The Heart of Everything
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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 in North America on July 24, 2007 by Roadrunner Records
.
with the following video tracks:
Some more demos were released, these are arguably b-sides as they have extreme differences, lyrically and musically (and often named differently) to the originals.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
symphonic metal
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...
, released by GUN Records
GUN Records
GUN Records was a record label located in Bochum, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany and was founded 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk....
on March 12, 2007 in Europe. It was released in North America on July 24, 2007 by Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
.
Standard edition
This is the track listing for the standard edition of The Heart of Everything.Additional tracks
| Title | Writers | Length | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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... " featuring Keith Caputo Keith Caputo Keith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they... (U.S single edit) |
Den Adel Sharon den Adel Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation... , Westerholt Robert Westerholt Robert Westerholt is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, and his partner, Sharon den Adel... , Gibson Daniel Gibson Daniel Hiram Gibson is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname, "Boobie," was given to him by his mother. He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers ever since 2006 when he was drafted in the second round... |
3:24 | Track #2 in the U.S. edition, the original version is called "extended version" and put at #13. |
| "Stand My Ground Stand My Ground "Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's The Silent Force. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries... " |
Den Adel, Westerholt, Kooreneef | 4:28 | Track #10 in the U.S. edition, between "All I Need" and "The Truth Beneath the Rose". Originally released on The Silent Force The Silent Force The Silent Force is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on November 15, 2004, by GUN Records. This album is the first to feature Ruud Jolie on lead guitar, as well as Martijn Spierenburg on keyboards, after Martijn Westerholt had to leave the band due to... . |
| "What Have You Done" (rock mix) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 3:53 | Track #12 in the yellow and pink special editions, as well as the digipak Digipak Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:... version |
| "What Have You Done" (acoustic) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 4:12 | Track #13 in the yellow and pink special editions. |
| "Ice Queen Ice Queen "Ice Queen" is the second single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio album Mother Earth.The song is one of Within Temptation's most successful songs to date in Europe.... " (acoustic) |
Den Adel, Westerholt | 4:31 | Track #14 in the yellow and pink special editions. Originally released on Mother Earth Mother Earth (album) Mother Earth is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation. Originally released on December 4, 2000 in the Netherlands, and August 21, 2001 in other parts of Europe, it quickly became a success in the band's heartland, reaching platinum status in the Netherlands... , but this is an acoustic version. |
| "Stand My Ground" (acoustic) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Kooreneef | 3:43 | Track #15 in the yellow and pink special editions. Originally released on The Silent Force, but this is an acoustic version. |
| "What Have You Done" (European mainstream mix) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Gibson | 4:01 | Track #16 in the pink special edition. |
| "Memories" (live) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Kooreneef | 3:54 | Track #12 in the European iTunes Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... edition. Originally released on The Silent Force, but this is a live version. |
| "Angels Angels (Within Temptation song) "Angels" is the third single of Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation from their album The Silent Force. It peaked at #1 in Finland and #1 in the Netherlands. It is also one of their most successful singles in the U.S... " (live) |
Den Adel, Westerholt, Spierenburg Martijn Spierenburg Martijn Spierenburg is the keyboardist for Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation.Spierenburg joined Within Temptation after Martijn Westerholt, Robert Westerholt's brother was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis shortly after the release of Within Temptation's second full-length studio... |
4:04 | Track #13 in the European iTunes Store edition. Originally released on The Silent Force, but this is a live version. |
| "Stand My Ground" (live) | Den Adel, Westerholt, Kooreneef | 4:29 | Track #14 in the European iTunes Store edition. Originally released on The Silent Force, but this is a live version. |
Yellow Special Edition DVD
The yellow special edition includes a DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with the following video tracks:
- "Our Solemn Hour" (live in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
) - "The HowlingThe 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"....
" (live in Tokyo) - "FrozenFrozen (Within Temptation song)"Frozen" is the second single from the Within Temptation album The Heart of Everything . The single was released in Europe on June 11, 2007. The song and the video both deal with the issue of domestic abuse...
" (live in Tokyo) - "Stand My GroundStand My Ground"Stand My Ground" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's The Silent Force. The song is also included on the U.S. edition of the band's 2007 album The Heart of Everything. It became a top 10 hit in 3 countries and became a top 40 hit in 4 other countries...
" (live in Tokyo) - "The Cross" (live in Tokyo)
- "The Heart of Everything" (live in Tokyo)
- "Mother EarthMother Earth (Within Temptation song)"Mother Earth" is the third single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio album, Mother Earth. The song peaked at #14 on the Germany Singles Top 100....
" (live in Tokyo) - "Deceiver of Fools" (live in Tokyo)
- "Ice QueenIce Queen"Ice Queen" is the second single of Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from their second studio album Mother Earth.The song is one of Within Temptation's most successful songs to date in Europe....
" (live in Tokyo) - "The Howling" (game trailer for The Chronicles of SpellbornThe Chronicles of SpellbornThe Chronicles of Spellborn was an MMORPG, developed by Spellborn International and distributed by Frogster Interactive, Mindscape and Acclaim Games; set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world...
) - "What Have You DoneWhat 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...
" featuring Keith CaputoKeith CaputoKeith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they...
(video) - "Frozen" (video)
- "The Howling" (video)
- "What Have You Done" featuring Keith Caputo (U.S. version video)
B-sides
- "Blue Eyes"
- "Sounds of Freedom"
- "The Last Time" (Demo)
Some more demos were released, these are arguably b-sides as they have extreme differences, lyrically and musically (and often named differently) to the originals.
- "Hand of SorrowHand of Sorrow"Hand of Sorrow" is a song by the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation taken from their fourth album The Heart of Everything. The song is part of the promotion for their 2008 live DVD, Black Symphony, according to their web page, as well as "Forgiven", which was released as a...
" (Demo) - "Frozen" (Demo)
- "Our Solemn Hour" (Demo)
Band members
- Sharon den AdelSharon den AdelSharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...
- vocals - Robert WesterholtRobert WesterholtRobert Westerholt is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, and his partner, Sharon den Adel...
- electric guitars - Ruud Jolie - electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, backing vocals
- Martijn SpierenburgMartijn SpierenburgMartijn Spierenburg is the keyboardist for Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation.Spierenburg joined Within Temptation after Martijn Westerholt, Robert Westerholt's brother was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis shortly after the release of Within Temptation's second full-length studio...
- keyboards, orchestral arrangements - Jeroen van VeenJeroen van Veen (bassist)Jeroen van Veen is the bassist in the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. Jeroen has been a member of Within Temptation since the band's inception in 1996. Although he is the bassist of the band, Jeroen can also play the drums. He also played in the Grey Foxes an Amsterdam Funk Group...
- bass - Stephen van HaestregtStephen van HaestregtStephen van Haestregt is a Dutch drummer, best known as the drummer of the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation....
- drums
Additional musicians
- Keith CaputoKeith CaputoKeith Mina Caputo is the lead singer and a founding member of the New York heavy metal band Life of Agony.-Career:Caputo started Life of Agony in 1989 with guitarist Joey Z and bassist Alan Robert. Drummer Sal Abruscato was recruited soon afterwards. After signing with Roadrunner Records, they...
- vocals on "What have You Done" - Jonas Pap - cello on "The Cross", "All I Need" and "Forgiven"
- Tom Salisbury - piano on "Frozen", "All I Need" and "Forgiven", choir and orchestral arrangements
- Siard de Jong - fiddle on "Hand of Sorrow" and "Forgiven"
- The City of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraCity of Prague Philharmonic OrchestraThe City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra is a professional, philharmonic symphony orchestra, over 61 years old, predominantly it is composed of Czech and Slovak classical and jazz musicians...
conducted by Richard Hein
Production
- Daniel Gibson - producer
- Stefan Helleblad - co-producer, engineer
- Niels Hahn - engineer, additional editing
- Stefan Glaumann, Patrick Mühren - mixing
- Franck van der Heuden, Geert Keysers - orchestral arrangements
Peak positions
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
12 |
| Belgian Ultratop (Flanders) Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... |
2 |
| Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia) Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
13 |
| Czech Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
4 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 32 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 3 |
| French Albums Chart | 26 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
5 |
| Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico... |
68 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
24 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
5 |
| Spanish Albums Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
23 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
4 |
| Swiss Top 100 Albums Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
8 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
38 |
| US Billboard Top 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
106 |
Sales and certifications
| Country | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
Gold |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Gold |
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Platinum |
Singles
Five singles have been released from the album:- "What Have You DoneWhat 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...
" (four different versions), released in February 2007. - "The HowlingThe 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"....
" (both as an EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, released in the US on May 1, 2007, and as a co-release with "Frozen"). - "FrozenFrozen (Within Temptation song)"Frozen" is the second single from the Within Temptation album The Heart of Everything . The single was released in Europe on June 11, 2007. The song and the video both deal with the issue of domestic abuse...
" (standard and maxi versions), released on June 11, 2007. - "All I NeedAll I Need (Within Temptation song)"All I Need" is a power ballad written by Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt for Within Temptation's fourth studio album The Heart of Everything...
" (standard and maxi versions), released on November 12, 2007. - "ForgivenForgiven (Within Temptation song)"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...
" (maxi version) was released on September 12, 2008 to promote the upcoming Black SymphonyBlack SymphonyBlack 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 :...
release.