"At Sea" is a song by Finnish heavy metal singer Tarja, and is the lead single of Tarja's tenth studio album and sixth metal album Frisson Noir. The single was released digitally on 18 March 2026, the same day that Frisson Noir was announced to the public.
Background and composition "At Sea" was written by Tarja, Mic, and Guillermo De Medio, and features guest musicians Mervi Myllyoja and Niklas Pokki. The song was produced by Turunen and mixed by producer Neal Avron. The song is Turunen's longest song in her solo catalogue at ten minutes and eighteen seconds. When asked about the song, Turunen described the song as a "Frankenstein" with huge orchestration and multiple tempo changes. When asked about the song's meaning, Turunen said that it is about "uncertainty or facing uncertainty with fear but determination". Turunen described the writing process as being done "through silence, doubt, breath, and risk, chasing a feeling until it gives us goosebumps".
Track listing
Personnel Band & featured musicians Tarja Turunen – lead vocals, backing vocals Alex Menichini – drums Julian Barrett – guitar Pit Barrett – bass Niklas Pokki – grand piano Mervi Myllyoja – violin Additional musicians Jim Dooley – orchestral & choir arrangements, programming Jeremy Levy – orchestrations & music preparations Budapest Art Orchestra – orchestra Budapest Art Choir – choir Gyorgy Gulyas Nagy – orchestra conductor
Production Tarja Turunen, Mic – production Guillermo De Medio – co-production Neal Avron – mixing Scott Skrzynski – co-mixing Ted Jensen – mastering David Lukacs – audio engineering Gabor Buczko – recording engineer Miklos Lukacs – contractor & session producer Ferenc Vass – photographer
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