"The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" is the second single from

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's seventh studio album, ''

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'' 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 ''

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'', originally scored by

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, to which Nightwish added vocals. The song was originally recorded in the ''

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'' 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

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Fan Video Contest

On March 2, 2012,

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, 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 th
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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.

Track listing

Charts

References

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