The Silent Force

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This article is about the Within Temptation album. For the German band, see Silent Force.
The Silent Force
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released Netherlands November 15, 2004
United Kingdom August 29, 2005
United States August 5, 2008
Recorded Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum
Sound Park Studios, Schiedam, Netherlands
ICP Studios, Brussels, Belgium
June – August 2004
Genre Symphonic metal, symphonic rock, gothic rock[1]
Length 46:34
Label GUN
Producer Daniel Gibson
Within Temptation chronology
Mother Earth
(2000)		 The Silent Force
(2004)		 The Heart of Everything
(2007)
Singles from The Silent Force
  1. "Stand My Ground"
    Released: November 17, 2004
  2. "Memories"
    Released: January 31, 2005
  3. "Angels"
    Released: June 13, 2005
  4. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"
    Released: 2005

The Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on November 15, 2004, by GUN Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to illness.

It was released as three versions: a basic version with jewel case and no booklet; a standard version with jewel case and an eight page booklet; and a premium version as a digipak with luxury artwork, enhanced CD-ROM content and two bonus tracks (see below).

Only one week after its release, the album reached Gold status in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland.[citation needed]

On August 5, 2008, The Silent Force along with Mother Earth were released in the United States on Roadrunner Records.[2]

Contents

[edit] Title

In an interview on Buzznet,[3] lead singer Sharon den Adel discussed the title of the album.

"The title of our latest album 'The Silent Force' is actually taken from the title of a book from the beginning of the 19th century from a Dutch writer (who lived in Indonesia when he was young) called Louis Couperus. All the songs on this album are in some way related to that book (or at least the title)."

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   1:58
2. "See Who I Am"   4:52
3. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)"   4:47
4. "Stand My Ground"   4:26
5. "Pale"   4:28
6. "Forsaken"   4:54
7. "Angels"   4:00
8. "Memories"   3:51
9. "Aquarius"   4:47
10. "It's the Fear"   4:07
11. "Somewhere"   4:14

[edit] Bonus tracks

[edit] Videos

Not included on every release.

No. Title Length
1. "Stand My Ground"    
2. "Behind the Scenes"    
3. "Photo gallery"    
4. "Screen saver"    

[edit] Limited Edition version

No. Title Length
1. "Stand My Ground"    
2. "Angels"    
3. "Photo gallery"    
4. "The Making of Stand My Ground"    

[edit] B-sides

  • "A Dangerous Mind"
  • "The Swan Song"
  • "The Swan Song" (Instrumental/Orchestral version)
  • "Destroyed"
  • "Towards the End"
  • "Overcome"
  • "Say My Name"

[edit] Demo versions

  • "Run" (Overcome demo) (unofficial)
  • "Orff" (Jillian demo) (unofficial)
  • "It's the Fear"

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Isaac Muller, Siard de Jong - celtic instruments
  • Ego Works session orchestra conducted by Felix Korobov
  • Choir conducted by Konstantin Majorov

[edit] Production

  • Daniel Gibson - producer
  • Stefan Helleblad - additional production, engineer
  • Stefan Glaumann, Håkan Fredriksson - mixing
  • Bjorn Engelmann - mastering

[edit] Music videos

  1. "Stand My Ground"
  2. "Angels"
  3. "Memories"
  4. "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (promo video for the DVD The Silent Force Tour)

[edit] Charts Performance

[edit] Peak positions

Chart Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 12
Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[4] 4
Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[4] 53
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[4] 3
French Albums Chart[4] 34
German Albums Chart[5] 5
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 30
Portuguese Albums Chart[4] 17
Spanish Albums Chart[4] 26
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 28
Swiss Top 100 Albums[4] 22

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 49
Belgium Albums Chart[7] 48
Chart (2005) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 28

[edit] Sales and certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Belgium Gold[9]
Finland Gold[10]
Netherlands Platinum[4]
Switzerland Gold[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Silent Force - Within Temptation | AllMusic
  2. ^ Within Temptation Website
  3. ^ Interview with Sharon Den Adel from Within Temptation
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Within Temptation - The Silent Force (Album)" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Media Control Charts. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation&titel=The+Silent+Force&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  5. ^ "Musicline.de chartverfolgung Within Temptation The Heart of Everything" (in German). Music Line.de. Media Control Charts. http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Within+Temptation/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  6. ^ "Within Temptation: Year-end Dutch Charts". http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
  7. ^ "Within Temptation: Year-end Belgian Charts". http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2004&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
  8. ^ "Within Temptation: Year-end Dutch Charts". http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-02. 
  9. ^ ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS
  10. ^ Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt
  11. ^ Hitparade - IFPI Schweiz Website
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