Where the Dead Ships Dwell

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"Where the Dead Ships Dwell"
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Single by In Flames
from the album Sounds of a Playground Fading
Released15 November 2011 [1]
Recorded11 October 2010 – January 25, 2011
Studio IF Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Alternative metal
Length4:27
Label Century Media
Songwriter(s) Anders Fridén, Björn Gelotte
Producer(s) Roberto Laghi, Anders Fridén
In Flames singles chronology
"Deliver Us"
(2011)
"Where the Dead Ships Dwell"
(2011)
"Ropes"
(2013)

"Where the Dead Ships Dwell" is a song by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. It was released as the second single from the band's tenth studio album, Sounds of a Playground Fading . The song is one of the band's most successful singles in the US, peaking at no. 33 on the Billboard Active Rock chart. [2]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Patric Ullaeus. [3]

The video features several shots of grainy footage and is centered on a woman who wonders around a forest, a ship yard, and a rock pit. There are also shots of a figure dressed in all black, someone dressed as the Jester Head, and an old man with a rapidly moving eye.

Track listing

CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Where the Dead Ships Dwell"4:27
2."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (Radio Edit)"3:15
3."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (Casper Remix)"4:05
4."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (The Qemists Remix)"5:15
5."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (Kristof Bathory – Dawn of Ashes Remix)"4:44
Total length:22:17
Promo single
No.TitleLength
1."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (Radio Edit)"3:15
2."Where the Dead Ships Dwell (Instrumental)"4:25
Total length:7:40

Charts

Chart (2011–2012)Peak
position
US Active Rock ( Billboard ) [2] 33
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [4] 35
US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [5] 17
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [6] 4

Personnel

In Flames
Additional

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