Infinite (Stratovarius album)

Infinite
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	28 February 2000[1]
Recorded	September–December 1999 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki; Hästfittan Estate
Genre	Power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal
Length	49:54[2]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
The Chosen Ones (1999) Infinite (2000) Intermission (2001)
Singles from Infinite
"Hunting High and Low" / "Millennium"" Released: 2000[3][4] "A Million Light Years Away" / "Celestial Dream" Released: 2000[5][6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]

Infinite is the eighth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 February 2000 through Nuclear Blast (Europe)^[1] and Victor Entertainment (Japan). The album reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for nine weeks,^[1] as well as reaching the top 100 in six other countries. "Hunting High and Low" and "A Million Light Years Away" were released as singles, reaching No. 4 and 14 respectively on the Finnish singles chart.^[3][5] Infinite was certified Platinum in June 2013, with 21,907 copies sold.^[8]

Four bonus tracks were made available for different international editions: "Why Are We Here?", "It's a Mystery", "What Can I Say?" and "Keep The Flame", all of which were later released on the band's 2001 compilation album Intermission.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hunting High and Low"	Timo Kotipelto	Timo Tolkki	4:08
2.	"Millennium"	Tolkki	Tolkki	4:09
3.	"Mother Gaia"	Tolkki	Tolkki	8:18
4.	"Phoenix"	Tolkki	Tolkki	6:13
5.	"Glory of the World"	Jens Johansson	Johansson	4:53
6.	"A Million Light Years Away"	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:19
7.	"Freedom"	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:03
8.	"Infinity"	Tolkki	Tolkki	9:22
9.	"Celestial Dream"	Tolkki	Tolkki	2:29
Total length:				49:54

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"What Can I Say"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto	5:12

Limited vinyl/box set edition bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"It's a Mystery"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	4:04
11.	"Why Are We Here?"	Johansson	Johansson	4:43

Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Neon Light Child"	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:06
11.	"Hunting High and Low" (demo)	Kotipelto	Tolkki	4:19
12.	"Millennium" (demo)	Tolkki	Tolkki	4:10

French edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"Phoenix" (demo)	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:54
11.	"Keep the Flame"	Johansson	Johansson	2:47

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, vocals engineering, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Peak position
2000	Finnish albums chart	1[1]
	German albums chart	28[1]
	Japanese albums chart	29[9]
	Greek albums chart	32[1]
	Italian albums chart	34[10]
	Swedish albums chart	63[10]
	Polish albums chart	71[10]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Peak position
2000	"Hunting High and Low"	Finnish singles chart	4[3]
	"A Million Light Years Away"		14[5]

Certifications

Year	Certification	Region	Sales/shipments
2013	Platinum	Finland	21,907[8][11]

References

1. "Stratovarius - Infinite (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
2. Infinite (CD release "NB 464-2").
3. "Stratovarius - Hunting High And Low (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
4. "Stratovarius – Hunting High And Low". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
5. "Stratovarius - A Million Light Years Away (song)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
6. "Stratovarius – A Million Light Years Away". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
7. "Infinite - Stratovarius". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
8. "Stratovarius". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
9. "インフィニット". (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
10. "Charteinstiege 2000". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
11. "International Certification Award levels Updated June 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

External links

• Infinite at stratovarius.com

See also

• List of number-one albums (Finland)