MTV Unplugged (Thirty Seconds to Mars EP)

MTV Unplugged
EP and Live album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)
RecordedMay 13, 2011
VenueSony Music Studios, New York City
GenreAcoustic rock
Length20:41 (EP)
30:03 (Video)
Label
Thirty Seconds to Mars chronology
This Is War
(2009)
MTV Unplugged
(2011)
Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams
(2013)

MTV Unplugged is an extended play (EP) and live album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released in the United States on August 19, 2011 by Virgin Records. It features an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in New York City on May 13 of that year for the television series MTV Unplugged. The show's purpose is to present name artists, and feature them stripped of studio equipment. The performance was accompanied by musicians from the Vitamin String Quartet, a gospel choir and included the contribution of the band's fans.

The extended play includes rearranged versions of three songs extracted from Thirty Seconds to Mars' third studio album, This Is War (2009), and a cover version of a song by U2. Upon release, MTV Unplugged received universal acclaim from music critics, many of whom complimented the band's musicianship and the album's production. Commercially, it debuted at number 76 on the Billboard 200 and experienced moderate success in some international markets.