Within Me
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"Within Me" is a song by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, the song is released as a single from their fourth album Karmacode. It was announced as the fourth single from the album in 2007 by the Century Media site. The song is the first power ballad of Lacuna Coil to be a single.
The song is about the hurt of the end of a relationship. The launch of the single also coincides with the start of Jägermeister Music Tour where they support Stone Sour. The song has been performed on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.
Meaning of the song
'Within Me' was a song that we wrote for a friend that basically, it was not suicide, but basically he let himself go by using drugs a lot. He passed away 3 or 4 years ago now. The fact that we couldn’t do anything. It was not suicide but it was just abusing so he let himself go in a way that we couldn't do anything to help him out. He was in New York and we in Italy so it was tough to stay with him. We were on tour, we had other things to do. So, the idea was that sometimes you want to be there for your friends but you can’t be there. That time we were not there we lost him. It was the first time that happened to us as a band, that you know somebody and work with him and he died like that, in a stupid way. So we learned to be stronger people with that. We learned to deal with situation that you can’t always have control of.
— Andrea Ferro, Anarchy Music[1]
Release
The video was released April 10, 2007. The single was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2007, however was delayed for May 11, 2007 exclusively in Italy.[citation needed]
A new version of Within Me will be released in America on September 24[2] and in Japan on September 25.[3]
Critical reception
The song was generally well-received by critics. PopMatters describe the song "It’s formulaic, but at least this band knows how to work the formula well". Metal.it referred to it as "è un colpo a sorpresa, un brano che potrebbe essere il prologo dei futuri Lacuna Coil" (It's a surprise, a track that could be a prologue of future Lacuna Coil).
Music video
The video was filmed by Kal Karman from March 2 till March 3, 2007 in Turin Borgo Medievale's park and castle and in desert in Sardinia. Lacuna Coil's members appear with old style costumes. The video includes a part with fake rain.
Cristina Scabbia, after having filmed her part, went to the US to film the video for "A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)" with Megadeth.
- Director: Kal Karman
- Producer: Melanie Schmidt
- Director of Photography: Matteo De Martini
- Editor: Kal Karman
- Production Company: MO Vi DA Entertainment
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Within Me".
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Release history
| Country | Date |
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| Italy | 11 May 2007 |
| United States | 24 September 2007 |
| Japan | 25 September 2007 |
Chart
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Italian Single Chart | 44 |
References
- ^ Anarchy (2007-05-23). "Our second interview with Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil". anarchymusic.net. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ^ "Discography - Lacuna Coil - Within Me". Billboard. 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7498651&BAB=E "Detailed Information - Lacuna Coil - Within Me"]. CDUniverse. 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ Promo single photo
- ^ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PY42QE/ Within Me IMPORT
- ^ LACUNA COIL WITHIN ME JAPAN ONLY 8 TRAK CD SEALED LIVE