"Attack"
Single by 30 Seconds to Mars
from the album A Beautiful Lie
Released	April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12) (See release history)
Format	Digital download, MP3
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hard rock[1]
Length	3:08
Label	Immortal, Virgin
30 Seconds to Mars singles chronology
"Edge of the Earth" (2003) "Attack" (2005) "The Kill" (2006)

"Attack" is a song by 30 Seconds to Mars. The song is released as the band's first single from their second album, A Beautiful Lie.

Contents 1 History 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Release history 5 Chart positions 6 Personnel 7 References

[edit] History

The single "Attack" was at first not supposed to be on the record, but after Jared played it acoustically to the producer as a joke, the producer said it was their strongest song and it had to be their first single from their second album^[2].

The song was released as a purchasable download for the music video game series Rock Band on Christmas 2007^[3].

A live version of the song has been made available for download on iTunes.

[edit] Music video

The video for the song was filmed in an abandoned hotel in Hollywood where the crew encountered prostitutes and drug addicts squatting prior to filming. The video found minor success on Fuse, mtvU, and MTV2. The video is purportedly the first to contain a person having surgery live. In the video Jared Leto is the main bandmember shown. In fact, aside from brief silhouettes, the other band members are not shown at all. Despite the personal note to the lyrics of "Attack", the video takes on a sexual air.

[edit] Track listing

• Standard

1. "Attack" – 3:08 (radio edit)

• US (CD)

1. "Attack" – 3:08 (radio edit)
2. "Attack" – 4:06 (Live at CBGB, July 2006)

• UK (CD)

1. "Attack" – 3:09 (album version)
2. "Attack" – 4:06 (Live at CBGB, July 2006)

[edit] Release history

Country	Release Date
Australia	April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)
United Kingdom
United States	May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2005	U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[4]	22
2005	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[5]	38
2005	Australian Singles Chart	90
2005	Argentinean Singles Chart	92
2007	UK Singles Chart	148

[edit] Personnel

• Jared Leto – vocals, guitar
• Tomo Miličević – guitar, programming
• Shannon Leto – drums
• Matt Wachter – bass guitar, keyboard, synthesizers
• Oliver Goldstein - additional synthesizers

[edit] References

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