“Mother Earth” is the third single of Dutch rock band Within Temptation from their second studio album, Mother Earth. The song peaked at #14 on the Germany Singles Top 100.
Along with the singles Ice Queen and Stand My Ground, Mother Earth has become one of the bands signature songs and is present on the setlist at almost every concert. It was also used as the theme for the German translation of the anime X.
Although it’s their third music video, the video for Mother Earth is the first professional one. It was directed by Patric Ullaeus. Filming location was by lake Delsjön near Gothenburg, Sweden. The video has a strong nature/pagan theme, with several aerial shots of lakes and forests as well as different animals. Sharon den Adel is first shown as a woman (presumably “Mother Earth”) transforming into an owl that flies around rivers and mountains. She is then depicted as walking around in the forest as a sort of magical spirit, interacting with nature, and performing in a forest glade with the rest of the
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