| "The Carpenter" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
||||
| Single by Nightwish | ||||
| from the album Angels Fall First | ||||
| Released | November 1, 1997[1] | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | April-May, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 5:55 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Writer(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
| Producer | Tero Kinnunen | |||
| Nightwish singles chronology | ||||
|
||||
The Carpenter is the first single by finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the only from their debut album, Angels Fall First. It featured, apart from Tarja Turunen's voice, also Tuomas Holopainen' voice, making it the only single with his vocals.
The single debut at #8 in the Finnish single chart,[2] but peaked at #3 in the end of 1997.[3]
Contents |
Track listing
| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Carpenter" | Nightwish | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Red Light In My Eyes, Part II" | Children of Bodom | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Only Dust Moves..." | Thy Serpent | 7:09 |
Credits
- Tarja Turunen - Vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (on track 2, 3, 4, 9)
- Emppu Vuorinen - Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Bass guitar
- Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
Video
The song also had a videoclip, showing singer Tarja Turunen in a red dress on a field and a man designing something that looks like a plane. There are many references to the crucifixion including candles, an underground workshop representing the tomb and the sign of the cross. When the man fastens on the glider he spreads out his arms in a similar way to the crucified Christ who also was a carpenter.[4]
The video was filmed in Helsinki, Finland and in Henningsvær, Norway during spring 1998.[5] There were shot scenes of the rest of the band playing (including Tuomas Holopainen singing, Emppu Vuorinen on acoustic and electric guitars, and Jukka Nevalainen on drums), but the director, Sami Käyhkö, and Holopainen didn't like it, so they only included Turunen.
Crew
|
Cast
|
References
- ^ "First Single Out". http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=10&year=1997. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ "Nightwish.com official biography". http://nightwish.com/en/band/biography. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com - Nightwish - The Carpenter". http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nightwish&titel=The+Carpenter&cat=s. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ "The Carpenter" on Youtube
- ^ Käyhkö, Sami (Director). (1998). From Wishes to Eternity. [DVD]. Helsinki (Finland), Henningsvaer (Norway): Spinefarm records.
External links
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
