Bismarck is the stand-alone single by Sabaton. It was released on 17th May, 2019.
Information
- The song was first released 22.04.2019 on YouTube with a video.
- The single was released on all major streaming platforms almost a month later.
- The story of Bismarck was one of the most requested topic for a Sabaton song.
- The band wanted to include a song about Bismarck for a long time, but it didn't fit any album.
- The song was released as a gift from the band to the fans for the band's 20th anniversary.
- The video for the song was created with Wargaming, and the ship itself is available to play in game World of Warships.
- On the 16th July 2019, Sabaton announced that the video for the song reached over 10 million views.
- On 25.11.2021, the single was released physically by Metal Department as 12" black vinyl limited to 800 pieces. It featured Sabaton etched artwork on the B-side, packaged in a deluxe gatefold-sleeve with artwork and lyrics on the inside of the gatefold. Included an additional glossy inner sleeve with more artwork.[1]
Background
"The most requested topic for a Sabaton song ever! The fate of the ship Bismarck is a fascinating story we wanted to write about for a long time, but could not fit into any album. So we decided to make it as a single release, and as a gift from us to you for being fantastic fans for the past 20 years."
"The song Bismarck was written over a year ago (2018) and we recorded it last summer in Black Lounge studios with Jonas Kjellgren."[2]
Tracklist
Video
"The talented team at Wargaming could ensure the historical accuracy of the scenes thanks to the models from their award winning game World of Warships, and the director Matthias Hoene, who won a Golden Lion at Cannes, were able to bring the band and story together."[3]
Lyrics
From the mist a shape, a ship is taking form |