In the Shadows (song)

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“In the Shadows”
“In the Shadows” cover
Single by The Rasmus
from the album Dead Letters
B-side See track listing below
Released February 3, 2003
Format CD single
7" Vinyl
Recorded June - December 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre Rock
Length 4:06
Label Playground Music
Writer(s) Lauri Ylönen
Producer Mikael Nord
Martin Hansen
The Rasmus singles chronology

"Heartbreaker/Days"
(2002)
"In the Shadows"
(2003)
"In My Life"
(2003)
Dead Letters track listing
"First Day of My Life"
(1)		 "In the Shadows"
(2)		 "Still Standing"
(3)

"In the Shadows" is a hit song and single released by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus on March 3, 2003. This single achieved success in charts outside of Scandinavia, such as in the United Kingdom and New Zealand; where it went to number one on the chart [1].

Contents

[edit] Track listings and formats

Original version
  1. "In the Shadows" - 4:06
  2. "In the Shadows" (Revamped)
  3. "First Day of My Life" (Acoustic)
UK edition
  1. "Guilty" (U.S. Radio Edit)
  2. "Play Dead"
  3. "Used to Feel Before"
  4. "Guilty" (video)
UK edition
  1. "Guilty" (Album Version)
  2. "First Day of My Life" (Live Radio Session)
  3. "In the Shadows (Live Radio Session)"
  4. "Guilty" (video)
7" vinyl edition
  1. "Guilty"
  2. "First Day of My Life" (Live X-Fm Radio Session)

[edit] Revamped version

Siiri Nordin from the Finnish band Killer collaborates on the revamped version of "In the Shadows".

[edit] Music Videos

[edit] Finnish (Bandit) version - 2003

The Rasmus are yet again performing on a stage, this one resembling a helipad. This time, the singer Lauri Ylönen wears no make-up. The band are out trying to rob a bank when the police arrives unexpectedly. Lauri is almost caught, but manages to grab onto the safe-door, which is being dragged behind the tow-car that the group uses for the robbery, and goes skidding down the road. He falls off and runs into the woods where police dogs find him. Drummer Aki Hakala then ushers him into the car where Lauri makes his lucky escape and the car drives off. The video was included in the soundtrack of Finnish movie Pahat Pojat and footage from the film was used in the video.

Video directed by Finn Andersson for Film Magica Oy in Helsinki, Finland.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD18zV8hvN0

[edit] European (Crow) version - 2003

The Rasmus are placed on a stage in the middle of nowhere and they perform the song. Around them, there are crows flying around and they break through the small rectangular windows. Towards the end, one crow breaks a light on the ceiling with its wings and the band perform in a shower of sparks. In the end, the band transform into feathers.

Video directed by Niklas Fronda & Fredrik Löfberg, Baranga Film in Stockholm, Sweden.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3RQXbtNKfQ

[edit] US/UK (Mirror) version - 2004

The Rasmus are performing in what looks to be an old Victorian mansion, with lots of fans moshing around them. During the verses, we see a new maid who is constantly busy serving the masters of the house in what appears to be the past of the Victorian mansion. She sees Lauri, and the concert in the mirrors on the walls, which causes her to make mistakes and drop trays. Eventually, while despairing over her errors in her room, she sees Lauri and all the fans in her mirror, while the master of the house is coming with somebody else, possibly the head maid, presumably to reprimand the new maid. Lauri tugs her through the mirror in her room to where they are performing. She then finishes watching the concert. The video ends with the master of the house and the others entering to find the maid's room empty.

Video directed by Philipp Stöltzl in Bucharest, Romania.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bonTlhvgs

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1

[edit] External links

Preceded by
"Fools Love" by Misfits of Science		 RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single
August 23, 2004 - August 30 2004		 Succeeded by
"Getting Stronger" by Adeaze
v • d • e
The Rasmus
Lauri Ylönen · Eero Heinonen · Pauli Rantasalmi · Aki Hakala
Janne Heiskanen
Studio albums
Peep · Playboys · Hell of a Tester · Into · Dead Letters · Hide from the Sun · Black Roses
Compilations
Extended plays
"1st" · "2nd" · "3rd"
Videos
Singles
"Blue" · "Kola" · "Playboys" · "Ice" · "Liquid" · "Swimming with the Kids" · "F-F-F-Falling" · "Chill" · "Madness" · "Heartbreaker/Days" · "In the Shadows" · "In My Life" · "First Day of My Life" · "Funeral Song" · "Guilty" · "No Fear" · "Sail Away" · "Shot"
Tours
"Dead Letters Tour" · "Hide from the Sun Tour"
Related articles
Categories

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 23
Austria Singles Top 75 2
Belgium Singles Top 50 6
Dutch Top 40 5
Finland Singles Top 20 1
France Singles Top 100 6
Germany Singles Top 100 1
Ireland Singles Top 50 7
Israel Singles Top 40 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
Sweden Singles Top 60 2
Swiss Singles Top 100 2
UK Singles Top 75 3
World Singles Top 40 14
Languages