"Live to Rise" is a song recorded by American

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band

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for the 2012 film '' The Avengers''. The song was released by

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on April 17, 2012, as a free digital download during its first week of availability at the

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, and was later included on the film's

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, '' Avengers Assemble: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture'', released on May 1, 2012. "Live to Rise" was the first Soundgarden song to be both fully recorded and released since the band reformed in 2010, as " Black Rain" was partly recorded in the early 1990s. The single has been described as a "riff-heavy rocker" that, according to singer

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, would "work just fine" on the band's then-upcoming album ''

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'', even though it did not necessarily represent the entire album's sound. Despite earlier speculation, "Live to Rise" did not appear on ''King Animal''.

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''s review of the ''Avengers Assemble'' soundtrack declares "Live to Rise" "is

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on this all-star soundtrack for the all-star superhero movie ''The Avengers''."USA Today
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References

Avengers (film series) Soundgarden songs Songs written for films 2012 singles Hollywood Records singles Music videos directed by Robert Hales Avengers (comics) in other media Songs written by Chris Cornell 2012 songs Marvel Cinematic Universe songs {{2010s-rock-song-stub