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"Noise"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Human. :II: Nature.
Released	February 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Length	5:40
Label	Nuclear Blast
Songwriter(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful" (2015) "Noise" (2020) "Harvest" (2020)
Music video
"Noise" on YouTube

"Noise" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their ninth album Human. :II: Nature.. It was released with an accompanying video on February 7, 2020. The single is the band's first published song to feature the drummer Kai Hahto as a full-time member, following the departure of Jukka Nevalainen in July 2019.

Lyrical content

The track has been described as a commentary on modern society. Following the music video's release, when asked if the video was criticism towards technology or cell phones, Tuomas responded:

This video is not a criticism about technology or cell phones. Me, all the band members, we love technology. We wouldn't ever have done this record without technology. We love our cell phones, the Internet and all that, but it's a criticism for the addiction that these things cause in human beings. 'Addiction' is the word. It's such a shame that we have all these wonderful tools that we can for the good, to spread true information and to be connected to the world. I love the idea of social media, I like Twitter, that everybody in the world suddenly has a voice; we have a voice. We can immediately get our opinions and views out there. It's just a matter of what you put out there. And that's what the video is all about.

Track listing

Vinyl version

Personnel

Nightwish

• Floor Jansen – lead vocals
• Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
• Marko Hietala – bass, male vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
• Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, bouzouki, guitars, male vocals, backing vocals
• Kai Hahto – drums

Additional personnel

• Tuomas Holopainen – production, recording, mixing
• Tero Kinnunen, Mikko Karmila – production, recording, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

Charts

References

1. "NIGHTWISH Releases Music Video For New Single 'Noise' From 'Human. :II: Nature. Album". Blabbermouth. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
2. "NIGHTWISH's JUKKA NEVALAINEN Officially Exits Band; KAI HAHTO Named Permanent Drummer". Blabbermouth. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
3. "NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Says 'Noise' Video Is 'Not A Criticism About Technology Or Cell Phones'". Blabbermouth. 8 March 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
4. "NIGHTWISH | HUMAN. :II: NATURE. MAILORDER EDITION - Nuclear Blast". Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
5. "Nightwish: Noise" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

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