A Vocals-Only Version Of Linkin Park's 'One More Light' Has Surfaced

A vocals-only version of Linkin Park's "One More Light" has surfaced on YouTube, and fair warning: it might bring you to tears. The song is powerful with instrumentation, but when the music is stripped and we're left with just Chester Bennington's voice, it not only proves how talented he was, but also how heartfelt the song truly is.

During an interview with Kerrang!, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda explained the meaning behind the song.

“We had a friend who worked for the record label for a long time and came up with us from years and years ago. She started out in radio promo and was basically driving us to the local radio stations in the U.S. Midwest, eventually getting promoted and promoted. At some point last year, I suddenly heard that she’d got cancer – and then all of a sudden she had died,” Shinoda recalled.

“We knew we absolutely had to write about what happened. It’s a sad song, but the pay-off is that when something dramatic and painful like that happens, the most important thing to do is to connect with the people you love and remind them you care about them.”

Last month, "One More Light" officially went Gold. Listen to the stunning vocals-only version of the song below.

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