Best Of (Stratovarius album)

Best Of
Best Of
Compilation album by Stratovarius
Released	6 May 2016
Genre	Power metal;
Length	2:35:44; 3:30:34 (limited edition)
Label	Edel AG
Producer	Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius chronology

Best Of is a compilation album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 6 May 2016. It has 28 different songs spanning the band's entire career, hand-picked and remastered by the band. It also includes one new track, Until the End of Days.

Track listing

The album is split into two CDs. All tracks on CDs 1 and 2 were remastered in 2016, except Until the End of Days.

The limited edition version of the album also includes a third CD with songs from the Wacken Open Air 2015 live performance.^[1]^[2]

CD1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Album	Length
1.	"Until the End of Days"	Lauri Porra	Porra	Previously unreleased	3:44
2.	"My Eternal Dream"	Timo Kotipelto, Jani Liimatainen	Matias Kupiainen	Eternal	6:05
3.	"Eagleheart"	Timo Tolkki, Kotipelto	Tolkki	Elements Pt. 1	3:50
4.	"Speed of Light"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Episode	3:06
5.	"S.O.S."	Tolkki, Kotipelto	Tolkki	Destiny	4:17
6.	"Forever Free"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Visions	6:02
7.	"Wings of Tomorrow"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Dreamspace	5:08
8.	"No Turning Back"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Destiny	4:22
9.	"Break the Ice"	Tuomo Lassila	Tolkki	Twilight Time	4:39
10.	"Distant Skies"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Fourth Dimension	4:10
11.	"Will the Sun Rise?"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Episode	5:07
12.	"A Million Light Years Away"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Infinite	5:20
13.	"Under Flaming Skies"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto, Kupiainen	Elysium	3:52
14.	"Darkest Hours"	Kotipelto, Kupiainen	Kupiainen	Elysium	4:11
15.	"Winter Skies"	Jens Johansson	Johansson	Polaris	5:42
16.	"I Walk to My Own Song"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Elements Pt. 2	5:04
17.	"Maniac Dance"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Stratovarius	4:33
Total length:					1:19:12

CD2
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Album	Length
18.	"Halcyon Days"	Kotipelto	Kupiainen	Nemesis	5:32
19.	"Will My Soul Ever Rest in Peace?"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Intermission	4:56
20.	"Destiny"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Destiny	10:15
21.	"Paradise"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Destiny	4:28
22.	"Deep Unknown"	Kotipelto	Kupiainen	Polaris	4:28
23.	"Elysium"	Kupiainen, Kotipelto	Kupiainen	Elysium	18:06
24.	"Black Diamond"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Visions	5:41
25.	"If the Story Is Over"	Liimatainen	Liimatainen, Kotipelto	Nemesis	6:07
26.	"Unbreakable"	Kupiainen, Kotipelto	Kupiainen	Nemesis	4:38
27.	"Forever"	Tolkki	Tolkki	Episode	3:07
28.	"Shine in the Dark"	Kotipelto, Liimatainen	Kotipelto, Liimatainen	Eternal	5:06
29.	"Hunting High and Low"	Kotipelto	Tolkki	Infinite	4:08
Total length:					1:16:32

CD3 – Limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
30.	"Intro" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Instrumental		2:22
31.	"Black Diamond" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:38
32.	"Eagleheart" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Tolkki	Tolkki	4:59
33.	"Against the Wind" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Tolkki, Kotipelto	Tolkki	4:19
34.	"Dragons" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Johansson	Johansson	4:15
35.	"Legions of the Twilight" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:58
36.	"Paradise" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Tolkki	Tolkki	5:57
37.	"Shine in the Dark" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Kotipelto, Liimatainen	Kotipelto, Liimatainen	4:41
38.	"Speed of Light" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Kotipelto	Tolkki	3:42
39.	"Unbreakable" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Kupiainen, Kotipelto	Kupiainen	4:56
40.	"Hunting High and Low" (Live at Wacken 2015)	Kotipelto	Tolkki	8:03
Total length:				54:50

Personnel

Timo Kotipelto – vocals
Matias Kupiainen – guitar, production
Jens Johansson – keyboard
Rolf Pilve – drums
Lauri Porra – bass

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[3]	197
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	12

References

^ "STRATOVARIUS's 'Best Of' Collection To Include New Song 'Until The End Of Days'" blabbermouth.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ ""Best Of" Album" stratovarius.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Stratovarius: Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[1] "STRATOVARIUS's 'Best Of' Collection To Include New Song 'Until The End Of Days'" blabbermouth.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[2] ""Best Of" Album" stratovarius.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[ac_Wallonia_Stratovarius-3] "Ultratop.be – Stratovarius – Best Of" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Finland_Stratovarius-4] "Stratovarius: Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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v t e Stratovarius
Timo Kotipelto Jens Johansson Lauri Porra Matias Kupiainen Rolf Pilve Timo Tolkki Tuomo Lassila Jörg Michael Jari Kainulainen Antti Ikonen Jari Behm Jyrki Lentonen Mika Ervaskari John Vihervä Staffan Stråhlman
Studio albums	Fright Night Twilight Time Dreamspace Fourth Dimension Episode Visions Destiny Infinite Elements Pt. 1 Elements Pt. 2 Stratovarius Polaris Elysium Nemesis Eternal Survive
Live albums	Visions of Europe
Compilations	Intermission Best Of Enigma: Intermission 2
Related pages	Discography Kotipelto Cain's Offering Revolution Renaissance Symfonia Blackoustic Avalon