Hurricane (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)
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| Promotional single by Thirty Seconds to Mars from the album This Is War | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | December 4, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008–2009; The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound, Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Space rock, symphonic rock | |||||||||||||||||
| Length | 6:12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Label | Virgin, EMI | |||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jared Leto | |||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Flood, Thirty Seconds to Mars | |||||||||||||||||
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| "Hurricane 2.0" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Thirty Seconds to Mars featuring Kanye West | |||||||||||
| from the album This Is War (deluxe version) | |||||||||||
| Released | November 15, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD single, maxi single, digital download | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2009 The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound (Los Angeles, California) |
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| Genre | Space rock, symphonic rock | ||||||||||
| Length | 6:12 (Album Version) | ||||||||||
| Label | Virgin, EMI | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jared Leto | ||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Flood, Thirty Seconds to Mars | ||||||||||
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"Hurricane" is a song written by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars that is featured on their third studio album, This Is War. The song was written by lead vocalist and songwriter Jared Leto and produced by Leto, Flood and Steve Lilywhite. There are two versions of this song, one which is included on the album and another which is a collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "Hurricane 2.0", which was released as the fourth single from the album in November 2010. This version only appears on the deluxe version. The latter has a variation in certain parts of the track. "Hurricane" was awarded Best Single at the Kerrang! Awards 2011. The thirteen-minute music video, directed by Leto under the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins, garnered controversy when it first premiered on November 29, 2010, causing it to be banned by MTV due to containing sexual content. An edited version, however, was put on heavy rotation on MTV2.
Jared Leto wrote the piano ballad "Hurricane" in winter 2007 whilst in Berlin. In an interview, Jared said the following about the song:
The video, which runs for 13 minutes and 10 seconds and was directed by Jared Leto under the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins, premiered on MTV on November 29, 2010. The experimental short film is 12 minutes long and contains excerpts from the tracks "Escape" and "Night of the Hunter." It takes place in what is believed to be a dream, and explores a violent and sexual world where 30 Seconds to Mars are stalked and attacked by various figures known as "The Gimps", while a bisexual female couple known as Shae and Sunisa engage in sexual bondage activities with Jared while he is confronted by hallucinations. Jared spends the entire video shirtless and being chased by a sledgehammer-wielding killer obsessed with trying to kill him. Shannon battles with a woman, who shares romantic feelings for him, ending with a kiss. Tomo, who liberates a woman from her abuser, receives a key as a gift. He composes the orchestral score of the song with three identical copies of himself.
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