thirty seconds mars extended play live album american rock band mars released united_states august features acoustic performance taped new_york_city year television series purpose present artists feature stripped studio equipment performance accompanied musicians string quartet gospel choir included contribution band fans extended play includes rearranged versions songs extracted thirty seconds mars studio album war cover version song release received universal acclaim music critics complimented band album production commercially debuted number billboard experienced moderate success international markets recording thirty seconds mars recorded performance new_york_city featured number musicians string quartet vocalists late gospel choir marked live performance produced production company thirty seconds mars dedicated days rehearsals reworked experimented musical repertoire band invited fans attend rehearsal sessions work songs needed background vocals expressed gratitude band fans termed emphasizing strong collaboration rehearsals musicians string quartet involved stating open collaborative fluid moment thirty seconds mars explained process deciding songs cover considering tracks artists varied band stated considered song decided streets reputed special song shannon began hurricane followed kings queens closer edge night hunter streets message bottle originally police short instrumental versions songs played string quartet musicians took recording included conductor performance streets featured late gospel choir consisting men women dressed red filming described band excitement asked record stating think generation kind rite passage invited certainly pretty big deal favorite bands thrilled asked release episode featuring thirty seconds mars premiered mtv july televised performance shortened tracks excluding message bottle episode debuted live viewing event fans opportunity interact instant watching beginning july hurricane went music video mtv main channels thirty minute special debuted high definition music channel july encore midnight concert success prompted release track extended play august digital format label planned release video accompaniment package time christmas holidays deadline release missed technical issues thirty seconds mars decided release download december aside featuring tracks appears extended play includes performance exclusive footage recording virgin later released video digital retailers march critical reception release received universal acclaim music critics alternative addiction gave album stars writing final product touched perfectly songs perfect selections described streets kings queens chilling concluded review saying nice songs mtv commented thirty seconds mars delivered truly visual compelling performance inspire fans new ones entertainment_weekly praised felt band cover streets stellar called emotional powerful stunning praised vocals wrote album brings different element classic songs thirty seconds mars place finest acts generation praised band wrote songs sacred ground thirty seconds mars handle rendition streets perfectly writing chemical magazine awarded album stars possible felt band conquer listener barrage stunning vocals memorable guitars recurring violins opined hurricane best representation performance commented album opportunity calm display abilities importantly hearts end version hurricane won mtv award best live performance critic commenting band performance communal thing celebration far commercial performance united_states debuted number billboard number digital albums issue dated september entered alternative albums number number september album debuted number austria italy reached number singles chart week ending september norway entered number week august portugal album debuted number eventually peaking number following week week dated october track streets reached number national singles chart spending weeks chart album certified gold denoting sales units country united_kingdom album debuted number singles chart week dated september entered rock chart number track listing songs written composed noted charts certifications
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