Faster (song)
Encyclopedia
"Faster" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal
/rock
band Within Temptation
's album The Unforgiving
. It had its worldwide radio première on 96.3 Rock Radio
on 21 January 2011 and, within two days, the song's audio clip gained almost 200,000 views on Youtube
.
The song's accompanying music video was released on January 31 2011, alongside the Mother Maiden short film, and reached 35 thousand views on Youtube in its first day. The song peaked at number thirteen on the United States
iTunes
rock chart.
The single remained in the Dutch Top 100 for thirteen weeks, peaking at number eleven.
said that;
Sharon den Adel
said that;
CD Single
While Mother Maiden continues to speak, the film cuts between her and the "lost souls" which she controls. Firstly, we see the character of Sinéad dragging an unconscious man on top of a train, who awakens just before being killed by a low hanging rail road signal. We then cut to "The Triplets" (more of Mother Maiden's workers) crawling into a window, after which an unseen woman screams and the Triplets reappear with their mouths smeared with blood. Finally, we are shown a man shaving before an arm bursts from his bathroom mirror and strangles him.
At this point the Faster music video begins with the band playing the song in full. As it ends, we see Sinéad's corpse awakening in a morgue.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
/rock
Symphonic rock
Symphonic rock is a sub-genre of progressive rock. Since early in progressive rock's history, the term has been used sometimes to distinguish more classically influenced progressive rock from the more psychedelic and experimental forms of progressive rock....
band Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
's album The Unforgiving
The Unforgiving
The Unforgiving is the fifth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation, released by Roadrunner Records from 25 March 2011. The album is released alongside a comic book series and a series of short films, to encompass a concept story...
. It had its worldwide radio première on 96.3 Rock Radio
96.3 Rock Radio
96.3 Real Radio XS is a Scottish local radio station owned and operated by GMG Radio. It is based at Ballieston to the east of Glasgow and broadcasts to Renfrewshire, West Central Scotland and Central Scotland....
on 21 January 2011 and, within two days, the song's audio clip gained almost 200,000 views on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The song's accompanying music video was released on January 31 2011, alongside the Mother Maiden short film, and reached 35 thousand views on Youtube in its first day. The song peaked at number thirteen on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
rock chart.
The single remained in the Dutch Top 100 for thirteen weeks, peaking at number eleven.
Background
Robert WesterholtRobert Westerholt
Robert Westerholt is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, and his partner, Sharon den Adel...
said that;
Sharon den Adel
Sharon den Adel
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...
said that;
Track
Digital Download- "Faster" (Radio Edit) - 3:16
- "Faster" (International Radio Edit) - 3:15
CD Single
- "Faster" (Album Version) - 4:24
- "Where is the Edge" - 3:59
Mother Maiden short film
The Unforgiving's first short film, Mother Maiden, was combined with the music video to Faster and released on 31 January 2011. The film begins with the character of Mother Maiden (played by Dawn Mastin) writing a letter and reciting a monologue which explains that she controls lost souls to seek revenge on "those with a dark heart."While Mother Maiden continues to speak, the film cuts between her and the "lost souls" which she controls. Firstly, we see the character of Sinéad dragging an unconscious man on top of a train, who awakens just before being killed by a low hanging rail road signal. We then cut to "The Triplets" (more of Mother Maiden's workers) crawling into a window, after which an unseen woman screams and the Triplets reappear with their mouths smeared with blood. Finally, we are shown a man shaving before an arm bursts from his bathroom mirror and strangles him.
At this point the Faster music video begins with the band playing the song in full. As it ends, we see Sinéad's corpse awakening in a morgue.
Alternate Music Video
At the same time as releasing the full Faster music video and Mother Maiden short film, an edited version of the song was released onto Youtube with the same footage inter-cut (rather than as originally presented in their separate components).Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium Singles Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
20 |
| Dutch Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
11 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
39 |