Nighttime Birds is the eighth track that shares the same title as their fourth studio album.
About the song, there is a sample of Indian flute music (a Raga Kafi) which can be heard in the Dutch theme park Efteling at the fairy tale of The Flying Fakir.
Also, it contains a quote from the film Willy...
Their ways are open
They spread as their wings
They want to be certain
Of a warm surrounding
When they fly
Through the night as beautiful
Nighttime birds
The warm wind picks them up
When they fly
Through the night as beautiful
Nighttime birds
Nighttime Birds was written by Anneke Van Giersbergen.
Nighttime Birds was produced by Siggi Bemm.
The Gathering released Nighttime Birds on Fri Jun 06 1997.