"Memories" is a ballad-song by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their third studio album, The Silent Force. It was released as the second single from the album on 31 January 2005 also accompanying a music video. The song was covered by American classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho for her third studio album, Awakening.[1]
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| Single by Within Temptation | ||||
| from the album The Silent Force | ||||
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| Released | 31 January 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
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| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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| Producer(s) | Daniel Gibson | |||
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Track listing
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- "Memories"
- "Aquarius" (orchestral version)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Memories (single version)" | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Aquarius (orchestral version)" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "A Dangerous Mind (Live at Bataclan, Paris, 2004)" | 4:08 |
Music Video
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The Memories video tells the story of an aged Sharon den Adel who returns to her old house, which is now for sale. As she enters her old home, she is transformed into her younger self and the house is restored to how it is in her memories. In some scenes, den Adel walks around the house, haunted by memories of her old lover and in others, she is in a room with other bandmates singing. Jeroen, the band's bassist, plays a double bass in one of the scenes from the past, while Martijn, their keyboard player, plays the piano.
As she leaves the house towards the end, she becomes her aged self again, and the house falls back into its current disrepair.
Charts
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Footnotes
edit- ^ "Jackie Evancho to Release New Album in September @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Within Temptation: Memories" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Within Temptation – Memories". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2005". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 April 2020.