Moment of Glory
2000 studio album by Scorpions
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Moment of Glory is an album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composer Andrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements and Michael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work with Metallica for their album S&M, finally the Austrian arranger and conductor Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.[3]
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| Released | 8 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January, March and April 2000 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Robert Hafner and MG-Sound-Studios, Vienna, Austria | |||
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| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | EMI Classics | |||
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| Released | 5 December 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 22 June 2000 | |||
| Venue | EXPO 2000 (Hannover, Germany) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 110 min. | |||
| Label | TDK / Eagle Vision | |||
| Director | Pit Weyrich | |||
| Producer | Jorg Hitzemann | |||
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Live performances
The Moment of Glory concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits and Scott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.
Track notes
"Hurricane 2000", the reworking of "Rock You Like a Hurricane", was the official theme song to Sabres Hockey Network broadcasts.
The title track "Moment of Glory" was the official anthem of the EXPO 2000 in Hannover, Germany.
The instrumental "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite".
The fifth track "Crossfire" repeats the main theme of the Russian song "Moscow Nights".
"Here in My Heart", written by Diane Warren, was recorded by Tiffany 10 years earlier for her album New Inside.
The 5.1 surround mix on the SACD release includes an orchestra-only version of "Wind of Change" as a ghost track, which follows after approximately one minute of silence at the end of "Lady Starlight".
Track listings
Album
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hurricane 2000" | Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Moment of Glory" | Meine | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Send Me an Angel" | Schenker, Meine | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Crossfire: Prologue (Midnight in Moscow) / Crossfire" (instrumental) | Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi / Schenker, Meine | 6:47 |
| 6. | "Deadly Sting Suite: He's a Woman, She's a Man / Dynamite" (instrumental) | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 7:22 |
| 7. | "Here in My Heart" | Diane Warren | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Still Loving You" | Schenker, Meine | 7:28 |
| 9. | "Big City Nights" | Schenker, Meine | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Lady Starlight
(13:59 on the 5.1 surround mix of the SACD release)" | Schenker, Meine | 5:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Hurricane 2000 (Radio Edit)" | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 4:41 |
Video
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hurricane 2000" | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 6:34 |
| 2. | "Moment of Glory" | Meine | 8:00 |
| 3. | "You and I" | Meine | 6:01 |
| 4. | "We Don't Own the World" | Schenker, Meine | 9:54 |
| 5. | "Here in My Heart" | Warren | 5:44 |
| 6. | "We'll Burn the Sky" | Schenker, Monika Dannemann | 6:47 |
| 7. | "Big City Nights" | Schenker, Meine | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Deadly Sting Suite: Crossfire / He's a Woman, She's a Man / Dynamite" (instrumental) | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 15:49 |
| 9. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | 9:41 |
| 10. | "Still Loving You" | Schenker, Meine | 8:50 |
| 11. | "Moment of Glory (Encore)" | Meine | 7:16 |
| 12. | "Hurricane 2000" (music video) | ||
| 13. | "Moment of Glory" (music video) | ||
| 14. | "Here in My Heart" (music video) | ||
| 15. | "Interviews" |
Personnel
Scorpions
- Klaus Meine – vocals
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (on video version only)
- James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
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Guest musicians on CD
- Lyn Liechty – vocals on "Here in My Heart"
- Ray Wilson – vocals on "Big City Nights"
- Zucchero – vocals on "Send Me an Angel"
- Guenther Becker – sitar on "Lady Starlight"
- Ken Taylor – bass
- Stefan Schrupp – drum and computer programming
- Gumpoldtskirchener Spatzen, Vienna – children's choir on "Moment of Glory"
- Vince Pirillo, Kai Petersen, Michael Perfler – choir on "Moment of Glory"
- Susie Webb, Zoë Nicholas, Rita Campbell, Melanie Marshall – backing vocals
Guest musicians on VHS
- Lyn Liechty – vocals on "Here in My Heart"
- Ray Wilson – vocals on "Big City Nights"
CD production
- Christian Kolonovits – producer, arrangements, conductor
- Hartmut Pfannmüller – engineer, mixing
- Joerg Steinfad, Martin Boehm, Rory Kushnen, Gert Jacobs, Mirko Bezzi – engineers
- Ian Cooper – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] video |
Gold | 5,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[12] | Gold | 150,000^ |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[13] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP)[14] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| South Korea | — | 51,206[15] |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||