The Crow, the Owl and the Dove

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"The Crow, the Owl and the Dove"
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Single by Nightwish
from the album Imaginaerum
B-side "The Heart Asks Pleasure First"
ReleasedMarch 2, 2012 (2012-03-02)
Genre Soft rock
Length
  • 3:46 (radio edit)
  • 4:08 (album version)
Label Scene Nation
Composer(s) Marko Hietala
Lyricist(s) Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s) Tuomas Holopainen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Storytime"
(2011)
"The Crow, the Owl and the Dove"
(2012)
"Élan"
(2015)
Music videos
Official fan video #1 on YouTube
The Crow, the Owl and the Dove CDS (Digipak)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Crow, the Owl and the Dove (Radio edit)" Tuomas Holopainen, Marko Hietala 3:46
2."The Heart Asks Pleasure First" Michael Nyman, Holopainen 4:20
3."The Crow, the Owl and the Dove (Album version)" Holopainen, Hietala 4:10
4."The Crow, the Owl and the Dove (Instrumental version)" Holopainen, Hietala 4:10
5."The Heart Asks Pleasure First (Instrumental version)" Nyman, Holopainen 4:20

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Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [1] 1

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