Guilty All the Same

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In an interview with Radio.com, Shinoda and Bennington explained that this song "...seemed like the perfect song to reintroduce the band."{{cite web |title=Interview: Linkin Park On Their New Single 'Guilty All The Same' |url=http://news.radio.com/2014/03/05/linkin-park-guilty-all-the-same-interview/ |work=Radio.com |date=March 5, 2014 |access-date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402205518/http://news.radio.com/2014/03/05/linkin-park-guilty-all-the-same-interview/ |url-status=dead }}

{{cquote|"A few months ago I was making some demos and writing this stuff and it sounded like something that you could play on the radio," Shinoda explained. "I listen to a lot of indie music… and I was listening to the demos and thought, I don't want to make any of that music. What is it that's not out there right now that I'm all about, that I'm fired up about that is a void? It ended up being this new material."}}

In that same interview, regarding the addition of Rakim, Shinoda wanted to surprise people and was "spitballing" the idea of getting Rakim, one of Shinoda's idols growing up, on the track. When the band's engineer revealed that he knew one of Rakim's people, he reached out to him, leading to Rakim coming over to the studio and, according to Bennington, "crush that section" (verse over the bridge). Shinoda was originally going to rap in the bridge off the song, but thought that it would be too predictable and wanted another rapper to do it instead, and managed to get into contact with Rakim through their musical engineer.{{cite web |last=Iandoli |first=Kathy |title=Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park Talks Rakim Collaboration, Says He's On The "Kendrick Got Robbed" Team From The Grammy's |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.15811/title.mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park-talks-rakim-collaboration-says-he-s-on-the-kendrick-got-robbed-team-from-the-grammy-s |work=Hiphopdx.com |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=March 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813205352/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.15811/title.mike-shinoda-of-linkin-park-talks-rakim-collaboration-says-he-s-on-the-kendrick-got-robbed-team-from-the-grammy-s |archive-date=August 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

The track features a long instrumental intro and is driven by aggressive guitars and drums, with lead singer Chester Bennington using angsty yet clean vocals, while guest rapper Rakim raps his own verse over a hip hop-tinged bridge.{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |title=Linkin Park Unleash New Single 'Guilty All the Same' Featuring Rakim |url=http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-new-single-guilty-all-the-same-featuring-rakim/ |work=Loudwire |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=March 6, 2014 }} Alternatively, it has been described as demonstrating a rap metal style similar to that of the band's earlier albums, Hybrid Theory and Meteora by Music Feeds.{{cite web |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/linkin-park-drop-surprise-new-single-guilty-all-the-same/ |title=Linkin Park Drop Surprise New Single 'Guilty All The Same' |work=Music Feeds |date=March 6, 2014 |access-date=March 6, 2014 }} It has also been described as a return to their hard rock and heavy metal roots for the band by Zach McEntire of KXRK.{{cite web |first=Zach |last=McEntire |url=http://www.x96.com/6_new_albums_you_need_to_hear_this_summer/blog/562 |title=6 New Albums You Need To Hear This Summer |publisher=X96 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617074454/http://www.x96.com/6_new_albums_you_need_to_hear_this_summer/blog/562 |date=June 13, 2014 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 }} Al Kooper observed it as "plain old heavy metal".{{cite web |last=Kooper |first=Al |url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/music/new-music-for-old-people-nrbq-janiva-magness-passenger-carla-thomas-and-more/ |title=New Music for Old People: NRBQ, Janiva Magness, Passenger, Carla Thomas and More |work=The Morton Report |date=June 20, 2014 |access-date=July 4, 2014 }}

Tarun Mazumdar of International Business Times gave the song a positive review, claiming "the vocals nicely complement the entire instrumentation", and praises Rakim's rapping during the breakdown.{{cite web |last=Mazumdar |first=Tarun |url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/542226/20140307/linkin-park-guilty-same.htm |title=Music Review: Linkin Park Release New Single 'Guilty All The Same' Through Shazam |work=International Business Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521234857/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/542226/20140307/linkin-park-guilty-same.htm |date=March 7, 2014 |access-date=March 7, 2014 |archive-date= May 21, 2014 }} Andy Walsh at Renowned for Sound gave the song 3.5 stars out of 5 stars, calling the heaviness of the song a "welcome return". He concludes with hoping it's a sign for things to come.{{cite web |last=Walsh |first=Andy |url=http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/single-review-linkin-park-guilty-all-the-same/ |title=Single Review: Linkin Park – 'Guilty All The Same' |work=Renowned for Sound |date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=May 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140849/http://renownedforsound.com/index.php/single-review-linkin-park-guilty-all-the-same/ |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }} In the track by track review by Billboard, the song is given a positive response and explained as "The fellas are justifiably psyched to have hip-hop legend Rakim on this track, so they preface his arrival with more than a minute of dramatic guitar buildup. At first, the bobbing and weaving riffage suggests a boxer readying for the bell, but then the group segues into quasi-symphonic metal mode, and we're galloping into Bennington's verses."{{cite magazine |last=Partridge |first=Kenneth |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6121623/linkin-park-the-hunting-party-track-by-track-review-mike-shinoda |title=Linkin Park's The Hunting Party: Track-by-Track Review |magazine=Billboard |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2014 }}

The music video for "Guilty All the Same" is a collaboration between Linkin Park and Microsoft's Project Spark, giving the fans the opportunity of editing it and remixing it as they will. In Linkin Park's version of the game, the protagonist is a character haunted by guilt. The player navigates the character through a dark, slightly sinister environment that threatens to devour him as he tries to flee from the forces of his own guilt. The level resembles a mashup between the racing mechanic of Temple Run and the noir art style of Badland. The better the player performs, the richer the soundtrack for the song.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5944909/linkin-park-s-new-video-is-a-game-inside-look-at-guilty-all-the-same |title=Linkin Park's New Video is a Game: Inside Look at 'Guilty All the Same' |first=Alex |last=Pham |magazine=Billboard |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=2014-03-31}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3jO_sVQ5io |title=Linkin Park's "Guilty All the Same" |work=Nerdist News |publisher=YouTube |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=March 31, 2014 }}

As of May 2025, the music video for "Guilty All the Same" has over 5.5 million views on YouTube.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfnhGW2Q_y0|title=Guilty All The Same (feat. Rakim) (Project Spark Official Video) - Linkin Park|publisher=YouTube|author=Linkin Park|date=March 25, 2014|access-date=December 1, 2022}}

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• Chester Bennington – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – piano, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming
• Brad Delson – lead guitar, programming
• Rob Bourdon – drums, percussion
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Joe Hahn ("Mr. Hahn") – samples, programming

• Rakim – rap vocals

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