Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2009
Spellbound (Lacuna Coil song)
Buy Spellbound (Lacuna Coil song) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Spellbound
| cover = Lacunacoilspellbound.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lacuna Coil
| album = Shallow Life
| released = 21 February 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Gothic metal
| length = 3:21 (Album Version)
3:19 (Radio Edit)
| label = Century Media, EMI
| writer = Marco Biazzi, Marco Coti Zelati, Andrea Ferro, Don Gilmore, Cristiano Migliore, Cristiano Mozzati, Cristina Scabbia
| producer = Don Gilmore
| prev_title = Within Me
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = 'I Like It'
| next_year = 2009
| misc =
}}
"'Spellbound'" is the first single released by Lacuna Coil's fifth studio album, 'Shallow Life'. The song is their first chart entry on the U.S. 'Billboard' charts since "Our Truth" in 2006. It debuted at #36 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and has become their first Top 30 single on that chart. The single officially debuted on 21 February 2009, when the band performed at the Soundwave Festival in Brisbane, Australia.
Music video
The music video for "Spellbound" was directed by Italian director Roberto Cinardi aka Saku and filmed in Milan at Dolce & Gabbana's Gold in February 2009. The clip was produced by Apnea Film and the costume was designed by Dolce & Gabbana. A 30-second teaser of the video was released on Italian MTV website on 23 March, before MTV Brand:New premiered the entire video the same day.
The music video shows the band performing the song in the fashionable Dolce & Gabbana Gold restaurant.
The second version of the video alternate images of the band is performing in the middle of a golden room with images of different aspects of being under a spell of something: the girl obsessed by her weight and look, the guy who wants to be a superman, the politician, etc.
The video won an award in Italy at Premio Videoclip Italiano for "Best Editing" in 2009.
* Director: Saku
* Producer: Don Gilmore
* Director of Photography: Patrizio Sacc
* Editor: Saku
* Production Company: Apnea Film
Track listing
* 'iTunes Digital Download Single'[https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=307104130&s=143450 iTunes Digital Download]
# "Spellbound" - 3:21
# "Audio Commentary Spellbound (Cristina Scabbia Talks About the Forthcoming Lacuna Coil Album Shallow Life)" - 4.31
Release history
Chart performance
The single peaked at #30 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 2009. It became the band's second single to chart in the United States, as well as their second Top 40 single on the rock charts. "Our Truth" reached #36 in 2006. It also peaked at #24 on the US Active Rock chart in September 2009.
Footnotes
Category:2009 singles
Category:Lacuna Coil songs
Category:2009 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Category:Century Media Records singles
Category:Songs written by Andrea Ferro
Category:Songs written by Cristina Scabbia
Category:Songs written by Don Gilmore (record producer)
Buy Spellbound (Lacuna Coil song) now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2009