Faster (Within Temptation song)


"Faster" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation's album The Unforgiving. It had its worldwide radio première on 96.3 Rock Radio on 21 January 2011.
The song's accompanying music video was released on 31 January 2011 alongside the short film Mother Maiden, and reached 35,000 views on YouTube in its first day.
The single remained in the Dutch Top 100 for 13 weeks, peaking at number 11.

Background

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Sharon den Adel said in an interview with Metal Ways:
Den Adel's explanation of the song's lyrics in an interview with Songfacts:

Videos

''Mother Maiden'' short film

The Unforgiving's first short film, Mother Maiden, was combined with the music video to "Faster" and released on 31 January 2011. The film begins with the character of Mother Maiden writing a letter and reciting a monologue which explains that she controls lost souls to seek revenge on "those with a dark heart."
While Mother Maiden continues to speak, the film cuts between her and the "lost souls" which she controls. Firstly, we see the character of Sinéad dragging an unconscious man on top of a train, who awakens just before being killed by a low hanging rail road signal. We then cut to "The Triplets" crawling into a window, after which an unseen woman screams and the Triplets reappear with their mouths smeared with blood. Finally, we are shown a man shaving before an arm bursts from his bathroom mirror and strangles him. At this point, the "Faster" music video begins with the band playing the song in full. As it ends, we see Sinéad's corpse awakening in a morgue. The script was written by Steven O'Connell and Tim Smit. The music video and short movie were directed by Joeri Molsheimer.

Personnel

Cast

At the same time as the release of the full "Faster" music video and Mother Maiden short film, an edited version of the song was released on YouTube with the same footage inter-cut.

Track

Charts

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Czech Republic 2
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Netherlands 10
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Portuguese Singles Chart23
UK Rock 6