Nemo (song)

"Nemo"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Once
B-side
  • "White Night Fantasy"
  • "Live to Tell the Tale"
  • "Planet Hell"
Released19 April 2004 (2004-04-19)[1]
GenreSymphonic metal
Length
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
  • 4:36 (album version)
LabelSpinefarm
Songwriter(s)Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)
  • Tuomas Holopainen
  • TeeCee Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Bless the Child"
(2002) 		"Nemo"
(2004) 		"Wish I Had an Angel"
(2004)
Music video
"Nemo" on YouTube

"Nemo" is the eighth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and the first from the album Once.[2] A big-budget video was made for the song; the director was Antti Jokinen,[3] who had previously worked with Shania Twain, Celine Dion and Eminem.[3] The video was number one on MTV Brasil Video Chart.[4] The song was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. Although Nightwish already enjoyed a solid fan base in Europe and South America by the time of the single's release, it is considered their breakthrough song since it helped them reach a wider audience.[1]

The song can be heard in the ending credits of the 2005 film The Cave.[5]

  1. ^ a b Lawson, Dom; Scharf, Natasha (6 October 2016). "The Story Behind The Song: Nightwish's Nemo". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Once: Nightwish". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b Ollia, Mape."Once Upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996–2006". Bazillion Points, 2008, ISBN 978-0-9796163-2-7, p. 222
  4. ^ ""Nemo" #1 on Brazilian videocharts". Nightwish's Official Website. 2 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=3772 “The Cave: Music theme” at Soundtrack.net Retrieved 14 July 2011