"I Feel Immortal" is a song by Finnish singer-songwriter Tarja, featuring Canadian guitarist Jason Hook. It was written by Tarja, Toby Gad, Kerli Kõiv, and Lindy Robbins, and was produced by Tarja and "Mic". It was released as the second single from her second album What Lies Beneath on 27 August 2010.[2]
| "I Feel Immortal" | ||||
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 The artwork for the single by Dirk Rudolph.[1] | ||||
| Single by Tarja ft. Jason Hook | ||||
| from the album What Lies Beneath | ||||
| Released | 27 August 2010 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 4:28 | |||
| Label | Universal Music, Vertigo Berlin 0602527425900 | |||
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| Tarja ft. Jason Hook singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "I Feel Immortal" on YouTube | ||||
A version recorded by Kerli under the title "Immortal" is featured on Frankenweenie Unleashed!, an album consisting of tracks from and inspired by the Tim Burton film Frankenweenie.[3]
Background
editThe song was originally written by Toby Gad, Kerli, and Lindy Robbins[4] (who wrote Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper" the same day[3]) for Kerli's second album but Kerli stated "it didn't make it on my album so [Tarja] rewrote some things in the verses and took our hook."[5]
Track listing
edit- Regular edition
- "I Feel Immortal" (Single Mix) - 4:28
- "I Feel Immortal" (Radio Mix) - 4:31
- Limited premium edition
- "I Feel Immortal" (Single Mix) - 4:28
- "If You Believe" (Piano Version) - 4:13
Credits and personnel
edit- Tarja Turunen - vocals, songwriter, producer, backing vocals, piano
- Toby Gad - songwriter
- Kerli Kõiv - songwriter
- Lindy Robbins - songwriter
Credits adapted from What Lies Beneath liner notes.[1]
Music video
editThe music video was filmed in Iceland and features Tarja interacting with a character who gets older throughout the video. The video, along with the song and single, was a last-minute request from Germany. As such, it is filmed on the same beach and cliffs as the "Until My Last Breath" music video, and also features Tarja wearing the same black and white outfits. Even though it was filmed after "Until My Last Breath", the "I Feel Immortal" music video was released earlier.
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Germany Singles Charts[6] | 55 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 27 August 2010 | CD, digipak, digital download[2] |
| Germany | ||
| Switzerland | ||
| United Kingdom | 1 November 2010 | Digital download[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b Turunen, Tarja (2010). What Lies Beneath. Universal Music.
- ^ a b c "I Feel Immortal". Tarja Turunen - What Lies Beneath. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Kerli (September 15, 2012). "Preview!! ♥ We actually wrote Immortal with Toby Gad and Lindy Robbins the same day we wrote Skyscraper...♥ I.L.U." Facebook. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "I Feel Immortal". Broadcast Music, Inc. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ Kerli. "So in the album liner of What Lies Beneath by Tarja Turunen, You are listed as a co-writer to her Single "I Feel Immortal". Is this a BSide of yours, or did she call you to write with her?". Formspring.me. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
- ^ ":: MTV | Hitlist Germany KW 7 | charts". Mtv.de. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2012.