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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]

Infinite
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	28 February 2000 (2000-02-28)[1]
Recorded	September–December 1999
Studio	Finnvox Studios, Helsinki; Hästfittan Estate
Genre	Power metal neoclassical metal
Length	49:54[2]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Destiny (1998) 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]

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.	"It's a Mystery"	Timo Tolkki	Timo Tolkki	4:05
11.	"Phoenix" (demo)	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:54
12.	"Keep the Flame"	Johansson	Johansson	2:47

Personnel

Stratovarius

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums

Technical

• Timo Tolkki – engineering, producer
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

Chart performance

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

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]

See also

• List of number-one albums (Finland)

References

External links

• Infinite at stratovarius.com

На других языках

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- [en] Infinite (Stratovarius album)

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[es] Infinite (álbum de Stratovarius)

Infinite es el octavo álbum de estudio de la banda finlandesa de power metal Stratovarius. El nuevo sello discográfico Nuclear Blast lo puso a la venta el 28 de febrero del 2000. El álbum llegó al puesto número 1 en Finlandia, donde permaneció nueve semanas, logrando un disco de oro con 20 000 copias vendidas. El disco está compuesto por nueve canciones (diez en la edición de Japón, y doce en Rusia y Francia). El 4 de junio de 2010 el álbum fue reeditado y publicado por el sello discográfico Edel Music con más canciones con un segundo disco como edición limitada y nuevamente llegó al puesto número 1 en Finlandia. En el 2013 alcanzó el certificado de Platino con 21 907 copias vendidas.

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[ru] Infinite (альбом Stratovarius)

Infinite —- восьмой студийный альбом финской пауэр-метал-группы Stratovarius, вышедший в 2000 году.

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