Whole World Is Watching


"Whole World Is Watching" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation from their sixth studio album, Hydra. It was released in Poland as the third single from the album on 22 January 2014 and was scheduled to have its main release on 21 February. The song features guest vocals from Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, with Polish rock singer Piotr Rogucki of the band Coma providing vocals on the Polish version of Hydra.
The song premiered on Polish national radio on 10 January 2014, and received its first airplay in the Netherlands and Belgium on 15 January 2014. In the United Kingdom, the song had its first airplay on BBC Radio 2 on June 6 during The Ken Bruce Show.

Background

According to music critics and lead vocalist Sharon den Adel, the song is the slowest one on Hydra. Before the song was finished, the band was already considering inviting Dave Pirner to provide his vocals on the track by its "captivating" voice, turning the final result as the band thought that it should be. The song premiered on the Polish national radio station Polskie Radio Program III. The Polish version of the song features the native singer Piotr Rogucki instead of Pirner. A few days later, on 15 January 2014, the main version of the song, featuring Pirner, was released as a promotional song on Dutch and Belgian radio station Q-music. According to the band's official Facebook account, a video for the song was shot on 20 November 2013. A teaser trailer for the video was released on 24 January 2014 and the video was released on 31 January 2014, the same day of the Hydra release.
Sharon den Adel's explanation of the song's lyrics;

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