"Falling Awake" a promotional single by
Tarja from her third album ''
What Lies Beneath
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'', composed by herself and
Johnny Andrews
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.
The single was released worldwide on 19 July by
Universal Music
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, and had a limited release. The song was produced by Tarja, being her first single released produced by herself.
On August 24, it was released on
iTunes.
Content
Track listing
# "Falling Awake"
(Single Version) – 4:43
# "
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"
(Tarja Version) – 5:15
Guests
There are three different versions of the song that features a different guitarist for each one.
Joe Satriani
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plays on the album version,
Jason Hook
Jason Hook (born Thomas Jason Grinstead) is a Canadian guitarist, best known as the former lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch.
Early life
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Hook started his music career at the age of six ...
of
Five Finger Death Punch
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is featured on the single version, and Julian Barrett appears in the free download version.
Music video
A promotional video was released featuring behind the scenes studio footage of the making of ''What Lies Beneath''.
Chart performance
References
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2010 singles
Songs written by Johnny Andrews
Tarja Turunen songs
Songs written by Tarja Turunen
2010 songs