Within Me

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“Within Me”
“Within Me” cover
Single by Lacuna Coil
from the album Karmacode
Released Flag of Italy May 11, 2007

Flag of the United States September 24, 2007
Flag of Japan September 25, 2007
Format CD
Recorded 2006
Genre Gothic Metal
Power Ballad
Length 3:38 (album version)
4:00 (radio & video version)
Label Century Media
Writer(s) Lacuna Coil
Producer Lacuna Coil and Waldemar Sorychta
Lacuna Coil singles chronology
"Closer"
(2006)		 "Within Me"
(2007)

"Within Me" it's the fourth track from Lacuna Coil's album Karmacode. It was announced as the fourth single from the album in 2007 by the Century Media site. The song is the first ballad of Lacuna Coil to be a single. The song is about the hurt of the end of a relationship. The launch of the single also coincides with the start of Jägermeister Music Tour where they support Stone Sour. It has been played on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.

The band have previously released 'Our Truth', 'Enjoy the Silence' and 'Closer' from the album.

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[edit] Story behind the song

“ “Within Me” was a song that we wrote for a friend that basically, it was not suicide, but basically he let himself go by using drugs a lot. He passed away 3 or 4 years ago now. The fact that we couldn’t do anything. It was not suicide but it was just abusing so he let himself go in a way that we couldn’t do anything to help him out. He was in New York and we in Italy so it was tough to stay with him. We were on tour, we had other things to do. So, the idea was that sometimes you want to be there for your friends but you can’t be there. That time we were not there we lost him. It was the first time that happened to us as a band, that you know somebody and work with him and he died like that, in a stupid way. So we learned to be stronger people with that. We learned to deal with situation that you can’t always have control of." ”

—Andrea Ferro, Anarchy Music[1]

[edit] Release

The video was released April 10th, 2007. The CD Single should have been available on May 4, 2007 but was postponed for May 11, 2007 exclusively in Italy.

A new version of Within Me will be release in America the 24 September[2] and in Japan the 25 September[3].

[edit] Critical reception

The song was generally well-received by critics. PopMatters describe the song "It’s formulaic, but at least this band knows how to work the formula well". EUTK referred to it as "è un colpo a sorpresa, un brano che potrebbe essere il prologo dei futuri Lacuna Coil" (It's a surprise, a track that could be a prologue of future Lacuna Coil).

[edit] Music video

Screenshot from Within Me video.
Screenshot from Within Me video.

The video was filmed by Kal Karman from March 2nd till March 3th, 2007 in Turin Borgo Medievale's park and castle and in desert in Sardinia. Lacuna Coil's members appear with old style costumes. The video includes a part with fake rain.

Cristina Scabbia, after having filmed her part, went to the US to film the video for "A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)" with Megadeth.

Within Me premiered on Tuesday, April 10, exclusively on Lacuna Coil's MySpace.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Within Me".

  • Radio promo cd [4]
  1. "Within Me"
  2. "Within Me (Instrumental)"
  • Italian CD Single [5]
  1. "Within Me"
  2. "Enjoy The Silence (Live)"
  3. "When A Dead Man Walks (Live)"
  • Japanese CD Single [6]
  1. "Within Me"
  2. "Virtual Environment"
  3. "Closer (Acoustic Version)"
  4. "Tightrope (Live)"
  5. "Fragile (Live)"
  6. "To The Edge (Live)"
  7. "Our Truth (Live)"
  8. "Heaven's A Lie (Live)"

[edit] Chart

Italian Single Chart
Week 01 02
Position
#44
#46

[edit] Sample

Within Me

"Within Me" from Karmacode
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[edit] Trivia

  • The song was only played in acoustic sessions, until The Jagermeister Tour, which began on March 23, 2007 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Anarchy. "Our second interview with Andrea Ferro of Lacuna Coil", anarchymusic.net, 2007-05-23. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 
  2. ^ "Discography - Lacuna Coil - Within Me". Billboard. 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
  3. ^ [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7498651&BAB=E "Detailed Information - Lacuna Coil - Within Me"]. CDUniverse. 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2007.
  4. ^ Promo single photo
  5. ^ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PY42QE/ Within Me IMPORT
  6. ^ LACUNA COIL WITHIN ME JAPAN ONLY 8 TRAK CD SEALED LIVE

[edit] External links

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