"Amarantine" | ||||
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Single by Enya | ||||
from the album Amarantine | ||||
B-side | "The Comb of the Winds" | |||
Released | 5 December 2005[1] | |||
Genre | New-age | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Nicky Ryan | |||
Enya singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Amarantine" on YouTube |
"Amarantine" is a single by Irish musician Enya, taken from the album of the same name. The word is taken from ancient Greek and means everlasting or immortal (the same as the amaranth flower). The single was released in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2005.
Several versions of "Amarantine" were released, some containing all three tracks, and some omitting the "Spaghetti Western" track. In some areas, Reprise released both a "Part I" single containing "Amarantine" and "The Comb of the Winds" and a "Part II" single that contained all three tracks.
The "Spaghetti Western Theme" is an atypical Enya recording arranged in the style of Ennio Morricone's work on films such as A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A previously unreleased recording from The Celts soundtrack from 1986, Enya released it in memory of BBC producer Tony McAuley. Enya performed the song on Live! with Regis and Kelly and The Early Show.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Amarantine (single version)" | 3:07 |
2. | "The Comb of the Winds" | 3:39 |
3. | "Spaghetti Western Theme from The Celts" | 1:57 |
French CD single
- "Amarantine" (album version)
- "Boadicea" (single version)
- "Orinoco Flow"
Charts
[edit]Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Austrian Singles Chart | 28 |
French Singles Chart | 13 |
German Singles Chart | 47 |
Irish Singles Chart | 48 |
Italian Singles Chart[2] | 42 |
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 71 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 36 |
UK Singles Chart | 53 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 12 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Single Sales | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 December 2005. p. 29.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Enya".
External links
[edit]- "Amarantine" at Discogs (list of releases)