The Dance is the first EP from Dutch Gothic Metal band Within Temptation. It was released after the single "Restless" and the album Enter. The sound is rather gothic and melancholic, unlike the later albums, e.g. Mother Earth and The Silent Force. The first copies of the EP were released at Dynamo Open Air 1998, where Within Temptation performed on the main stage.[1] It features the original songs "The Dance", "Another Day" and "The Other Half (of Me)". It also included a remix of the single "Restless" and a joint remix of the songs "Candles" and "Pearls of Light". The original versions of these songs appeared on the band's previous album Enter.
It, along with Enter, were re-released in the US on September 18, 2007 by the label Season of Mist.
[edit] Recording
Within Temptation recorded The Dance at Studio Moskou in Utrecht. The remixes were created by producer Oscar Holleman. Vocalist Sharon den Adel recalls that "the remixes were not our idea, but apparently there was a demand for remixes"[1]
A concept video was created to accompany the song "The Dance" from the EP. It was created in the form of a 'fantasy comic', and features a gloomy romance in the vein of 'Gorn', by French painter Tiburce Oger. Remi Tjon Ajong and Stij Windig helped the band to create the video [1]
[edit] Track listing
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"The Dance" |
5:02 |
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"Another Day" |
5:44 |
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"The Other Half (Of Me)" |
4:49 |
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"Restless (Remix)" |
3:31 |
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"Candles & Pearls of Light (Remix)" |
9:02 |
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