Demons in You

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"Demons in You"
Tarja - demons in you.jpg
Single by Tarja Turunen
from the album The Shadow Self
Released8 October 2016 [1]
Length4:44
Label earMUSIC
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tarja
Tarja Turunen singles chronology
"No Bitter End [2] "
(2016)
"Demons in You"
(2016)
"An Empty Dream"
(2017)

"Demons in You" is the second single by Finnish rock singer Tarja taken from her fourth studio album The Shadow Self . [3] [4] The digital version of the single was released on 8 October 2016, the physical version was released on 14 November 2016. [1]

Contents

Background

The song "Demons in You" was written and composed by Tarja, Julian Barrett, Erik Nyholm, Alex Jonson, and Christel Sundberg, and produced by Tarja. The aggressive sound of the song comes from the need for Tarja to insert an extremely energetic track in her album. The text of the song tells of the demons and the darkness that lie within people. The album version features Alissa White-Gluz, the Arch Enemy frontwoman who sings in both growling and clean voice, and Chad Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer. The single also contains two additional versions of the song, one sung by only Tarja and the other featuring Alissa White-Gluz on lead vocal parts.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Demons in You"4:44
2."Demons in You" (Tarja Solo Version)4:43
3."Demons in You" (Alissa Lead Vox Version)4:42

Personnel

Band

Production

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