The Spectre is a song by Norwegian record producer and DJ Alan Walker, incorporating uncredited vocals provided by Norwegian songwriter and producer Jesper Borgen. It was composed by Jesper Borgen, Alan Walker, Marcus Arnbekk, Mood Melodies and Lars Kristian Rosness, with production handled by the latter four, and lyrics written by all composers as well as Tommy La Verdi and Gunnar Greve. The song was released via Mer Musikk on 15 September 2017.
Description[]
The song is set in common time and has a tempo of 128 beats per minute. It is written in the key of Db minor with a chord progression of Dbm-A-E-B.
Background[]
"The Spectre" is a vocal remake of Alan's 2015 single "Spectre", which was released through NoCopyrightSounds on 6 January 2015. On 22 December 2016, Alan debuted the song during the live show "Alan Walker is Heading Home", in his hometown Bergen, Norway. He has included the song in his live sets months ahead of the song's release, as well as playing a revised version of the song on the main stage at Tomorrowland Belgium 2017. In an interview with Dance Music Northwest, Alan described the song as "a newer version of my old song Spectre", similar to "what I did with 'Fade' to 'Faded'". Alan said of the song in a press release: "The reactions and feedback from people have been truly amazing, I'm very excited that's it's now being released officially. It's a song that I specifically want to dedicate to my core fans who've been following me since the start."
Critical reception[]
Your EDM felt the song "contains all of the common Alan Walker elements that international EDM fans have come to find and love", including "the sound design, faint dreamy vocals, the anthemic drop, and the patented Alan Walker lead". Comparing to Faded, they deemed it "a sleeker, more refined record".
Lyrics[]
Lyrics
Hello, hello
Can you hear me
As I scream your name
Hello, hello
Do you need me
Before I fade away
Is this a place that I call home
To find what I've become
Walk along the path unknown
We live, we love, we lie
Deep in the dark
I don't need the light
There's a ghost inside me
It all belongs to the other side
We live, we love, we lie
We live, we love, we lie
Hello, hello
Nice to meet you
Voice inside my head
Hello, hello
I believe you
How can I forget
Is this a place that I call home
To find what I've become
Walk along the path unknown
We live, we love, we lie
Deep in the dark
I don't need the light
There's a ghost inside me
It all belongs to the other side
We live, we love, we lie
We live, we love, we lie
We live, we love, we lie
Trivia[]
- The spectre was not mentioned in the lyrics.
- There were no vocals in both drops.
- It is currently the only video that is available in YouTube Kids.
- The We live We love We lie meme started on september 9, 2023 which features the Smurf Cat with a slowed version of this song
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