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{{short description|1997 single by Nightwish}}
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{{Infobox song

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| name = The Carpenter
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = The Carpenter
| cover = nightwish-thecarpenter.jpg
| Cover = nightwish-thecarpenter.jpg
| alt =
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Artist = [[Nightwish]]
| type = single
| Album = [[Angels Fall First]]
| artist = [[Nightwish]]
| B-side =
| album = [[Angels Fall First]]
| Released = 1 November 1997<ref name="release">{{cite web | title=First Single Out| work= | url=http://www.nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=10&year=1997|accessdate=2009-11-13}}</ref>
| released = {{start date|1997|09|29|df=yes}}<ref name="release">{{cite web | title=The Carpenter (Single)| url=https://www.nightwish.com/releases/the-carpenter|accessdate=2023-12-02}}</ref>
| Format = [[CD single|CD]]
| format =
| recorded =
| Recorded = April–May, 1997
| Genre =
| studio = Huvikeskus, [[Kitee]], Finland
| Length = 5:55
| venue =
| Label = [[Spinefarm]]
| genre =
| Writer = [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
| length = 5:55
| Producer = [[Tero Kinnunen]]
| label = [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]]
| Last single = "[[Elvenpath]]"
| composer = Nightwish
| lyricist = [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
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| This single = "'''The Carpenter'''"<br />(1997)
| producer =
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| Next single = "[[Sacrament of Wilderness]]"<br />(1998)
* Tuomas Holopainen
| Misc =
* Nightwish
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{{External music video|{{YouTube|Z4A5HwMOfW8|"The Carpenter"}}}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Sacrament of Wilderness]]
| next_year = 1998
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Z4A5HwMOfW8|"The Carpenter"}}}}
}}
}}
'''''The Carpenter''''' is the first [[Single (music)|single]] by [[Finns|Finnish]] [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]], the only from their debut album, ''[[Angels Fall First]]''. It featured, apart from [[Tarja Turunen]]'s voice, also [[Tuomas Holopainen]]' voice, making it the only single with his vocals.
"'''The Carpenter'''" is the debut [[Single (music)|single]] by Finnish [[symphonic metal]] band [[Nightwish]], the only from their debut album, ''[[Angels Fall First]]''. This is the only Nightwish single to feature lead vocals by both [[Tarja Turunen]] and [[Tuomas Holopainen]]. It was performed live for the first time in over twenty years with [[Floor Jansen]] and [[Troy Donockley]] in 2018 during the [[Decades: World Tour]].


==Christian symbolism==
==Christian symbolism==
The eponymous "carpenter" referred to in the lyrics is [[Jesus of Nazareth]], who is said to have "carved his anchor on the dying souls of mankind". The tomb of the unknown soldier refers to the [[centurion]] [[Saint Longinus]] who acknowledged the dying Jesus as the Son of God and converted to Christianity before dying a martyr's death at the hands of [[Tiberius]].<ref>[Mark 15:39]</ref> The song seems to be sung from the perspective of [[Saint Veronica]], [[Mary Magdalene]], or the [[Virgin Mary]] as she "[[Stations of the Cross|lay on the grass and observed her saviour]]" in his final moments.<ref>Luke 23:27-32</ref>
The eponymous "carpenter" referred to in the lyrics is [[Jesus of Nazareth]], who is said to have "carved his anchor on the dying souls of mankind". The tomb of the unknown soldier refers to the [[centurion]] [[Saint Longinus]] who acknowledged the dying Jesus as the Son of God and converted to Christianity before dying a martyr's death at the hands of [[Tiberius]].<ref>[Mark 15:39]</ref> The song seems to be sung from the perspective of [[Saint Veronica]], [[Mary Magdalene]], or the [[Virgin Mary]] as she "[[Stations of the Cross|lay on the grass and observed her saviour]]" in his final moments.<ref>Luke 23:27-32</ref>


The single debuted at #8 in the Finnish single chart,<ref name="Official Biography">{{cite web | title=Nightwish.com official biography| work= | url=http://nightwish.com/en/band/biography |accessdate=January 27, 2008}}</ref> but peaked at #3 in the end of 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nightwish&titel=The+Carpenter&cat=s |title=finnishcharts.com - Nightwish - The Carpenter |accessdate=25 February 2009}}</ref>
The single debuted at #8 in the Finnish single chart,<ref name="Official Biography">{{cite web | title=Nightwish.com official biography| url=http://nightwish.com/en/band/biography |accessdate=January 27, 2008}}</ref> but peaked at #3 in the end of 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nightwish&titel=The+Carpenter&cat=s |title=finnishcharts.com - Nightwish - The Carpenter |accessdate=25 February 2009}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = The Carpenter
| title1 = The Carpenter
| extra1 = Nightwish
| writer1 = [[Tuomas Holopainen]]
| length1 = 5:55
| length1 = 5:55
| title2 = Red Light In My Eyes, Part II
| title2 = [[Something Wild (album)|Red Light In My Eyes, Part II]]
| extra2 = [[Children of Bodom]]
| note2 = [[Children of Bodom]]
| writer2 = [[Alexi Laiho]]
| length2 = 3:50
| length2 = 3:50
| title3 = Only Dust Moves...
| title3 = [[Forests of Witchery|Only Dust Moves...]]
| extra3 = [[Thy Serpent]]
| note3 = [[Thy Serpent]]
| writer3 = Antti Litmanen
| length3 = 7:09
| length3 = 7:09
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''Nightwish'''
*[[Tarja Turunen]] - [[Vocals]]
*[[Tarja Turunen]] – [[vocals]]
*[[Tuomas Holopainen]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], [[Piano]], [[Vocals]] (on track 1)
*[[Emppu Vuorinen]] - [[Guitars]], [[Acoustic guitars]], [[Bass guitar]]
*[[Tuomas Holopainen]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[vocals]]
*[[Jukka Nevalainen]] - [[Drums]]
*[[Emppu Vuorinen]] – [[guitars]], [[bass guitar]]
*[[Jukka Nevalainen]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]

'''Children of Bodom'''
*[[Alexi Laiho]] – [[lead guitar]], vocals
*[[Alexander Kuoppala]] – [[rhythm guitar]]
*[[Henkka Seppälä]] – bass
*[[Janne Wirman]] – keyboards
*[[Jaska Raatikainen]] – drums

'''Thy Serpent'''
* Sami Tenetz – guitars
* Luopio – bass, backing vocals
* Azhemin – vocals, keyboards
* Agathon – drums


==Music video==
==Music video==
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The video was filmed in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] and in [[List of villages in Nordland|Henningsvær]], [[Norway]] during spring 1998.<ref name="fwtedvd">{{cite video | people=Käyhkö, Sami (Director) |date=1998 | title=[[From Wishes to Eternity]] | medium=DVD | location=[[Helsinki]] (Finland), Henningsvaer (Norway) | publisher=Spinefarm records}}</ref>
The video was filmed in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] and in [[List of villages in Nordland|Henningsvær]], [[Norway]] during spring 1998.<ref name="fwtedvd">{{cite video | people=Käyhkö, Sami (Director) |date=1998 | title=[[From Wishes to Eternity]] | medium=DVD | location=[[Helsinki]] (Finland), Henningsvaer (Norway) | publisher=Spinefarm records}}</ref>
There were shot scenes of the rest of the band playing (including [[Tuomas Holopainen]] singing, [[Emppu Vuorinen]] on [[Acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and [[electric guitars]], and [[Jukka Nevalainen]] on drums), but the director, Sami Käyhkö, and Holopainen did not like it, so they only included Turunen.
There were shot scenes of the rest of the band playing (including [[Tuomas Holopainen]] singing, Emppu Vuorinen on [[Acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and [[electric guitars]], and [[Jukka Nevalainen]] on drums), but the director, Sami Käyhkö, and Holopainen did not like it, so they only included Turunen.


===Cast===
===Cast===
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 17 September 2024

"The Carpenter"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Angels Fall First
Released29 September 1997 (1997-09-29)[1]
StudioHuvikeskus, Kitee, Finland
Length5:55
LabelSpinefarm
Composer(s)Nightwish
Lyricist(s)Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)
  • Tuomas Holopainen
  • Nightwish
Nightwish singles chronology
"The Carpenter"
(1997) 		"Sacrament of Wilderness"
(1998)
Music video
"The Carpenter" on YouTube

"The Carpenter" is the debut single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the only from their debut album, Angels Fall First. This is the only Nightwish single to feature lead vocals by both Tarja Turunen and Tuomas Holopainen. It was performed live for the first time in over twenty years with Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley in 2018 during the Decades: World Tour.

Christian symbolism

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The eponymous "carpenter" referred to in the lyrics is Jesus of Nazareth, who is said to have "carved his anchor on the dying souls of mankind". The tomb of the unknown soldier refers to the centurion Saint Longinus who acknowledged the dying Jesus as the Son of God and converted to Christianity before dying a martyr's death at the hands of Tiberius.[2] The song seems to be sung from the perspective of Saint Veronica, Mary Magdalene, or the Virgin Mary as she "lay on the grass and observed her saviour" in his final moments.[3]

The single debuted at #8 in the Finnish single chart,[4] but peaked at #3 in the end of 1997.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Carpenter"Tuomas Holopainen5:55
2."Red Light In My Eyes, Part II" (Children of Bodom)Alexi Laiho3:50
3."Only Dust Moves..." (Thy Serpent)Antti Litmanen7:09

Personnel

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Nightwish

Children of Bodom

Thy Serpent

  • Sami Tenetz – guitars
  • Luopio – bass, backing vocals
  • Azhemin – vocals, keyboards
  • Agathon – drums

Music video

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The music video features vocalist Tarja Turunen in a red dress on a field while a carpenter (implied to be Leonardo da Vinci) designs a flying machine at his workshop. There are many references to the crucifixion including candles, an underground workshop representing the tomb and the sign of the cross. When the man fastens on the glider, he spreads out his arms in a similar way to the crucified Christ.[6]

The video was filmed in Helsinki, Finland and in Henningsvær, Norway during spring 1998.[7] There were shot scenes of the rest of the band playing (including Tuomas Holopainen singing, Emppu Vuorinen on acoustic and electric guitars, and Jukka Nevalainen on drums), but the director, Sami Käyhkö, and Holopainen did not like it, so they only included Turunen.

Cast

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  • The carpenter: Vilho Olavi Laine
  • The cat: Ms Maila

References

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  1. ^ "The Carpenter (Single)". Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ [Mark 15:39]
  3. ^ Luke 23:27-32
  4. ^ "Nightwish.com official biography". Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  5. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Nightwish - The Carpenter". Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  6. ^ Nightwish (2015-03-26). The Carpenter. YouTube. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  7. ^ Käyhkö, Sami (Director) (1998). From Wishes to Eternity (DVD). Helsinki (Finland), Henningsvaer (Norway): Spinefarm records.
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