"The Arena" is a 2016 single released by violinist Lindsey Stirling.
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| Single by Lindsey Stirling | ||||
| from the album Brave Enough | ||||
| Released | 28 June 2016 | |||
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| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Lindseystomp Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Stirling, Taylor Bird, Peter Hanna | |||
| Producer(s) | RUMORS | |||
| Lindsey Stirling singles chronology | ||||
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Background
edit"The Arena" is the third track and first single from the album Brave Enough. The instrumental track was written by Stirling, Hanna and Bird and produced by RUMORS.[1] In the booklet released with Brave Enough, is a quote from Theodore Roosevelt said to have inspired the song:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles; or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena"[2]
"The Arena" features regularly on Stirling's live concert performances, from Brave Enough Tour through to her more recent Artemis Tour.[3]
Music video
editThe music video for "The Arena" was released on June 28, 2016. It features Stirling and professional dancer Derek Hough. In a post-apocalyptic, Mad Max inspired environment, Stirling and Hough enter an arena surrounded by crowds and perform an elaborate dance.[4][5]
In an interview, Stirling said that the performance was said to be a display of how to combat criticism, especially our own.[6]
As of March 2022, the video has over 85 million views on YouTube.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Arena". Genius. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "UTubers: Lindsey Stirling releases new music video featuring Derek Hough". Deseret. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Lindsey Stirling Songs Played Total". SetList. 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ ""The Arena" - Lindsey Stirling [YouTube Official Music Video]". Zumic. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "LINDSEY STIRLING BRINGS MAD MAX VIBES TO HER NEW VIDEO". Nerdist. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Facing Criticism in Lindsey Stirling's New Video "The Arena"". Latter Day Saint Musicians. 6 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "The Arena (Official Video)". YouTube. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.