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"Ophelia" is a song recorded by American folk rock band the Lumineers. It was released as the lead single from their sophomore album Cleopatra on February 5, 2016. As of July 2024, the song has garnered over 1.3 billion streams on Spotify .
The lyrics tell of the singer's attempt to find the heroine Ophelia. [1] [2] The relationship between the singer and Ophelia is never made explicit. Author Craig Harris refers to her as the singer's old friend, while music critic Nick DeRiso considers her his lover. [2] [3] But he finds out that Ophelia has left town, apparently in a hurry.
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for Ophelia, Cleopatra, Sleep on the Floor, Angela and My Eyes, all songs from the album Cleopatra. [4] [5] The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017. [6] As of January 28th, 2023 it has over 50 million views.
Ophelia is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, released on May 19, 1998, by Elektra Records. The album was supported by the singles " Kind & Generous " and "Break Your Heart", with the former being the most successful single of the album, reaching the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart .
Ophelia Records was Dancing Astronaut's 2021 label of the year. [1] In an interview with Dancing Astronaut during the label's takeover of Electric Zoo in 2019, Seven Lions said, "My vision for Ophelia was just a place for me to put out my music, [But] everything changes. Within the last two or three months, our release schedule has gotten so ...
Natalie Merchant was born October 26, 1963, in Jamestown, New York, [2] the third of four children of Anthony and Anne Merchant (née Meyer). [3] [4] Her paternal grandfather, who played the accordion, mandolin and guitar, emigrated to the United States from Sicily; his surname was "Mercante" before it was anglicized. [5]
Ophelia often appears in various cultural contexts, [31] including literature, music, film and television. A moon of Uranus is named after Ophelia. [32] Robert Schumann in 'Herzeleid' from 'Sechs Gesänge' (opus 107 nr 1; 1852) puts the poem of Titus Ullrich to music, which is dedicated to the figure of Ophelia, ending with her name sung twice.
As of August 6, 2008, Autumn announced that she would be releasing Opheliac nationwide in music stores across the US on October 7, 2008. [9] The US release features exclusive tracks, such as "The Art of Suicide - Acoustic" and out-takes from the Opheliac recording sessions.