"Demons in You" is the second single by Finnish rock singer Tarja taken from her fourth studio album ''

The Shadow Self ''The Shadow Self'' is the sixth studio album released by Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen. The record was released on 5 August 2016. The record produced two singles. Background The songwriting started just after the release of ''Colours in the ...

''. The digital version of the single was released on 8 October 2016, the physical version was released on 14 November 2016.

Background

The song "Demons in You" was written and composed by Tarja, Julian Barrett, Erik Nyholm, Alex Jonson, and Christel Sundberg, and produced by Tarja. The aggressive sound of the song comes from the need for Tarja to insert an extremely energetic track in her album. The text of the song tells of the demons and the darkness that lie within people. The album version features

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, the Arch Enemy frontwoman who sings in both growling and clean voice, and Chad Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer. The single also contains two additional versions of the song, one sung by only Tarja and the other featuring Alissa White-Gluz on lead vocal parts.

Track listing

Personnel

Band *Tarja Turunen – keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals *

– lead vocals (track 3), backing vocals (track 1) *

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– bass * Chad Smith – drums *

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– electric guitar Production *Alexander Mertsch – artwork *Marcelo Cabuli – executive producer *Justin Shturtz – mastering *Tim Palmer – mixing *Tim Tronckoe – photography

References

External links

* {{authority control Tarja Turunen songs 2016 songs 2016 singles Songs written by Tarja Turunen