"In Vain" is the fourth single from Dutch symphonic metal and rock band Within Temptation's seventh studio album Resist. It was released worldwide via digital download and streaming on 11 January 2019.[1][2]

"In Vain"
Single by Within Temptation
from the album Resist
Released	11 January 2019
Recorded	2018
Length	4:25 (album version) 3:57 (single version)
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Sharon den Adel Robert Westerholt Daniel Gibson William Knox
Producer(s)	Daniel Gibson Within Temptation Mathijs Tieken
Within Temptation singles chronology
"Firelight" (2018) "In Vain" (2019) "Supernova" (2019)

Background

"In Vain" is a power ballad song written for the band's seventh studio album Resist.[3] The track features a "down-to-earth" production[3] and uses "softer rock stylings" and "emotionally driven lyrics" in order to achieve the new direction the band aimed for the record.[2][4] The song was released as the fourth single from the album and accompanied a lyric video.[1] Differently from the previous singles, which were all played live before the album official release, the track only started being played on tour afterwards.[5][6] Despite not entering any official single sales chart, the song found airplay rotation in selected places and managed to enter airplay charts in Belgium,[7] Czech Republic[8] and Finland, where it stayed for ten weeks.[9]

Track listing

Personnel

Within Temptation

• Sharon den Adel – lead vocals
• Ruud Jolie – guitars
• Stefan Helleblad – guitars
• Martijn Spierenburg – keyboards
• Jeroen van Veen – bass guitar
• Mike Coolen – drums

Charts

References