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"The Mummers' Dance" Single by Loreena McKennitt from the album The Book of Secrets Released September 1997 (North America) Format CD single Genre Folk music, world music, new age Length 6:08 (Album version)
4:01 (Single version)Label Quinlan Road Writer(s) Loreena McKennitt Producer Loreena McKennitt, Brian Hughes, Donald Quan Loreena McKennitt singles chronology "The Bonny Swans"
(1995)"The Mummers' Dance"
(1997)"Marco Polo"
(1998)"The Mummers' Dance" is a single by Canadian Celtic Singer Loreena McKennitt from the album The Book of Secrets[1] in 1997. The song was a surprise hit in the United States, reaching #3 in Adult Top 40, #17 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on The Billboard Hot 100.[2]
The song is the theme song of the TV series Legacy. It was also featured in the trailer for the film Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore, and in the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela Corpo Dourado. The song was also made into a music video.
The song refers to seasonal Mummers Play performed by groups of actors, often as house-to-house visits.
Contents
Track listings
CD-Maxi[3] No. Title Length 1. "The Mummers' Dance" (Single Version) 4:00 2. "The Mummers' Dance" 6:08 3. "Marrakesh Night Market" (Live) 6:44 4. "The Dark Night of the Soul" (Live) 6:20 CD Single No. Title Length 1. "The Mummers' Dance" (Single Version) 4:00 2. "The Mummers' Dance" (Album Version) 6:08 3. "The Mystic's Dream" 7:40 Charts
Peak positions
Chart (1997-98) Peak
positionCanadian Singles Chart 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 18 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 3 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 17 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 23 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Adult Recurrents 8 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 14 End of year charts
End of year chart (1998) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 83 See also
References
- ^ "Discography - Loreena McKennitt". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=85749&aid=261464. Retrieved 2008-08-21.[dead link]
- ^ "Allmusic-Loreena KcKennitt Singles". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p104319. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Loreena McKennitt - The Mummers' Dance". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Loreena+McKennitt&titel=The+Mummers%27+Dance&cat=s. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
External links
Studio albums Elemental (1985) • To Drive the Cold Winter Away (1987) • Parallel Dreams (1989) • The Visit (1991) • The Mask and Mirror (1994) • The Book of Secrets (1997) • An Ancient Muse (2006) • A Midwinter Night's Dream (2008) • The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2010)Live albums Live in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts (1995) • Live in Paris and Toronto (1999) • Nights from the Alhambra (2007) • A Mediterranean Odyssey (2009)EPs A Winter Garden: Five Songs for the Season (1995)Videos Compilations A Mummers' Dance Through Ireland (2009)Box sets The Journey Begins (2008)Singles "The Lady of Shalott" • "All Souls Night" • "Courtyard Lullaby" • "Greensleeves" • "The Bonny Swans" • "Santiago" • "The Dark Night of the Soul" • "The Mystic's Dreams" • "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" • "The Mummers' Dance" • "Marco Polo" • "Caravanserai" • "Penelope's Song" • "The Seven Rejoices of Mary" • "Noël Nouvelet!" • "Dante's Prayer"Related topics Categories:- 1997 singles
- Canadian folk songs
- New Age songs
- Theme music
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