My Shadow and I
| "My Shadow and I" | ||||
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| Single by Arch Enemy | ||||
| from the album Will to Power | ||||
| Released | 18 March 2022 | |||
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| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 10:40 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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| Producer(s) | ||||
| Arch Enemy singles chronology | ||||
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"My Shadow and I" is a single recorded by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. It was released as a single on 28 March 2022 as the final single from the band's tenth studio album Will to Power, and was available as a limited 10" vinyl, with a b-side "A Fight I Must Win", taken from the same album. The single was limited to just 500 copies worldwide, and is a shaped picture disc vinyl in a clear sleeve.[1]
Background
[edit]"My Shadow and I" and "A Fight I Must Win" were initially released as part of the 2017 album Will to Power, but were not released as a single until four and a half years later - during the Deceivers album cycle. The band did not make an announcement regarding this single, however it was made available via legitimate stores such as EMP. Due to already having been released on Will to Power, the single was not released on streaming platforms. The tracks are the only singles from Will to Power for which a music video was not produced.
An uncut 12" version of the vinyl was produced exclusively as a promotional copy, and it is reported that less than 20 copies of this version exist.[2]
Lyrical content
[edit]In a track-by-track video detailing the songs from Will to Power, while discussing "My Shadow and I", vocalist and lyricist Alissa White-Gluz said that "this song was actually the first song that [she] started working on when it came to writing lyrics for Will to Power", and that this song came about due to feelings of anger. "I was just really angry and really, kinda, in a bad mood, and I just texted Michael [Amott] and I said, "Can you send me something really heavy? Because I'm just, I'm really angry right now and I just feel like I can get it out"."
When focusing on the meaning of the lyrics of "My Shadow and I", Alissa said "I just wanted to play on that idea, that we're always in this moment between light and dark in our lives".[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Shadow and I" | Alissa White-Gluz | 4:05 | |
| 2. | "A Fight I Must Win" |
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| 6:35 |
| Total length: | 10:40 | |||
Personnel
[edit]Arch Enemy
- Alissa White-Gluz – lead vocals
- Michael Amott – guitar
- Jeff Loomis – guitar
- Sharlee D'Angelo – bass
- Daniel Erlandsson – drums
Additional personnel
- Jens Bogren – mixing, mastering
- Johan Örnborg – drum engineering
- Tobias Strandvik – drum tech
- Rickard Bengtsson – lead guitar engineering
- Staffan Karlsson – vocal engineering and production
- Linn Fijal – string engineering
References
[edit]- ^ "My Shadow and I". metal-archives.com. 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/23232734-Arch-Enemy-My-Shadow-And-I
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98hoTffg0E