A Beautiful Lie
Studio album by 30 Seconds to Mars
Released	August 16, 2005 (See release history)
Recorded	2003—2005, Pulse Recording (Los Angeles, California); The Laboratory (Los Angeles, California); The Center for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound (Alaska); Lionhead Studios (South Africa); Circle in the Square Studio (New York City, New York)
Genre	Hard rock, emo, post-hardcore, post-grunge
Length	56:12
Label	Virgin, Immortal
Producer	Josh Abraham, 30 Seconds to Mars
Professional reviews
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30 Seconds to Mars chronology
30 Seconds to Mars (2002) A Beautiful Lie (2005) This Is War (2009)
Deluxe Edition cover
Cover for the Deluxe Edition of A Beautiful Lie
Re-release cover
Cover for the re-release of A Beautiful Lie.
Singles from A Beautiful Lie
"Attack" Released: April 12, 2005 "The Kill" Released: January 24, 2006 "From Yesterday" Released: November 7, 2006 "A Beautiful Lie" Released: December 17, 2007

A Beautiful Lie is the second studio album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. The album was released on August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records and was produced by Josh Abraham. The album produced four singles, "Attack", "The Kill (Bury Me)", "From Yesterday", and "A Beautiful Lie"; three of the four songs managed to chart within the top thirty on the U.S. Modern Rock chart, with "The Kill" and "From Yesterday" entering the top ten.

A Beautiful Lie is different from the band's self-titled debut album, both musically and lyrically. Whereas the eponymous concept album's lyrics focus on human struggle and astronomical themes,^[1] and the music was heavily atmospheric, the lyrics of A Beautiful Lie are "personal and less cerebral", and the music takes on a youthful, more post-hardcore approach by introducing occasional intense screaming vocals and deemphasizing synth background effects.

Contents 1 History 2 Deluxe Edition 3 2007 re-release 4 Track listing 4.1 Bonus tracks 4.2 DVD track listing 5 Release history 6 Charts 6.1 Album 6.2 Singles 7 In popular culture 8 Personnel 9 References 10 External links

History

A Beautiful Lie was recorded on four different continents in five different countries over a three-year period to accommodate vocalist/guitarist Jared Leto's acting career. The album's title track, as well as three other songs, were composed in Cape Town, South Africa, where Leto was later met by his bandmates to work on the tracks. It was during this time that Leto conceived the album's title.^[2] Prior to this, the album was tentatively to be released under the title The Battle of One. The album was leaked onto peer-to-peer file sharing networks almost five months before its scheduled release; the version of the album that leaked was unmastered. Because of this, the band was forced to set the release date of the album back.^{[citation needed]}

To promote A Beautiful Lie, 30 Seconds to Mars included the songs "Battle of One" and "Hunter" (originally performed by Björk) as bonus tracks. To further promote the album, the band included "golden passes" with three of the special versions of the album that entitled the buyer free entrance and backstage access to any 30 Seconds to Mars show for the rest of their formation.

Deluxe Edition

The album was re-released with new artwork as A Beautiful Lie - Deluxe Edition on November 21, 2006. The set contained one bonus track — a re-recording of the "The Kill (Bury Me)", entitled "The Kill (Rebirth)". Included was a DVD featuring the VMA-nominated video for "The Kill", making of "The Kill" video, live performances and MTV2 moments involving the band.

Before production of the Deluxe Edition, the band requested that the members of the "Echelon" send in their names so that they could be thanked for their support over the years. As a result, the inside cover(s) of the Deluxe Edition contain a large list of printed fan names. In addition to this, the front cover contains a holographic image consisting of the Mithra (phoenix) and the Trinity (skulls).

2007 re-release

The album was re-released yet again in 2007, following extensive touring throughout Europe, in an attempt to expose themselves to a larger audience. The re-release is essentially the same as the original release, although includes different artwork. The album was re-released in Ireland again in November 2007. The version contains the new version of "The Kill" and a second bonus track, an acoustic version of "A Beautiful Lie" recorded live on a radio session.

Track listing

1. "Attack" – 3:09
2. "A Beautiful Lie" – 4:05
3. "The Kill" – 3:51
4. "Was It a Dream?" – 4:15
5. "The Fantasy" – 4:29
6. "Savior" – 3:24
7. "From Yesterday" – 4:08
8. "The Story" – 3:55
9. "R-Evolve" – 3:59
10. "A Modern Myth" – 14:14 (ends at 2:59, hidden track "Praying for a Riot" begins at 12:25)
11. "Battle of One" – 2:47
12. "Hunter" (Björk cover) – 3:54

	"The Kill" (2005) Sample from 30 Seconds to Mars' "The Kill".
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	"From Yesterday" (2005) Sample from 30 Seconds to Mars' "From Yesterday".
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Bonus tracks

13. "The Kill (Rebirth)" (Irish and Brazilian Edition bonus track) – 3:39
13. "Attack" (Live) (Wal-Mart Edition bonus track) - 4:49
13. "Was It a Dream?" (Acoustic) (Japanese and Australian Edition bonus track)
14. "The Kill" (Acoustic featuring Pitty) (Brazilian Edition bonus track) – 3:45
14. "A Beautiful Lie" (Acoustic) (Irish Edition bonus track) – 3:42

DVD track listing

1. "The Kill (Bury Me)"
2. The Making of "The Kill"
3. The International Music Feed Interview
4. "Attack" (MTV2's All That Rocks)
5. "The Kill (Bury Me)" (MTV2's All That Rocks)
6. "The Fantasy" (Fan-generated take) (MTV2's All That Rocks)
7. MTV2's T-Minus Rock Interview
8. Red Carpet Arrival (MTV Video Music Awards)
9. MTV2 Award Acceptance Speech (MTV Video Music Awards)
10. MTV2 $2Bill Internet Promo
11. MTV2 $2Bill Pre-Sale Tour Promo
12. MTV2 $2Bill Ticket Sale Tour Promo

Release history

Region	Date	Distributing label	Format	Version	Catalog
United States[3]	August 16, 2005	Immortal/Virgin America	Enhanced CD	Original	90992
Worldwide	August 30, 2005		CD/LP		9463886872
Japan[3]	December 7, 2005	EMI Japan	CD		TOCP-66653
Europe[3]	February 26, 2007	Virgin	CD		3896602
Worldwide	December 5, 2006	Immortal/Virgin/EMI/MTV2	CD/DVD	Deluxe Edition	792672
	November 26, 2007		CD/DVD	Deluxe Edition (Re-release)	9463896602
Japan[3]	May 28, 2008	EMI Japan	CD/DVD	Japanese Limited Edition	TOCP-66785

Charts

Album

Year	Country	Chart	Peak position[4]	Certification[5]	Sales
2006	U.S.	Billboard 200	36	Platinum[6]	1,000,000+
2007	Australia	ARIA Albums Chart	20	Gold[7]	45,000+
	Canada	CRIA Albums Chart	20	Gold[8]	100,000+
	UK	UK Albums Chart	39	Platinum[9]	300,000+
	New Zealand	RIANZ Albums Chart	20	—	—
	Finland	Finnish Albums Chart	15	—	—
	Austria	Austrian Albums Chart	10	—	—
	Germany	German Albums Chart	30	—	—
	Italy	Italian Albums Chart	11[10]	Platinum[11]	70,000+
2008	South Africa	RISA Albums Chart	1	Gold[12]	40,000+
		Worldwide sales			3,500,000+[13]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"Attack"	Modern Rock Tracks	22
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	38
2006	"The Kill"	Billboard Hot 100	65
		Modern Rock Tracks	3
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	14
	"From Yesterday"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	11
		Billboard Hot 100	75
2007	"A Beautiful Lie"	Modern Rock Tracks	37

In popular culture

• "The Kill" was featured in the January 21, 2007 Without a Trace episode, "Primed".
• "Attack" and "The Kill" are both available as downloadable content for Rock Band.
• "The Kill" is a playable track in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
• "Battle of One" is featured in the EA Trax of Madden NFL 07.

Personnel

30 Seconds to Mars Jared Leto – vocals, guitar Tomo Miličević – guitar, violin, keyboards, synthesizers, programming Shannon Leto – drums, percussion Matt Wachter – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers Additional musicians Matt Serletic - piano on "The Kill" Oliver Goldstein - additional synthesizer on "Attack", "From Yesterday" and "Savior" String players on "A Modern Myth" Caroline Campbell - violin Neel Hammond - violin Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - viola Vanessa Freebairn-Smith - cello

Production Produced by Josh Abraham and 30 Seconds to Mars Engineered and mixed by Ryan Williams Assistant engineer: Brandon Belsky Additional engineering by Brian Virtue Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundam Mastering (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) Mixed at Pulse Recording (Los Angeles, California) Additional information All songs were written by Jared Leto, except "Battle of One", "From Yesterday" and "Savior" which were written by 30 Seconds to Mars "Attack" mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, assisted by Femio Hernandez "Attack" mixed at South Beach Studios (Miami Beach, Florida) "The Battle of One" and "Hunter" produced by 30 Seconds to Mars and Brian Virtue; engineered by Brian Virtue at CRC Studios (Chicago, Illinois) A&R: John Deutsch Wataru Hokoyama: string arranger Management: Irving Azoff Management Legal: Gary Stiffelman for Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca & Fischer Business management: Dian Vaughn for Loring Ward U.S. booking: John Marx, John Branigan for William Morris International booking: Mike Greek for Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd Creative direction and design: 30 Seconds to Mars and Sean Mosher-Smith Photography: Olaf Heine

References

External links

A Beautiful Lie website

v • d • e 30 Seconds to Mars Jared Leto · Shannon Leto · Tomo Miličević · Tim Kelleher (touring bassist) Matt Wachter · Solon Bixler · Kevin Drake Studio albums 30 Seconds to Mars · A Beautiful Lie · This Is War EPs Acoustic Live Radio Show · AOL Sessions Undercover · A Beautiful Lie · To the Edge of the Earth Singles "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" · "Edge of the Earth" · "Attack" · "The Kill" · "From Yesterday" · "A Beautiful Lie" · "Kings and Queens" Video albums A Beautiful Lie - Deluxe Edition · To the Edge of the Earth Related Lists Awards and nominations · Discography · List of songs Groups Angels & Airwaves · Great Northern Labels EMI · Virgin Records · Immortal Records