"Within Me" is a song by Italian

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. It was released as the fourth and final single from their fourth studio album, ''

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''. The song is a

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and the first released as a single by the band. The release of the single coincided with the start of the Jägermeister Music Tour where the band supported

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. The song was also performed on

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Meaning of the song

Release

The music video was released on 10 April 2007. The single was scheduled to be released on 4 May 2007, but it was delayed a week, eventually being released on 11 May 2007, exclusively in the bands native country of Italy. A different version of the single was released in America on 24 September 2007 and in Japan on 2007 September 25.

Critical reception

The song was generally well received by critics.

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said of the song, "It’s formulaic, but at least this band knows how to work the formula well.". Metal.it described the song as, "è un colpo a sorpresa, un brano che potrebbe essere il prologo dei futuri Lacuna Coil" (It's a surprise, a track that could be a prologue of future Lacuna Coil).

Music video

The video was filmed from 2 to 3 March 2007 in

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at Borgo Medievale's park and castle and in the

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n desert. Band members appear in old style costumes. The video makes use of certain special effects, including artificial rain.

Cristina Scabbia Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (; born 5 June 1972) is an Italian singer, best known as one of the two vocalists of gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. Scabbia used to write an advice column in the popular rock magazine ''Revolver'', alongside mus ...

, after having filmed her part, went to the US to film the video for " À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" with

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. The music video was released on 10 April 2007. * Producer: Melanie Schmidt * Cinematography: Matteo De Martini * Production Company: MO Vi DA Entertainment

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Within Me". * Radio promo CD # "Within Me" # "Within Me (Instrumental)" * Italian CD single # "Within Me" # "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" # "When a Dead Man Walks (Live)" * Japanese CD singleLACUNA COIL WITHIN ME JAPAN ONLY 8 TRAK CD SEALED LIVE
/ref> # "Within Me" # "Virtual Environment" # "Closer (Acoustic Version)" # "Tightrope (Live)" # "Fragile (Live)" # "To the Edge (Live)" # "Our Truth (Live)" # "Heaven's a Lie (Live)"

Release history

Chart

References

{{Authority control Lacuna Coil songs 2006 songs 2007 singles Rock ballads Songs written by Andrea Ferro Songs written by Cristina Scabbia