"I Walk Alone" is the first single from the album ''

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'' by Finnish vocalist Tarja. The single was released on October 26, 2007 through

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label.

Song

This song was written by Harry Sommerdahl,

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and

Anders Wollbeck Anders Wilhelm Axel Wollbeck (born 10 February 1958 in Stockholm) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He plays the guitar and Keyboard instrument, keyboard. He is part of the songwriting and production duo Vacuum (band), Vacuum together with Mat ...

. It was inspired by a musical motif in ''Requiem'' by

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. It features a theater atmosphere accompanied by orchestra, guitars, and Turunen's powerful voice. According to Turunen the song "describes her personality perfectly well and identifies her as a singer". Some fans have considered this as her response to

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's "

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" from the album ''

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'' (2007), which was a song directed towards her. The song was a declaration of her independence and willingness to move on. In 2009, the song was covered by the Norwegian singer

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on his album '' Spirit Black''.

Video

The video was shot at Teufelssee in Berlin, Germany. It was directed by Jörn Heitmann (who had already worked with Turunen directing

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'' 2005 video). It also features four characters interpreted by Turunen herself. They are: the Phoenix, the Dead Boy, the Doll and the Ice Queen.

Charts

Track listing

The

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features 3 different configurations:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I Walk Alone (Song) Songs about loneliness 2007 singles Songs written by Anders Wollbeck Songs written by Mattias Lindblom Tarja Turunen songs Songs written by Harry Sommerdahl 2007 songs Universal Music Group singles