“Ice Queen” by Within Temptation

"Ice Queen" is where Within Temptation broke through. The Dutch symphonic metal band put it on Mother Earth, their second album, in December 2000, then released it as the record's second single in June 2001, and it remains one of their most successful songs in Europe.

Robert Westerholt wrote the music and Sharon den Adel the words, and Oscar Holleman produced and mixed it, recording it with Stephen van Haestregt. It now stands with "Mother Earth", "Angels" and "Stand My Ground" as a signature piece, and it has closed almost every concert they've played, although from The Unforgiving Tour onward some nights ended on "Mother Earth" or "Stairway to the Skies" instead. Back home it has been a fixture on the annual Top 2000 since 2011.

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