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{{Infobox song

| name = The Crow, the Owl and the Dove

| cover = nightwish-the-crow-the-owl-and-the-dove.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Nightwish

| album = Imaginaerum

| B-side = The Heart Asks Pleasure First

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock

| length =

* 3:46 (radio edit)

* (album version)

| label = Scene Nation

| composer = Marko Hietala

| lyricist = Tuomas Holopainen

| producer = Tuomas Holopainen

| prev_title = Storytime

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = lan

| next_year = 2015

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"'The Crow, the Owl and the Dove'" is the second single from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album, 'Imaginaerum' It was released on March 2, 2012. The single includes the unreleased song "The Heart Asks Pleasure First", a cover of the song with the same name from the film 'The Piano', originally scored by Michael Nyman, to which Nightwish added vocals. The song was originally recorded in the 'Dark Passion Play' sessions, but Nyman did not provide permission for the song to be released in time for album's release. The song debuted at number one in the Finnish Singles Chart.

Fan Video Contest



On March 2, 2012, Nuclear Blast, Nightwish's record label, held a contest for fans to create their own music video for "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove." The record label provided a MP3 download of the radio edit of the song for entrants to use in entries. The first-place winner received a "Golden Ticket," allowing access to any show on the 'Imaginaerum' World Tour, a special award, and a band meet-and-greet. The second and third-place winners received two tickets to a Nightwish concert near them (including a meet-and-greet for the second-place winner), as well as a copy of the Limited Tour Edition of 'Imaginaerum'. Winning videos were uploaded to the [https://www.youtube.com/nuclearblasteurope Nuclear Blast] and [https://www.youtube.com/nightwishofficial Nightwish] YouTube channels. The contest ended April 10, 2012, and winners were selected by members of the band, label, and management, while taking YouTube "likes" and views into account. The winners were contacted by Nuclear Blast.[http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/lp/nightwish-video-contest.html Nightwish Fan Video Contest - Nuclear Blast]

Track listing





Charts



See also



*List of number-one singles of 2012 (Finland)

References



Category:2011 songs

Category:2012 singles

Category:Fictional trios

Category:Nightwish songs

Category:Malefemale vocal duets

Category:Nuclear Blast Records singles

Category:Number-one singles in Finland

Category:Songs about birds

Category:Songs written by Tuomas Holopainen

Category:Songs written by Marco Hietala

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