"Artemis" is a 2019 single by violinist Lindsey Stirling.

Background

"Artemis" was the fourth single released from Stirling's album '' same name''. The song was written, produced and performed by Stirling and is an

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track. The track was released prior to the full album, and the launch event showed Stirling as a

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avatar performing the song via Wave. In March 2020,

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launched a video created with Stirling promoting their 2024 Artemis Space Program. Stirling performed her song in an emotive video in the shadow of the

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Music video

On August 30, 2019, Stirling released her music video for Artemis. It was produced by Stirling and Stephen Mallett. Continuing the theme of the album, Stirling returns to the role of the

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exploring her surroundings in a vast forest. The dancers move like hunters, matching Artemis's title as the goddess of wild animals, the hunt and vegetation. Alongside the official music video, Stirling launched a behind-the-scenes video on September 5, 2019.

Charts

"Artemis" peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard''

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chart for the week ending September 14, 2019.

References

{{Lindsey Stirling 2019 singles 2019 songs Lindsey Stirling songs Songs written by Lindsey Stirling