The album was met with generally favorable reviews and commercial success, increasing the band's popularity outside the Netherlands. Metal Hammer considered the album important both for Within Temptation's career and the development of the symphonic metal genre as a whole, a position shared by AllMusic. Only one week after its release, the album reached gold status in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland, later also achieving platinum status in Germany and double platinum in their homecountry.
01. Within Temptation - Intro [1:59]
02. Within Temptation - See Who I Am [4:52]
03. Within Temptation - Jillian (I'd Give My Heart) [4:46]
04. Within Temptation - Stand My Ground [4:28]
05. Within Temptation - Pale [4:28]
06. Within Temptation - Forsaken [4:53]
07. Within Temptation - Angels [4:01]
08. Within Temptation - Memories [3:51]
09. Within Temptation - Aquarius [4:47]
10. Within Temptation - It's The Fear [4:06]
11. Within Temptation - Somewhere [4:14]
12. Within Temptation - A Dangerous Mind (Bonus Track) [4:17]
13. Within Temptation - The Swan Song (Bonus Track) [3:58]
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Total time [00:54:40]
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Within Temptation / The Silent Force
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