| "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" | ||||
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| Single by Nightwish | ||||
| from the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful | ||||
| B-side | "Sagan" (instrumental version) | |||
| Released | May 8, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
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| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
| Producer(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
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| Lyric video | ||||
| "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" on YouTube | ||||
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful" is a song by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It is the second single from their eighth album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". The song was announced on April 17, 2015, alongside its release date and cover,[1] and was eventually released on May 8, 2015 together with a lyric video.[2]
According to band's bass player Marko Hietala, Endless Forms Most Beautiful was chosen for a single because the band wanted a heavier song for a single after Élan and it has a "simple structure, killer chorus and goes well for a video purpose."[3] Keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen commented that the song was heavily inspired by Richard Dawkins' book The Ancestor's Tale.[4]
- ^ "ANNOUNCING THE SECOND SINGLE". Nightwish's official website. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ ""ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL" SINGLE OUT NOW!". Nightwish's official website. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ "Nightwish on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ "NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Gives 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful' Track-By-Track Breakdown (Video)". 17 March 2015.