Forgiven (Within Temptation song)
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"Forgiven" is the fourth single from the Dutch symphonic metal
/rock
band Within Temptation
's fourth album The Heart of Everything
. It was released to promote their upcoming DVD, Black Symphony
as well as being a single off the album. The song itself is a piano driven ballad with orchestral elements.
," which is made up of footage of The Silent Force Tour
. "Forgiven" features highlights of Black Symphony
, which is based on the fact that "Forgiven" is a promotional single for the concert DVD. As there is a radio edit of the song, the music video portrays only the edit rather than the full-length version.
A single containing only the first two tracks was planned, but eventually not released.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
/rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
band Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
's fourth album The Heart of Everything
The Heart of Everything
The Heart of Everything is the fourth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation, released by GUN Records on March 12, 2007 in Europe...
. It was released to promote their upcoming DVD, Black Symphony
Black Symphony
Black Symphony is a live album and DVD from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on September 22–24, 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray.- Information :...
as well as being a single off the album. The song itself is a piano driven ballad with orchestral elements.
Music video
The video for "Forgiven" is similar to that of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)
"Jillian " is a song written by Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt and Martijn Spierenburg for the album The Silent Force . It was used to promote Within Temptation's live DVD The Silent Force Tour .-Music video:...
," which is made up of footage of The Silent Force Tour
The Silent Force Tour
The Silent Force Tour is a double DVD which was released by the symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation on November 18, 2005. In addition to the standard double DVD release, the deluxe edition includes a bonus CD....
. "Forgiven" features highlights of Black Symphony
Black Symphony
Black Symphony is a live album and DVD from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on September 22–24, 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray.- Information :...
, which is based on the fact that "Forgiven" is a promotional single for the concert DVD. As there is a radio edit of the song, the music video portrays only the edit rather than the full-length version.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Forgiven".- 5-track digipack single
- "Forgiven" (single version)
- "Forgiven" (album version)
- "The Howling" (Live at Beursgebouw Eindhoven 23-11-2007)
- "Hand of Sorrow" (Live at Beursgebouw Eindhoven 23-11-2007)
- "The Heart of Everything" (Live at Beursgebouw Eindhoven 23-11-2007)
A single containing only the first two tracks was planned, but eventually not released.
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 87 |