page_title: Kings and Queens (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)
section_title: Live performances
hierarchical_section_title: Kings and Queens (Thirty Seconds to Mars song) / Live performances
caption_attribution_description: Thirty Seconds to Mars performing "Kings and Queens" on July 2, 2011 in Sopron, Hungary
context_page_description: "Kings and Queens" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, featured on their third studio album This Is War. Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto across the United States and South Africa, the track was produced by Flood, Steve Lillywhite and Thirty Seconds to Mars. According to Leto, the lyrics of "Kings and Queens" explore the triumphant feeling of human possibilities. The melody of the song contains several qualities similar to that of 1980s adult contemporary musical works and is imbued with elements of progressive rock. The song was released as the lead single from This Is War on October 13, 2009.
  "Kings and Queens" received critical acclaim, with critics deeming it as an album highlight. Much of the praise went to the song's lyrics and the musical production; reviewers also complimented Leto's vocals. The song became the band's second number one single on the US Alternative Songs chart and attained moderate success in international markets. The accompanying music video, directed by Jared Leto, features Thirty Seconds to Mars and a group of followers on a critical mass movement through Los Angeles at night.
context_section_description: On December 10, 2009, Thirty Seconds to Mars performed "Kings and Queens" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien featuring the Street Drum Corps, a string quartet and ten-person choir. "Kings and Queens" was performed as the last song of band's Into the Wild Tour. Throughout the tour, Jared Leto used to choose audience members to join Thirty Seconds to Mars on stage for the song. "Kings and Queens" was played during the Tribus Centum Numerarae, the 300th show of the tour, which garnered the band the Guinness World Record for most live shows during a single album cycle. The show took place on December 7, 2011 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and was broadcast worldwide on the internet. At the 2012 O Music Awards in June, it was awarded Best Online Concert Experience.
  On May 13, 2011, Thirty Seconds to Mars recorded a performance for the television program MTV Unplugged during which they played an acoustic version of "Kings and Queens" featuring musicians from the Vitamin String Quartet. The song was included on the set list of the band's Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour and was performed both in the original and acoustic version. It was also performed on the Carnivores Tour, a tour on which Thirty Seconds to Mars co-headlined with Linkin Park.
caption: Thirty Seconds to Mars performing "Kings and Queens" during the Into the Wild Tour in July 2011
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