| "The Arena" | ||||
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| Single by Lindsey Stirling | ||||
| 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 | |||
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"The Arena" is a 2016 single released by violinist Lindsey Stirling.
"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]
The 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]
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