{"id":31595,"date":"2026-05-27T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/linkin-park-iridescent-extraterrestrial-toy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T05:55:00","slug":"linkin-park-iridescent-extraterrestrial-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/linkin-park-iridescent-extraterrestrial-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"LINKIN PARK: Iridescent, extraterrestrial toy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"Linkin Park - Iridescent\" class=\"wp-image-31578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/27-05-LinkinPark.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTransformers\u201d fans know this: exactly 14 years ago to the day, on May 27, 2011, LINKIN PARK released the song \u201cIridescent\u201d, which was used for the soundtrack of \u201cTransformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon\u201d. However, this was nothing new, as LINKIN PARK also contributed songs to the other films about the toy-based quick-change artists. With bands like MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE or SMASHING PUMPKINS, they are in good company. \u201cIridescent\u201d also made it into the charts: in the UK, the single reached No. 1 in the rock category, in South Korea and Lebanon it reached No. 2, and in the USA it peaked at No. 19.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the clip here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xLYiIBCN9ec?si=hDU2Yy94k8jRlgRe\" title=\"Iridescent [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xLYiIBCN9ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which Linkin Park fan article will you treat yourself to next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:8px\">*Die mit Sternchen markierten Linkempfehlungen sind Affilate-Links\/Partnerprogramm-Links, auf welche Du frei klicken kannst. Bei einem Klick und Kauf erhalten wir durch den Anbieter eine Provision (wir verdienen als Partner an qualifizierten Verk\u00e4ufen). Der Preis \u00e4ndert sich dabei f\u00fcr Dich nat\u00fcrlich nicht. Auf diese Weise kannst Du dazu beitragen, dass ein Teil der Kosten f\u00fcr diese Internetseite eingespielt werden kann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTransformers\u201d fans know this: exactly 14 years ago to the day, on May 27, 2011, LINKIN PARK released the song \u201cIridescent\u201d, which was used for the soundtrack of \u201cTransformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon\u201d. 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