"Frozen" is the second single from the 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...

 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...

(2007). The single

Single (music)

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 was released in Europe

Europe

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 on June 11, 2007. The song and the video

Music video

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 both deal with the issue of domestic abuse. On their Web site, the band explained they wanted to raise awareness about "a subject that we feel is not discussed in public enough." The band will donate the income they receive from Sony/BMG for the “Frozen” single to Child Helpline International. In the UK, the song "The Howling" was chosen for the second single, available as a digital download only. The Frozen single contains single versions of both these songs.

Music video

The music video's plot supports the claim that the track is about childhood abuse and domestic violence. It portrays an alcoholic who beats and presumably rapes his wife and daughter, and at the close of the video is killed by a poison slipped into his drink by his wife. The wife, as a result, is put in jail and possibly sentenced to death, leaving the child an orphan. At the beginning and in the final moments of the video, she is shown writing a letter to her daughter. The video also features the band playing the song.

Standard edition

1. "Frozen" (single version)
2. "The Howling
   The Howling (EP)
   The other four tracks on the EP are popular singles from Within Temptation's third studio album, The Silent Force. The disc is also an Enhanced CD which contains the video for "What Have You Done"....
   
   " (single version)

Maxi edition

1. "Frozen" (single version)
2. "The Howling
   The Howling (EP)
   The other four tracks on the EP are popular singles from Within Temptation's third studio album, The Silent Force. The disc is also an Enhanced CD which contains the video for "What Have You Done"....
   
   " (single version)
3. "Sounds of Freedom"
4. "What Have You Done
   What Have You Done
   "What Have You Done" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's fourth studio album The Heart of Everything . The song features guest vocals from Life of Agony's lead singer Keith Caputo and it was released as the album's first single in early 2007 . It became...
   
   " (live acoustic)
5. "The Cross" (live acoustic)
6. "Frozen" (video)
7. "The Howling" (video)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	11
Dutch Top 40	28
French Singles Chart	78

External links

• Child Helpline International Web site