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"Ophelia" is a song written by Robbie Robertson that was first released by The Band on their 1975 album Northern Lights – Southern Cross. It was the lead single from the album. It has also appeared on several of the group's live and compilation albums, and has been covered by such artists as Vince Gill and My Morning Jacket.
"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 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 ended 2016 as Billboard's #1 Alternative song [83] and #1 Rock Radio song. [84] As of October 2024 "Ophelia" had exceeded 1.3 billion Spotify streams and 245 million streams on YouTube . The second single, also the album's title track, "Cleopatra", sprang from an encounter with a taxi driver Wes met in the Republic of Georgia, who told ...
The steampunk band Abney Park recorded a song called "Dear Ophelia" that is sung from the point of Hamlet, writing letters to Ophelia expressing that he does, in fact, love her. [47] The Band recorded a song titled "Ophelia" for the album Northern Lights – Southern Cross, in which some have interpreted Ophelia as a metaphor for race-mixing. [48]
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 .
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Ophelia is referenced by Bob Dylan in his epic 1965 song "Desolation Row", (on his "Highway 61" album). An entire chorus is dedicated to her, as are a long list of other historical, literary, etc, characters.