Utopia (Within Temptation song)
| "Utopia" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Within Temptation featuring Chris Jones | ||||
| from the album An Acoustic Night at the Theatre | ||||
| B-side | Restless (Live at Beursgebouw Eindhoven 23-11-2007) | |||
| Released | 23 October 2009 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Label |
Gun Records Sony/BMG | |||
| Writer(s) |
Sharon den Adel Daniel Gibson [1] | |||
| Within Temptation singles chronology | ||||
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"Utopia" is the first single from the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's live album An Acoustic Night at the Theatre. The song features guest vocals from Chris Jones, a British singer. The single was released on 23 October 2009.[2]
Formats and track listings
- 2-track single
Reception
Alistair Lawrence of BBC Music called the track nothing "more than a custom-built acoustic ballad, but ensures their fans go home having heard something new".[3]
Music video
The video was posted on Within Temptation's official YouTube page on 28 September 2009. It is directed by Oscar Verpoort. The video shows a man walking around a city witnessing various people committing crimes, such as a man stealing a blind woman's wallet and a prostitute being picked up by an older man. He saves a child from almost being hit by a car when his mother wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. As the boy looks back, there is nobody there, giving the assumption that this man was an angel-like apparition. The band is also seen performing in a run down building.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| scope="row" | Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 37 |
| scope="row" | Finland Download (Suomen virallinen latauslista)[5] | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] | 32 | |
| Poland (Airplay Chart)[7] | 4 | |
| scope="row" | Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 88 |
References
- ↑ Ascap entry for song ASCAP, accessed September 6, 2010
- ↑ Within Temptation to release "Utopia" single
- ↑ Lawrence, Alistair (2009). "Within Temptation An Acoustic Night at the Theatre Review". BBC Music. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Within Temptation feat. Chris Jones – Utopia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Within Temptation: Utopia" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Within+Temptation+feat.+Chris+Jones&titel=Utopia&cat=s
- ↑ "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on 2010-03-09.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Within Temptation feat. Chris Jones – Utopia". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2014.