Firelight (song)
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| Single by Within Temptation featuring Jasper Steverlinck | ||||
| from the album Resist | ||||
| Released | 23 November 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
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| Label | Vertigo | |||
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"Firelight" is the third single from Dutch symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation's seventh studio album Resist, and features guest vocals from Jasper Steverlinck of Arid. It was released worldwide via digital download and streaming on 23 November 2018.[1]
Background
"Firelight" is a ballad song[2] originally composed for Sharon den Adel's solo album My Indigo. The song was at that time considered too dark to fit the release, and then was put on hold. After meeting Jasper Steverlinck on a flemish tv show, den Adel invited the singer to do a part on the song as she found that they had a real connection and their voices matched well together. After some reworking, it then ended up appearing on den Adel's band Within Temptation seventh studio album Resist official tracklist.[3][4] The song is considered dark and atmospheric[5] and, according to Metal Hammer, it oscillates between a "mystic goth and dark folk" mood.[2] It later entered the Ultratip Bubbling Under charts in Belgium.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Firelight" (Album version) |
| 4:47 |
| 2. | "Firelight" (Single edit) |
| 3:50 |
Personnel
Within Temptation
- Sharon den Adel – lead vocals
- Ruud Jolie – guitars
- Stefan Helleblad – guitars
- Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
- Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar
- Mike Coolen – drums
Additional musicians
- Jasper Steverlinck – guest vocals
Charts
| Chart (2018–19) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 35 |
References
- ^ "Listen To New WITHIN TEMPTATION Song 'Firelight'". Blabbermouth.net. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Within Temptation: Gegen alle Widerstände". Metal Hammer (in German). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "The story behind Within Temptation's new album Resist". Metal Hammer. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Entretien avec Sharon den Adel, chanteuse de Within Temptation". La Grosse Radio (in French). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Check out Within Temptation's atmospheric new track Firelight". Louder Sound. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1bbd77/Within-Temptation-feat.-Jasper-Steverlinck-Firelight
- ^ "Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck – Firelight" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 January 2019.