Nemo (song)
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| "Nemo" | ||
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| Single by Nightwish | ||
| from the album Once | ||
| Released | April 26, 2004 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | November 2003-March 2004 at Tempputupa Studios, Finland |
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| Genre | Symphonic metal | |
| Length | 17:46 | |
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |
| Producer(s) | Tero Kinnunen | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Nightwish singles chronology | ||
| "Bless the Child" (2002) |
"Nemo" (2004) |
"Wish I Had an Angel" (2004) |
"Nemo" (Latin for "nobody") is a 2004 song by the symphonic metal group Nightwish. It is taken from the album Once. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields participated on the single. Once topped the single charts in Finland, Germany, Norway, Greece, Slovenia and Hungary. Widely successful, the single was certified gold in Finland on the day of its release.
Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen is a huge fanatic of Disney animation and he loves Disneyworld in Florida, USA. Nightwish has played some shows there at the Blues Club, and at that time, the Disney film "Finding Nemo" was in theaters, leading to the misconception that the song "Nemo" had something to do with the movie.
The truth is that nemo is Latin for "nobody": it is the name of the mysterious Captain in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (the probable origin for Disney's Nemo). At Nightwish live shows, it's been known for people to throw the Nemo fish character plush doll on stage to the band.
A big-budget music video was created for the song and was directed by Antti Jokinen.
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[edit] Track listing (1st edition)
- "Nemo" (04:27)
- "Planet Hell" (04:39)
- "White Night Fantasy" (non-album bonus track) (04:02)
- "Nemo" (orchestral version) (04:37)
- "Nemo" (music video) (04:05)
[edit] Track listing (2nd edition)
- "Nemo" (04:36)
- "Live to Tell the Tale" (exclusive bonus track) (05:02)
- "Nemo" (orchestral version) (04:39)
- "Nemo" (music video) (04:05)
[edit] Personnel
- Tarja Turunen — vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen — keyboard and piano
- Emppu Vuorinen — guitars
- Jukka Nevalainen — drums
- Marco Hietala — bass and vocals
[edit] Production
- Engineers and recorders: TeeCee Kinnunen, Mikko Karmila and Emppu Vuorinen
- Mixing: Mikko Karmila and Tuomas Holopainen
- Mastering: Mika Jussila
- Orchestral and choral arrangements: Pip Williams
- Conducted: James Shearman
- Orchestra Leader: Gavyn Wright
- Band photographer: Toni Härkönen
[edit] "Nemo" in pop culture
The song can be heard in the ending credits of the 2005 film, The Cave and a special version of the music video was released that contained scenes from the movie.
On the Australian music quiz show "Spicks & Specks". The video clip of Nemo was featured with questions to go with it.
