"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.
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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".
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