"Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" is a song written by

Sharon den Adel Sharon Janny den Adel (born 12 July 1974) is a Dutch singer who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded Within Temptation with partner Robert Westerholt in 1996. S ...

Robert Westerholt Robert Westerholt (born 2 January 1975) is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He writes music for the band, which is fronted by his partner and band vocalist Sharon den Adel. ...

and

Martijn Spierenburg Martijn Spierenburg (born 30 January 1975) is a composer and arranger. He was also the keyboard player for the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation from 2001 to 2024. In 2018, it was announced that he would be the composer for the musical ...

for the album ''

The Silent Force ''The Silent Force'' is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on 15 November 2004, by GUN Records. On 5 August 2008, ''The Silent Force'' along with ''Mother Earth (Within Temptation album), Mother Eart ...

'' (2004). It was used to promote

Within Temptation Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. They have been classified by critics as gothic metal and symphonic metal, although each album contains other infl ...

's live DVD '' The Silent Force Tour'' (2005).

Music video

The video for this single contains footage of Within Temptation's '' The Silent Force Tour'' DVD. Most of it is from their performance at Java Island, Amsterdam, but it also contains backstage footage from the Silent Force Tour. This song was originally written for Jillian Marie.

Formats and track listings

"Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" was not officially released on a single. These are the formats and track listings of the promo release of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)". Promo single # "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (radio edit) – 3:55 # "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" (live version) – 4:58

Notes

Besides appearances on ''

'' and '' The Silent Force Tour'', a live version of "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" is the second track of Within Temptation's ''

Black Symphony ''Black Symphony'' is the third live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released worldwide on 22–24 September 2008 and is available on 2-disc DVD, 2-disc CD, and Blu-ray. Sony Poland announced this item to be release ...

'' release: It is the first song of the concert in Ahoy, Rotterdam played by both Within Temptation and the

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. For some other concerts from '' The Heart of Everything'' Tour, it was the opening track, merged with ''The Silent Force'' Intro. Moreover, the song is among the most frequently played live songs by the band since the release of ''The Silent Force''. It was also featured in a trailer for the

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original series '' The Borgias''. The "Jillian (I'd Give My Heart)" song is about the ''

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'' fantasy novel series by

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set in the fictional land of Deverry.

References

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