Chester's song after this and after Chesters death this becme a tribute to Chester because it fit! I couldn't listen to more then a verse of this for the year after Chesters passing!

Beautiful 😢❤

That scream........ damn

Nice review mate. You have a very radio friendly voice and mannerism. I love the way that when Chester did the screm "I do", you were stopped in your tracks. Bravo.

Such a beautiful and heart-wrenching song. It always makes me think of family members that have passed away. Thanks for featuring this song. RIP Chris Cornell and Chester Benington.

You've heard this song before actually! but I'm glad you got to see a live performance

God bless you Chester 🙏 and god bless us all

There'll be a lot of these comments, but as a huge fan, and someone who will always miss Chester and all we never got to see from him, I had to say something. MRLBOYD, do yourself and everyone else a huge favour and listen to some more Linkin Park - I'd love to hear what you think as you uncover more of their work.

This song broke me, waited years to hear it after chester passed. W vid homie

This ones so upsetting the scream of i do not in the original is so haunting like hes screaming to chris who they got news at that event about. Originally it was about a friend who had cancer and passed like you said. Then it became about those you lost or who took their own life. Chester took his own life not long while ya the man had tons of issues and kived a rough life this was the straw that broke the camels back hope him and chris are rocking in paradise 🙏

The extreme emotion in this performance is because it was a dedication to Chris who they had heard passed away shortly before going on stage

This performance was shortly after Chris Cornell's death. They had intended on performing Heavy but after hearing the news chose to perform One More Light instead. The song wasn't written for Chris but it was fitting for the day as a tribute...and now it's a tribute to Chester himself. RIP

I feel lucky that I got to see them live once in 2012 along with Incubus who was co-headling. (Jones beach Amphitheatre, which you will know of as a Long Island native Lboyd) It's absolutely wild how Chester's voice, even live....sounds like he's in the studio. That's pretty rare.

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Nice to see you back and doing LP?!!! What better way?! ❤❤❤ RIP Chester. We love you!

I cry ever single time I hear this song…

The song was cerated for a good friend to the band that passed away from cancer. But then it also got to be a tribiut for both Chris kornel and chester.

I BELIEVE THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO HIS FRIEND WHOS A POPULAR ARTIST TOO...

#linkin park one more light live- a friend of Chester extreme deadly cancer & he wrote the lyrics & told Chester to sing it but then Chris Cornell from Soundgarden died suicide & Chester found out in tour...

Thank you, Sir. You had to make me cry before bed didn't you. Still lots of love :)

Thanks for reaction...on this sad performance

I don't usually like blind reaction vids but you did well.

It's still hard for me to listen to this song. I share a birthday with Chris Cornell (July 20), which also happens to be the day that Chester passed away, which also happens to be the day that my mom died. And the first time that I heard this song was a few days after my dad died. It's just a whole bunch of unhappy endings woven together.

I haven't been able to listen to this song since Chester's death so let's hope I can get through this video 😭

You should check out given up from linkin park, any live version!

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The song was originally written for a woman that worked with the band who had died of cancer, it was later used as a tribute towards a close friend to the Chester and the band, Chris Cornell, who killed himself less than 24hrs before this preformace, and now it's used as a tribute for Chester who also killed himself on what would have been Chris Cornells birthday It's sad that it's been passed around so many times. May they all rest in peace.

The world failed this men… Chaz deserved sooo much more from this life… I just hope his suffering is over, and he is finally free. We miss you down here Chaz. You will never be forgotten!

And I weep

Rest in peace, Chris Cornell, rest in peace, sweet soul, Chester 😢.

RIP Chris and Chester

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RIP Chester. RIP C: Cornell. RIP my beloved mom 2023. RIP best human friend 2023. RIP my missed little doggy who was also my best friend 2023. Too many lights going out 2023.......

R.i.p Chester ..

So sad😢 honest and haunted.

Chester was talking about Chris Cornell. RIP both ❤❤

#chris Cornell did suicide & Chester Bennington the main singer heard the news when he was in tour so he is singing for his best friend

You picked one of the hardest videos for Linkin Park fans to watch. 💔🥺

They literally found out about Chris's death backstage, I knew Chester was gone after this 😔🖤

This is plated at a lot of funerals

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Hey, do a reaction please to the song submitted to the Polish preselection for Eurovision !!!!! I am very interested in your reaction and opinion. 🔥🔥🔥Serpents - Hourglass (Official Video)🔥🔥🔥 The video clip is amazing !!!!!! If you like Linkin Park, you will like Serpents also !!!!!!!!!!

We need some 2pac bro

People need to stop spreading the rumor that this song was a tribute to Chris Cornell. It was written by both Mike Shinoda and Chester and was suppose to be on the album, Meteora. There is literally an interview with Mike talking about why it was cut from the album. (it's one of the best albums IMO, but the song doesn't fit the theme of the album at all) It was well before Chris died, and released as a single much later.

linkin park is known world wide. i am purely and eagerly curious. how in the hell did you not hear this song till now? this is a rendition of the song that is tribute to chris cornell. he cuts out on the lyrics because he is in pain.

Chris and chester missed every day

Should 100% have played the very short intro. Where people are told its a tribute for Chris Cornell who took his life days before this concert. Chris was one of Chesters best friends. in fact. Chester chose to end things on Cornell's birthday. So leaving out the intro is a big disservice to the message and meaning of the song. ( Granted you might have heard it, but left it out of the video, and then talk around it, as you did not hear it. Who knows. But regardless, should have been part of the video. )

I sort of think Chester planned out this song before taking his own life.

I love your reactions but more times than not you miss a lot by only ever reaction to live versions of songs. Please just go for the music video first. It’s so impactful