On April 15 , 2012 , Shinoda announced that '' Living Things '' would be the title of Linkin Park 's fifth album . Shinoda stated that they chose the title '' Living Things '' because the album is more about people , personal interactions , and it is far more personal than their previous albums . The band promoted the album on the 2012 edition of the Honda Civic Tour , with co-headliners Incubus . The band performed " Burn It Down " at 2012 Billboard Music Awards . On May 24 , the band released the music video for " Burn It Down " and debuted " Lies Greed Misery " , another song from '' Living Things '' , on BBC Radio 1 . " Powerless " , the twelfth and closing track of the album , was featured in the closing credits of the film '' Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ''
2012 Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
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