Amarantine (song)

"Amarantine" is a single by Irish musician Enya, taken from the album of the same name. The word is taken from ancient Greek and means everlasting or immortal (the same as the mythical amaranthine flower). Not to be confused with the amaranth flower that actually exists. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2005.

"Amarantine"
Single by Enya
from the album Amarantine
B-side"The Comb of the Winds"
Released5 December 2005 (2005-12-05)[1]
GenreNew-age
Length3:07
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"You Should Really Know"
(2004)		 "Amarantine"
(2005)		 "It's in the Rain"
(2006)
Music video
"Amarantine" on YouTube

Several versions of "Amarantine" were released, some containing all three tracks, and some omitting the "Spaghetti Western" track. In some areas, Reprise released both a "Part I" single containing "Amarantine" and "The Comb of the Winds" and a "Part II" single that contained all three tracks.

The "Spaghetti Western Theme" is an atypical Enya recording arranged in the style of Ennio Morricone's work on films such as A Fistful of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A previously unreleased recording from The Celts soundtrack from 1986, Enya released it in memory of BBC producer Tony McAuley. Enya performed the song on Live! with Regis and Kelly and The Early Show.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Amarantine (single version)"3:07
2."The Comb of the Winds"3:39
3."Spaghetti Western Theme from The Celts"1:57

French CD single

  1. "Amarantine" (album version)
  2. "Boadicea" (single version)
  3. "Orinoco Flow"

Charts
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 28
French Singles Chart 13
German Singles Chart 47
Irish Singles Chart 48
Italian Singles Chart[2] 42
Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 71
Swiss Singles Chart 36
UK Singles Chart 53
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Single Sales 10

References
  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 December 2005. p. 29.
  2. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Enya".
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