| "I Walk Alone" | ||||
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| Single by Tarja | ||||
| from the album My Winter Storm | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Anders Wollbeck, Mattias Lindblom, Harry Sommerdahl | |||
| Tarja singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Walk Alone" on YouTube | ||||
"I Walk Alone" is the first single from the album My Winter Storm by Finnish vocalist Tarja. The single was released on October 26, 2007 through Universal Music label. [1]
This song was written by Harry Sommerdahl, Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. It was inspired by a musical motif in Requiem by Mozart. It features a theater atmosphere accompanied by orchestra, guitars, and Turunen's powerful voice.
According to Turunen the song "describes her personality perfectly well and identifies her as a singer". [2]
Some fans[ who? ] have considered this as her response to Nightwish's "Bye Bye Beautiful" from the album Dark Passion Play (2007), which was a song directed towards her. The song was a declaration of her independence and willingness to move on.
In 2009, the song was covered by the Norwegian singer Jørn Lande on his album Spirit Black .
The video was shot at Teufelssee in Berlin, Germany. It was directed by Jörn Heitmann (who had already worked with Turunen directing Nightwish's Sleeping Sun 2005 video). It also features four characters interpreted by Turunen herself. They are: the Phoenix, the Dead Boy, the Doll and the Ice Queen.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria Singles Charts | 37 |
| European Singles Charts | 61 |
| Finnish Singles Charts | 6 |
| Germany Singles Charts | 16 |
| Switzerland Singles Charts | 49 |
The single features 3 different configurations:
| Version 1 |
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| 1 - I Walk Alone (Single Version) |
| 2 - I Walk Alone (In Extremo Remix) |
| Version 2 – Single Cut |
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| 1 - I Walk Alone (Single Version) |
| 2 - The Reign (Album Track) |
| 3 - I Walk Alone (The Tweaker Remix) |
| 4 - I Walk Alone (Single Version) [Video] |
| Version 3 – Artist Cut |
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| 1 - I Walk Alone (Artist Version) |
| 2 - Ciarán's Well (Album Track) |
| 3 - I Walk Alone (The Darkroom Mix by Deviousnoise) |
| 4 - I Walk Alone (Artist Version) [Video] |
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