Firelight (song)

"Firelight" is the third single from Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's seventh studio album Resist, and features guest vocals from Jasper Steverlinck of Arid. It was released worldwide via digital download and streaming on 23 November 2018.^[1]

"Firelight"
Single by Within Temptation featuring Jasper Steverlinck
from the album Resist
Released	23 November 2018
Recorded	2018
Length	4:47 (album version) 3:50 (single version)
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Sharon den Adel Daniel Gibson Sarah De Courcy Astos Daniel Barkman
Producer(s)	Daniel Gibson Within Temptation Mathijs Tieken
Within Temptation featuring Jasper Steverlinck singles chronology
"Raise Your Banner" (2018) "Firelight" (2018) "In Vain" (2019)

Background

"Firelight" is a ballad song^[2] originally composed for Sharon den Adel's solo album My Indigo. The song was at that time considered too dark to fit the release, and then was put on hold. After meeting Jasper Steverlinck on a flemish tv show, den Adel invited the singer to do a part on the song as she found that they had a real connection and their voices matched well together. After some reworking, it then ended up appearing on den Adel's band Within Temptation seventh studio album Resist official tracklist.^[3][4] The song is considered dark and atmospheric^[5] and, according to Metal Hammer, it oscillates between a "mystic goth and dark folk" mood.^[2] It later entered the Ultratip Bubbling Under charts in Belgium.^[6]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Firelight" (Album version)	Sharon den Adel Daniel Gibson Sarah De Courcy Astos Daniel Barkman	4:47
2.	"Firelight" (Single edit)	den Adel Gibson De Courcy Astos Barkman	3:50

Personnel

Within Temptation

• Sharon den Adel – lead vocals
• Ruud Jolie – lead guitar
• Stefan Helleblad – rhythm guitar
• Jeroen van Veen – bass
• Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
• Mike Coolen – drums

Additional musicians

• Jasper Steverlinck – guest vocals

Charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7]	35

References

1. "Listen To New WITHIN TEMPTATION Song 'Firelight'". Blabbermouth.net. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. "Within Temptation: Gegen alle Widerstände". Metal Hammer (in German). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "The story behind Within Temptation's new album Resist". Metal Hammer. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
4. "Entretien avec Sharon den Adel, chanteuse de Within Temptation". La Grosse Radio (in French). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. "Check out Within Temptation's atmospheric new track Firelight". Louder Sound. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
6. "Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck - Firelight - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
7. "Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck – Firelight" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 19 January 2019.