Century Child

Century Child
Studio album by Nightwish
Released 25 May 2002
Recorded Caverock Studios, Kitee and Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland, January-April 2002
Genre Symphonic metal, power metal
Length 57:20
Label Spinefarm (Finland)
Drakkar (Europe)
Century Media (US)
Toy's Factory (Japan)
Producer Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish
Nightwish chronology
Over the Hills and Far Away
(2001)		 Century Child
(2002)		 Once
(2004)
Singles from Century Child
  1. "Ever Dream"
    Released: 3 May 2002
  2. "Bless the Child"
    Released: 21 July 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Sputnikmusic[2]
Sea of Tranquility
[3]
Metal.de[4]
Metal Hammer (GER)[5]
Kerrang!

Century Child is the fourth studio album by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2002 through Spinefarm Records. It is the first album which features current bassist and male vocalist Marco Hietala.

Spinefarm Records released a 2-CD special edition version of the album in 2002. It includes the CD, liner art with the band members' signatures, and a Video CD containing the music video for their cover of Gary Moore's "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.[6] The bonus tracks are "Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen", all from the band's first demo of 1996.

The album was certified double platinum in Finland with more than 60,000 sold copies,[7] the second most sold Finnish album in Finland in year 2002.[8] Century Child has sold more than 80,000 copies in Finland alone.[7] It sold more than 350,000 copies worldwide between 2002 and 2003.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tuomas Holopainen, except where indicated. 

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Bless the Child"     6:12
2. "End of All Hope"     3:45
3. "Dead to the World"     4:19
4. "Ever Dream"     4:43
5. "Slaying the Dreamer"   Holopainen, Emppu 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"  Charles Hart, Richard StilgoeAndrew Lloyd Webber 4:10
10. "Beauty of the Beast"
I. "Long Lost Love"
II. "One More Night to Live"
III. "Christabel"  		 I. Marco Hietala; II. Holopainen, Vuorinen 10:22

Personnel

Nightwish

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2002 Finnish Albums Chart[9] 1
German Albums Chart[10] 5
Austrian Top 40 Albums[11] 15
Norwegian Albums Chart[12] 19
French Albums Chart[13] 32
Swedish Albums Chart[14] 39
Dutch MegaCharts[15] 41
Swiss Albums Top 100[16] 50

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
2002 "Ever Dream" Finnish Singles Chart[17] 1
"Bless the Child" Finnish Singles Chart[18] 1
French Singles Chart[19] 6
Dutch MegaCharts[20] 55
German Singles Chart[21] 63

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
Finland IFPI 2003 2x Platinum (+ 60,000)[7]

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Nightwish - Century Child review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Butler, Nick (14 January 2005). "Nightwish - Century Child". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Glenday, Duncan; Pierce, Ken (23 November 2003). "Nightwish: Century Child". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Gregori, David. "Nightwish - "Century Child"" (in German). Metal.de. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nightwish: Century Child" (in German). Metal Hammer. July 2002. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Band Discography - Century Child". Nightwish Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 April 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tilastot - Nightwish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Myydyimmät levyt - Vuosi 2002" [Bestsellers plates - Year 2002] (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Album – Nightwish, Century Child". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)" (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Nightwish – Century Child". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Nightwish – Ever Dream (song)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Nightwish – Bless the Child (song)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "infodisc.fr Note : You must select Nightwish". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Nightwish – Bless the Child (song)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Single – Nightwish, Bless the Child". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

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