"Bless the Child" | ||||
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Single by Nightwish | ||||
from the album Century Child | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 21 July 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Studio | ||||
Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
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Label | Spinefarm | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
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Nightwish singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Bless the Child" on YouTube |
"Bless the Child" is the seventh single by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the second single from their album Century Child . It is one of two songs which were filmed from the Century Child album, with other one being "End of All Hope". It was also the first song bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala worked on after he joined the band replacing Sami Vänskä. [1]
There are two versions of the single, each having a slightly different track list. [2] The normal release includes the title track and the two songs, "Lagoon" and "The Wayfarer", which have not been released in Germany before. [2] There is too a limited DVD plus of the single which includes three DVD videotracks in addition to the audio content. The videos are "Over the Hills and Far Away", "Bless the Child", and a 30-minute interview. [2]
In addition to it being a single, part of the edited version was used in a Chinese broadcast on CCTV-4.[ citation needed ]
Country | Certification ( sales thresholds ) |
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Finland | Platinum [3] |
The video for this song tells a sad love story in reverse, it's a mix between the scenes and the band playing in a disused warehouse. [4] The band was a bit disappointed with the video, because they found it to be a bit too complex. [4]