{"id":31618,"date":"2026-05-28T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/within-temptation-breaking-the-ice\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:45:00","slug":"within-temptation-breaking-the-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/within-temptation-breaking-the-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"WITHIN TEMPTATION: Breaking the ice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/28-05-WIthin-Temptation_Ice-Queen.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Exactly 24 years ago to the day on May 28, 2001, the final preparations were underway to release the song \u201cIce Queen\u201d as a single. 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The \u201cIce Queen\u201d broke the ice, so to speak, and singer Sharon den Adel and her band colleagues enjoyed regular chart success from then on.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the clip here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lWNOLqs1IPQ?si=GDNzsLy_ok42cD_x\" title=\"Within Temptation - Ice Queen (official video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lWNOLqs1IPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which Within Temptation merchandise will you add to your collection next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\">*The link recommendations marked with an asterisk are affiliate links\/affiliate program links which you can click on freely. When a click and purchase is made, we receive a commission from the provider (we earn from qualified sales as an affiliate). Of course, the price does not change for you. In this way you can help to cover some of the costs of this website.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly 24 years ago to the day on May 28, 2001, the final preparations were underway to release the song \u201cIce Queen\u201d as a single. A second, completely new video for the track was shot. 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