I Walk Alone - Tarja Turunen

"I Walk Alone" is the first single from the album My Winter Storm by Tarja. It has been released on October 26, 2007 through Universal Music.

This song was written by Mattias Lindblom and Anders Wollbeck. It's inspired by a musical motif in "Requiem" by Mozart. It features a theater atmosphere accompanied by orchestra guitars and Turunen's powerful voice.

According to Turunen the song describes her personality perfectly well and identifies her as a singer.

Some fans have considered this as her response to Nightwish's "Bye Bye Beautiful," which was a song directed towards her. The song was a declaration of her independence and willingness to move on.

In 2009, the song was covered by the Norwegian singer Jorn on his album Spirit Black.

This video was shot at Devil's Lake in Berlin, Germany. It was directed by Jörn Heitmann (who had already worked with Turunen directing Nightwish's "Sleeping Sun" 2005 video). It also features four characters interpreted by Turunen herself. They are: the Phoenix, the Dead Boy, the Doll and the Queen of Ice.