"Always Will Be" is a song by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, the second single from their album Renegade. It was released as a card sleeve CD single on 27 November 2000. The single has two songs "Always Will Be" and "The Fallen One" (both of them are ballads) and the last two tracks (marked with an * in the track listing below) are found on the limited Digi-pack CD single. Both these releases were only sold in Sweden and through the Nuclear Blast mailorder.[1]
| "Always Will Be" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by HammerFall | ||||
| from the album Renegade | ||||
| Released | 27 November 2000 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal | |||
| Length | Single 9:10 Ltd. Single 16:10 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Oscar Dronjak | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Wagener | |||
| HammerFall singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
It ranked 50th in the Swedish music charts.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Always Will Be" | Dronjak | 4:49 |
| 2. | "The Fallen One" | Strömblad, Cans, Dronjak | 4:21 |
| 3. | "*Always Will Be" (acoustic version) | 4:48 | |
| 4. | "*Breaking the Law" (Judas Priest cover) | 2:12 | |
| Total length: | 16:10 | ||
- The track "Always Will Be" was also made into a music video [3]
- The track "Breaking the Law" features a 'special' line-up where each band member plays a different instrument.
Personnel
edit- Joacim Cans – vocals, guitars on "Breaking the Law"
- Oscar Dronjak – guitars, vocals on "Breaking the Law"
- Stefan Elmgren – guitars, drums on "Breaking the Law"
- Magnus Rosén – bass, guitars on "Breaking the Law"
- Anders Johansson – drums, bass on "Breaking the Law"
Release information
edit- A digi-pack limited CD single was released on April 9, 2001 and contains two extra tracks: "Always Will Be (Acoustic Version)" and "Breaking the Law".[5]
- A limited 7" vinyl, shape, picture disc edition released in 2001 has two tracks on it: "Always Will Be" on the A-side and "Always Will Be (Acoustic Version)" on the B-side.[6]
References
edit- ^ "HammerFall - Always Will Be (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "swedishcharts.com - HammerFall - Renegade". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "YouTube - HAMMERFALL - Always Will Be (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "HammerFall - Always Will Be - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "HammerFall - Always Will Be (CD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "HammerFall - Always Will Be (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.