Format Digital Download Genre Symphonic Rock | Recorded 2013 | |
B-side "Keep On Breathing"
"One of Those Days" Released January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22) (PL)
February 21, 2014 (2014-02-21) (Main Release)
March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29) (UK) Length 4:03 (Main version)
4:01 (Polish version) | ||
"Whole World Is Watching" is a song by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation from their sixth studio album, Hydra. It was released in Poland as the third single from the album on January 22, 2014 and was scheduled to have its main release on February 21. 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 January 10, 2014, and received its first airplay in the Netherlands and Belgium on January 15, 2014. On the United Kingdom, the song had its first airplay on BBC Radio 2 on June 6 during The Ken Bruce Show.
Background
According to both 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 first 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 January 15, 2014, the main version of the song, featuring Pirner, was released as a promotional song on Dutch/Belgian radio station Q-music. According to the band official Facebook account, a video for the song was shot on November 20, 2013. A teaser trailer for the video was released on January 24, 2014, and the video was released on January 31, 2014, the same day of the Hydra release.
Sharon den Adel's explanation of the song's lyrics;