Blessed Be

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Blessed Be

Studio album by The 69 Eyes

Released

Gaga Goodies, Poko Rekords

The 69 Eyes chronology

Wasting the Dawn
(1999)

Blessed Be
(2000)

Paris Kills
(2002)

Blessed Be is the sixth studio album released in 2000 by the band The 69 Eyes. It was produced by Gaga Goodies/Poko Rekords. This album is more gothic metal influenced, leaving behind the "sleazy" lyrics seen in their earlier works.^{[citation needed]} The first single was "Gothic Girl", followed by "Brandon Lee".

1 Track listing
2 Bonus tracks
3 Singles
4 Soundtracks
5 Trivia

[edit] Track listing

CD1

"Framed In Blood"
"Gothic Girl"
"The Chair"
"Brandon Lee"
"Velvet Touch"
"Sleeping With Lions"
"Angel On My Shoulder" (ft. Ville Valo)
"Stolen Season"
"Wages Of Sin"
"Graveland"
"30"

[edit] Bonus tracks

"Heaven/Hell"
"Brandon Lee" (Radio Mix)

A 2CD limited collectors edition was released in 2001, including all the tracks above plus:

"Heaven/Hell" – 3:42
"Brandon Lee" (Radio Mix) – 3:11
"The Chair" (Club Mix) – 8:20
"Gothic Girl" (Video) – 3:45
"Brandon Lee" (Video) – 3:30
"The Chair" (Video) – 4:10

[edit] Singles

Gothic Girl

"Gothic Girl"
"Velvet Touch"

The Chair

"The Chair" (Edit)
"Heaven/Hell"
"The Chair" (Club Mix)

Stolen Season

"Stolen Season" (Radio Edit)
"The Chair" (Video)

[edit] Soundtracks

Orkus Presents The Best Of 2000

"The 69 Eyes: "Gothic Girl""

[edit] Trivia

There are many references throughout the album to the 90's cult film and comic book The Crow. For example, Brandon Lee, the lead actor who was shot and killed by accident while on the set, is also the name of the fourth track on the album. The song is a tribute to his memory.

The 69 Eyes

Jyrki 69 | Timo-Timo | Bazie | Jussi 69 | Archzie

Discography