Age of Loneliness
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{{Infobox Single |
Name = Age of Loneliness |
Cover =|225px |
Artist = [[Enigma (musical project)|Enigma]] |
from Album = [[The Cross of Changes]] |
Released = [[August 8]], [[1994]] |
Format = [[Compact disc]], [[Vinyl record|7"]], [[Vinyl record|12"]] |
Recorded = ? |
Genre = [[New age music|New Age]] |
Length = 4:14 |
Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] / [[EMI]] |
Producer = [[Michael Cretu]] |
Reviews =
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| Last single = <small>"[[The Eyes of Truth]]"<br />([[1994]])</small> |
This single = "Age of Loneliness" <br /> (1994) |
Next single = <small>"[[Out from the Deep]]"<br />(1994)</small> |
}}
"'''Age of Loneliness'''" is a 1994 single by the musical group, [[Enigma (musical project)|Enigma]]. The single was the second one to be released from ''[[The Cross of Changes]]''.
The song can be regarded as a remixed version of an earlier Enigma song, [[Carly's Song]], where the song was originally more laid back and goes at a slower pace. The vocals in the song are whispered by [[Sandra Cretu]] and the lyrics actually refers to the main character from ''[[Sliver (film)|Sliver]]'', Carly Norris (played by [[Sharon Stone]]).
The haunting chant in this song is of [[Mongolia|Mongolian]] origin overall the song and has a tinge of [[Gregorian chant|Gregorian chanting]] in it. For the "Enigmatic Club Mix", the beat of the song was pushed up a notch and laced generously with beeps of [[morse code]] throughout the song. The morse code spells out "I love you". For the "Jam & Spoon Remix", the song starts off with a short and relaxing piano piece. Although included in the "Age of Loneliness" single, it is exactly the same one found in the [[Carly's Song]] single.
In the [[music video]] for the song, the scene is set in [[New York City]] and entirely filmed in [[sepia]]. People are seen floating through the air weightlessly but remain unseen by the surrounding people.
==Sleeve==
The background of the single cover is mostly white (or beige) and has a [[tarot card]] placed in the centre. The figure in the card might be seen as a [[Wizard (fantasy)|wizard]] at first glance, but the person is actually a thin [[Santa Claus]] conjuring up toys. The number "7" which appears at the four corners of the card indicates that the song is the seventh track in ''The Cross of Changes''.
==Single track listing==
# "Radio Edit" – 4:14
# "Clubby Radio Edit" – 3:31
# "Enigmatic Club Mix 128 bpm" – 6:23
# "Jam & Spoon Remix 93 bpm" – 6:28
# "Album Version" – 5:19
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[[Category:Enigma songs]]
[[Category:1994 singles]]
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