New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Marvel Music/ Hollywood Records) The official music video world premiere for Soundgarden's new single "Live to Rise," launched today. The song is from this year's highly anticipated movie, "Marvel's The Avengers," in theaters nationwide on May 4, 2012.
"Live to Rise," the original song written for and appearing in the film is the first single from the Marvel Music/Hollywood Records release Avengers Assemble. The epic and cinematic video, featuring a searing live performance with film footage, was directed by Robert Hales (Red Hot
Chili Peppers,
Janet Jackson,
Kings of Leon, Justin Timberlake). View "Live to Rise":
https://www.vevo.com/watch/soundgarden/live-to-rise-from-marvels-the-avengers/USH5V1221447
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZNtOcY_1A
Soundgarden's "Live to Rise" was the #1 most added song in its first week at Alternative and Active Rock U.S. radio and is currently #3* at Mainstream Rock, #4* at Active Rock and #13* at Alternative (Modern Rock). Offered as a free download on iTunes for one week, the "Live to Rise" track exceeded 350K downloads.
Marvel Studios presents "Marvel's The Avengers"—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor,
Captain America, Hawkeye and
Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury,
Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth,
Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgard and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and directed by Joss Whedon, "Marvel's The Avengers" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since.
"Marvel's The Avengers" is from Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures, produced by
Kevin Feige and directed by Joss Whedon from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon with screenplay by Joss Whedon.
The "Live to Rise" single and Avengers Assemble album are available on iTunes and wherever music is sold.
