Humanity: Hour I

Humanity: Hour I
Studio album by Scorpions
Released	May 2007 (2007-05) (See release history)
Recorded	October 2006 - February 2007
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock
Length	52:58
Label	BMG, New Door Records (US & Canada)
Producer	James Michael & Desmond Child
Scorpions chronology
Unbreakable (2004) Humanity - Hour 1 (2007) Sting in the Tail (2010)

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Humanity: Hour I is a concept album (and sixteenth studio recording) by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, which was released in Europe on May 14, 2007 and in the United States and Canada on August 28, 2007. The leading song "Humanity" was performed by Scorpions on March 24, 2007 at Brussels, Belgium.

The album was produced by James Michael and Desmond Child, who also provide backing vocals. The first single was "Humanity".

Also of note is the band's logo on the album's cover (Concept by Desmond Child and Concept /Design by Futurist Liam Carl): the text font is similar to their first two albums, as opposed to the band's more famous logo. This marks only the third time in the band's career (and the first time in 33 years) the less familiar font has been used. However, if one looks closely, their more familiar logo can be seen on the back of the neck of the female android.

The opening track "Hour I" has been used as the intro of the NHL's Minnesota Wild since the 2007-08 season.

Track listing

1. "Hour I" – 3:26 (Rudolf Schenker/James Michael/Desmond Child/John Lowery)
2. "The Game of Life" – 4:04 (Klaus Meine/Child/Mikael Nord Andersson/Martin Hansen)
3. "We Were Born to Fly" – 3:59 (Matthias Jabs/Eric Bazilian/Marti Frederiksen)
4. "The Future Never Dies" – 4:03 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Jason Paige/Russ Irwin)
5. "You're Lovin' Me to Death" – 3:15 (Schenker/Child/Andreas Carlsson/Bazilian)
6. "321" – 3:53 (Schenker/Child/Frederiksen/Paige)
7. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" – 4:32 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)
8. "We Will Rise Again" – 3:49 (Jabs/Michael/Paige/Child)
9. "Your Last Song" – 3:44 (Schenker/Child/Bazilian)
10. "Love Is War" – 4:20 (Jabs/Michael/Child/Frederiksen)
11. "The Cross" – 4:28 (Jabs/Michael/Child/Frederiksen)
12. "Humanity" – 5:26 (Meine/Child/Bazilian)
13. "Cold"* – 3:52 (Jabs/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)
14. "Humanity" (Radio Edit)* – 4:06 (Meine/Child/Bazilian)
15. "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Radio Edit)* – 4:06 (Meine/Child/Bazilian/Frederiksen)

* Bonus tracks available on Limited Edition, LP, and Japan releases.

Personnel

Band

• Klaus Meine – Lead Vocals
• Matthias Jabs – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Paweł Mąciwoda – Bass, Backing Vocals
• James Kottak – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Guests

• Billy Corgan – Featured vocals on "The Cross"
• Eric Bazilian – Guitar, "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
• John 5 – Guitar, "Hour I"
• Russ Irwin – Piano, "The Future Never Dies"
• Jason Paige – Background vocals

Release history

Region	Date
Europe	May 2007 (2007-05)
Canada	August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
United States

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2007	Greece Album Charts	1
	Russian Album Charts	5
	Argentina Album Charts	8
	German Album Charts	9
	French Album Charts	16
	Japanese Album Charts	16
	Switzerland Album Charts	27
	Finland Album Charts	29
	Canada Album Chart	40
	Austrian Album Charts	41
	Italian Album Charts	44
	Czech Republic Album Charts	47
	Spain Album Charts	59
	The Billboard 200	63
	Holland Album Charts	91
	Mexico Album Charts	97

External links

• The Official Scorpions Site