Beyond the Invisible

Infobox Single
Name = Beyond the Invisible

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Artist = Enigma
from Album =
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
Released = October 21, 1996
Format = Compact disc, cassette
Recorded = A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre = New Age
Length = 4:30
Label = Virgin / EMI
Producer = Michael Cretu
Reviews =
Last single = "Out from the Deep"
(1994)
This single = "Beyond the Invisible"
(1996)
Next single = "T.N.T. for the Brain"
(1997)

"Beyond the Invisible" is a 1996 song created by the musical project, Enigma. This is the first of only two singles taken from the album "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!".

The 5-track single is also the only Enigma single that includes a B-side song, "Light of Your Smile", which is not on the parent album. It is also the only Enigma single to not have a remixed song.

In Beyond the Invisible, Sandra Cretu again provides the opening vocals, Michael Cretu sings as main vocals while the chant in the song is a Latvian one. It is a folk song Sajaja Bramani performed by the folk ensemble Rasa. Most of the songs in "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!" include both Gregorian chants and tribal chants, reminiscent of their first and second albums, "MCMXC a.D." and "The Cross of Changes".The Gregorian chant is sampled from "Gregoriani Cantus" by Pierre Kaelin while the Latvian chant is sampled from "Lettonie - Musiques Des Rites Solaires" by Rasa Ensemble Riga.

The video for the song was directed by Julien Temple and features two ice dancers (the Finnish ice dance couple Susanna Rahkamo and Petri Kokko) skating in a forest. The video was shot in Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK. The ice rink was constructed especially for the video and took over a week to freeze. Simon Scotland, line producer on the video, subsequently used the title Beyond the Invisible as the name for his Home Cinema and Entertainment company.

Track listing

"All lyrics written by Michael Cretu and David Fairstein, music by Cretu."
* 2-track CD single:
# "Beyond the Invisible (Radio Edit)" – 4:30
# "Almost Full Moon" – 3:40
* 3-track CD single:
# "Short Radio Edit" – 3:42
# "Radio Edit" – 4:30
# "Album Version" – 5:05
* 4-track CD single:
# "Beyond The Invisible (Radio Edit)" – 4:30
# "Almost Full Moon" – 3:42
# "Beyond The Invisible (Album Version)" – 5:05
# "Light of Your Smile" – 5:10
* 5-track CD single:
# "Beyond the Invisible (Radio Edit)" – 4:30
# "Almost Full Moon" – 3:42
# "Beyond the Invisible (Album Version)" – 5:05
# "Light of Your Smile" – 5:10
# "Beyond the Invisible (Short Radio Edit)" – 3:42

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References

* Ye Min Than (Nov. 5, 1996). [http://www.five.no/enigma/reviews/beyond.the.invisible.ymt.html Review of "Beyond The Invisible"] . Retrieved Aug. 21, 2005.
* Joar Grimstvedt (Oct. 12, 1996). [http://www.five.no/enigma/reviews/beyond.the.invisible.jg.html Enigma: Beyond The Invisible] . Retrieved Aug. 21, 2005.