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Our Farewell
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Our Farewell
| cover = Our farewell WT.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Within Temptation
| album = Mother Earth
| B-side = Dark Wings
| released = 22 January 2001
| recorded = 2000
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = DSFA
| writer =
| producer = Oscar Holleman
| prev_title = Restless
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Ice Queen
| next_year = 2001
}}
"'Our Farewell'" is the first single of the Netherlands symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation from their second studio album 'Mother Earth'. Although the song was released as a single, it never entered the charts, just like their previous single, "Restless". There was also no promotional video made for the single.
A live recording of the song is on the 'Mother Earth Tour' DVD, in which the song is performed as a duet with Dutch opera singer Gea Gijsbertsen,[http://www.gunrecords.de/content/artist/withintemptation/bio.htm Bio][http://geagijsbertsen.nl/ Gijsbertsen, Official] who also conducted the choirs for Within Temptation's special gig at the Broerenkerk, Zwolle during the Mother Earth Tour.
After the release of the album 'The Silent Force', the song was still played live at some concerts,[http://luna.stella.free.fr/images/setlist%20bxl%2013112004.jpg Setlist] during the Sanctuary Tour (2012), and during their 15 years birthday live, Elements.
This song has been, among two of Van Canto's songs ("Water, Fire, Heaven, Earth" and "Hearted"), the inspiration for "Forevermore", a song by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, featuring the mild-autistic Ruurd Woltring. The recording of this song was made possible thanks to the Dutch TV-show 'Niks te gek!' ('Nothing too crazy'), in which mentally disabled people get their wishes granted.
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Category:Within Temptation songs
Category:2001 singles
Category:Songs written by Sharon den Adel
Category:Songs written by Robert Westerholt
Category:Heavy metal ballads
Category:2000 songs
Category:Folk rock songs
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