| "Amaranth" | ||||
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| Single by Nightwish | ||||
| from the album Dark Passion Play | ||||
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| Released | 22 August 2007 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
| Producer(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Amaranth" on YouTube | ||||
"Amaranth" is the thirteenth single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released as the first official single from their sixth studio album, Dark Passion Play, and was the second single overall to feature former frontwoman Anette Olzon, following the promotional single "Eva". The official release date was 22 August 2007 but it was leaked onto the Internet earlier, though the exact date it leaked is unknown.[1]
The title song includes all of the band members, but the single contains a bonus track called "While Your Lips Are Still Red", on which Olzon and the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen do not play. This song is used in the Finnish film The Matriarch, released in September 2007. The official video for "Amaranth" was released on 15 June and has had over 100 million views.[2]
On 24 August 2007 the Nightwish's official website reported that "Amaranth" had already achieved gold status in Finland two days after its release, meaning sales of over 5,000 copies. On 29 August it was announced that the single had topped the Finnish Singles Chart.[3] On 6 September the official site also announced that Amaranth had reached the top of the charts in Hungary[4] and Spain too.[5]
- ^ "NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (2007)". Komodo Island. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". YouTube.
- ^ "Amaranth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Archive: Nightwish". Mahasz. Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Amaranth". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2010.