Century Child

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Century Child
Century Child cover
Studio album by Nightwish
Released June 24, 2002
Recorded 2002
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length 50:11
Label Spinefarm Records
Century Media
Producer Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen (Co-Produced by Nightwish)
Professional reviews
Nightwish chronology
Over the Hills and Far Away
(2001)		 Century Child
(2002)		 Once
(2004)

Century Child is the fourth album by the Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records.

The album is a notable departure from previous Nightwish releases, musically and lyrics-wise. It contains orchestral backing, an ethereal production, a much more streamlined vocal work from Tarja Turunen and vocals by Marco in songs like "Slaying the Dreamer", "Dead to the World" and "The Phantom of the Opera"; Furthermore, the lyrics depict the strongest concept album undercurrents yet. This could also be considered one of Nightwish's darkest albums.

[edit] Additional material

Spinefarm Records released a 2-CD special editionversion of the album in 2002. It includes the CD with copy protection (the existence of which isn't mentioned), liner art with the band members' signatures, and a strange-looking transparent Video CD containing the music video for their Gary Moore cover of "Over the Hills and Far Away". In addition, the booklet contains an ID code that allows the owner to download the entire album and three extra tracks from the Internet for a limited time. The bonus tracks are "Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen", all from the band's first demo(1996).


[edit] Track listing

Normal edition
All songs written by Holopainen, unless otherwise stated.


  1. "Bless the Child" - 6:12
  2. "End of All Hope" - 3:54
  3. "Dead to the World" - 4:19
  4. "Ever Dream" - 4:43
  5. "Slaying the Dreamer" Holopainen & Vuorinen - 4:31
  6. "Forever Yours" - 3:51
  7. "Ocean Soul" - 4:14
  8. "Feel For You" - 3:54
  9. "The Phantom of the Opera" Andrew Lloyd Webber / Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, Mike Batt - 4:09
  10. "Beauty of the Beast" (Long Lost Love - One More Night to Live - Christabel) Holopainen, Hietala & Vuorinen - 10:22


Spinefarm UK Collector's Edition
All songs written by Holopainen, unless otherwise stated.


  1. "Bless the Child"
  2. "End of All Hope"
  3. "Dead to the World"
  4. "Ever Dream"
  5. "Slaying the Dreamer"
  6. "Forever Yours"
  7. "Ocean Soul"
  8. "Feel For You"
  9. "The Phantom of the Opera" Andrew Lloyd Webber / Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, Mike Batt
  10. "Beauty of the Beast" (Long Lost Love - One More Night to Live - Christabel) Holopainen, Hietala & Vuorinen
  11. "The Wayfarer" (bonus track)
  12. "Lagoon" (bonus track)
  13. "Bless the Child" (edit)
  14. "End of All Hope" (live)
  15. "Dead to the World" (live)


[edit] Credits

Guests:


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Tuomas Holopainen | Marco Hietala | Emppu Vuorinen | Jukka Nevalainen | Anette Olzon
Tarja Turunen | Sami Vänskä
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