| Utopia | |
| Cover: | Within_Temptation_Utopia.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Within Temptation featuring Chris Jones |
| Album: | An Acoustic Night at the Theatre |
| B-Side: | Restless (Live at Beursgebouw Eindhoven 23-11-2007) |
| Released: | 23 October 2009 |
| Genre: | Acoustic rock |
| Producer: | Daniel Gibson |
| Chronology: | Within Temptation |
| Prev Title: | Forgiven |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Faster |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
"Utopia" is the first single from the Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation's live album An Acoustic Night at the Theatre. The song features guest vocals from Chris Jones, a British singer. The single was released on 23 October 2009.[1]
Alistair Lawrence of BBC Music called the track "nothing more than a custom-built acoustic ballad, but ensures their fans go home having heard something new".[2]
The video was posted on Within Temptation's official YouTube page on 28 September 2009. It is directed by Oscar Verpoort. The video shows a man walking around a city witnessing various people committing crimes, such as a man stealing a blind woman's wallet and a prostitute being picked up by an older man. He saves a child from almost being hit by a car when his mother wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. As the boy looks back, there is nobody there, suggesting that the man was an angel-like apparition. The band is also seen performing in a run down building. It is also the last video to feature drummer Stephen van Haestregt who departed the band in 2010.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| scope="row" | |
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| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] | 32 |
| Poland (Airplay Chart)[4] | 4 |
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