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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = The Promise
| cover = The_promise_in_this_moment.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = In This Moment featuring Adrian Patrick
| album = A Star-Crossed Wasteland
| released = September 28, 2010
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
* Alternative metal
* melodic metalcore
| length = 4:28
| label = Century Media
| writer = In This Moment
| producer = Kevin Churko
| chronology = In This Moment
| prev_title = The Gun Show
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Blood
| next_year = 2012
| misc =
}}
"'The Promise'" is a song by American rock band In This Moment. It is the second promotional single released from their third studio album, 'A Star-Crossed Wasteland', and first to go for radio adds. The song is a duet with Otherwise vocalist Adrian Patrick. The music video for the song premiered in late September 2010.
Song meaning
Background
Originally, Brink had written the male vocal parts of the song for Five Finger Death Punch frontman Ivan Moody. Due to record business issues, Moody was not able to lend his vocals to the track. Brink explains, "They (Five Finger Death Punch) would've had a single coming out at the same time as us, so it prevents problems business wise or whatever. [There] was nothing we could do for it..." Producer Kevin Churko instead enlisted Adrian Patrick, who sang on the demo version of the song to appear on the final version. Guitarist Chris Howorth says Patrick's vocals were a perfect match, "Adrian had this deep, rich voice. And together with Maria, it was a sound I have never heard before from any band or any duet. It was such a thrill to write such a powerful song and hear it sound so amazing in its rough form."
Promotion
The music video was directed by David Brodsky and shot around the same time as the first single, "The Gun Show" in May 2010. The clip premiered on Century Media's YouTube channel on September 22, 2010.
To perform the song live, Adrian Patrick has made appearances throughout the summers 2010 Mayhem festival to sing the duet while his band Otherwise opened for In This Moment on a few off festival shows. Patrick continued to sing the duet during the bands co headlining tour with Nonpoint during the fall of 2010. Maria Brink has invited other vocalists from touring bands to fill in Patricks vocals live.
For Record Store Day 2011, a limited edition CD single of "The Promise" was released. Only 1,000 were produced and the single features two tracks recorded live at Criminal Records on December 11, 2010.
Reception
"The Promise" is In This Moment's highest-charting single to date. The song cracked the Top 40 Active Rock Chart in late January.
Track listing
'Promo CD'
# "The Promise (Radio Version)" - 4:28
# "The Promise (Album Version)" - 4:28
'CD single'
# "The Promise (Album Version)" - 4:28
# "The Promise (Acoustic/Live at Criminal Records)"
# "Standing Alone (Live at Criminal Records)"
Personnel
;In This Moment
*Vocals Maria Brink, Adrian Patrick
*Guitar Chris Howorth
*Bass Kyle Konkiel
*Guitar Blake Bunzel
*Drums Jeff Fabb
References
Category:2010 singles
Category:In This Moment songs
Category:2010 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Kevin Churko
Category:Century Media Records singles
Category:Melodic metalcore songs
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