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Razorblade Romance is the second studio album by Finnish band HIM, released on 19 December 1999 in Finland and 24 January 2000 in the rest of Europe—except for the UK, where it was released 15 May 2000. It was produced by John Fryer and recorded at Rockfield recording studios in Wales by John Fryer and Paul Read.

Overview

The album was met with major success in Europe when their single "Join Me In Death" was featured in the sci-fi movie The Thirteenth Floor. It reached #1 on German sales charts, going platinum, and is the biggest-selling single in Finnish music history. The album sold more than 2,500,000 copies worldwide. Upon its US release in 2004, the album peaked at number 8 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.[4]

Razorblade Romance was released shortly after in the U.S. under the moniker "HER". There was a jazz band in Chicago named HiM who did not want to give up the rights to their name, but eventually HIM bought the rights to use their name in the United States and now can release their albums under it. The American albums were released under Jimmy Franks Recording Company, run by Jimmy Pop, singer of the Pennsylvania band Bloodhound Gang. They released the HER Razorblade Romance around the Boston area, and once HIM regained the rights to their name, they re-released Razorblade Romance nationwide under Universal Records.

Sounds and Themes

The overall sound of the album was a noticeable step in a more pop oriented direction, without completely abandoning their gothic undertones, while musically bearing strong glam and, as some have observed, an "'80s vibe."[5]

Versions

Multiple versions of this album exist, including the Finnish and German version with two bonus tracks ("Sigillum Diaboli" and "The 9th Circle (OLT)", which are alternative versions of "Stigmata Diaboli" and "One Last Time" respectively). The British version includes a new version of "Your Sweet Six Six Six" entitled "Your Sweet 666" and a new version of "Wicked Game". A new version of "It's All Tears (Drown in This Love)" was also recorded for the album, but it didn't make it to the final track list (it was later made available on the U.K. version of the compilation And Love Said No). In addition to this, the title of "I Love You (Prelude to Tragedy)" was truncated to "I Love You".

There are two different U.S. versions with the British track listing, plus "Sigillum Diaboli" and "One Last Time" (one had a Parental Advisory label and one did not); another U.S. edition released under the name "HER" with "The 9th Circle" added; a special U.S. vinyl released in 2005 featuring the same track listing of the U.S. CD; and a few others. Since 2008, there has been a range of fake copies of the HER version getting around on eBay. The most notable difference is that the fake is missing "One Last Time" on the back sleeve. All versions of the HER release had that particular song on the back cover.

Track listing

Original/Finnish/German track listing

All songs are composed by Ville Valo.

  1. "I Love You (Prelude to Tragedy)" - 3:09
  2. "Poison Girl" - 3:51
  3. "Join Me in Death" - 3:36
  4. "Right Here in My Arms" - 4:03
  5. "Gone with the Sin" - 4:22
  6. "Razorblade Kiss" - 4:18
  7. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" - 4:16
  8. "Heaven Tonight" - 3:18
  9. "Death Is in Love with Us" - 2:58
  10. "Resurrection" - 3:39
  11. "One Last Time" - 5:10

Bonus Tracks

  • 12. "Sigillum Diaboli"(German Digipak/Canadian iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:53
  • 13. "The 9th Circle (OLT)"(German Digipak/Canadian iTunes Bonus Track) - 5:11

U.S. track listing

  1. "Your Sweet 666" – 3:56
  2. "Poison Girl" – 3:51
  3. "Join Me in Death" (Razorblade Mix) – 3:36
  4. "Right Here in My Arms" – 4:00
  5. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" – 4:15
  6. "Wicked Game" – 4:04
  7. "I Love You" – 3:09
  8. "Gone with the Sin" – 4:21
  9. "Razorblade Kiss" – 4:18
  10. "Resurrection" – 3:39
  11. "Death Is in Love with Us" – 2:57
  12. "Heaven Tonight" – 3:18
  13. "Sigillum Diaboli" – 3:53
  14. "One Last Time" – 5:08

Limited edition 2 CDs track listing

  1. "Your Sweet 666" - 3:57
  2. "Poison Girl" - 3:51
  3. "Join Me in Death" - 3:36
  4. "Right Here in My Arms" - 4:02
  5. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" - 4:16
  6. "Wicked Game" - 4:05
  7. "I Love You" - 3:10
  8. "Gone With the Sin" - 4:21
  9. "Razorblade Kiss" - 4:20
  10. "Resurrection" - 3:39
  11. "Death Is in Love With Us" - 2:58
  12. "Heaven Tonight" - 3:19
  • Bonus CD

Six Live Tracks from The Festival Werchter:

  1. "Right Here in My Arms (Live) - 5:39
  2. "Your Sweet 666 (Live) - 4:15
  3. "Poison Girl (Live) - 3:45
  4. "Death Is in Love With Us (Live) - 3:01
  5. "Wicked Game (Live) - 6:24
  6. "Join Me in Death (Live) - 6:25

HER version track listing

Long out of print (only 1000 copies produced)

  1. "Your Sweet 666" - 3:56
  2. "Poison Girl" - 3:50
  3. "Join Me in Death" - 3:38
  4. "Right Here in My Arms" - 4:03
  5. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" - 4:16
  6. "Wicked Game" - 4:05
  7. "I Love You (Prelude To Tragedy)" - 3:09
  8. "Gone With the Sin" - 4:21
  9. "Razorblade Kiss" - 4:18
  10. "Resurrection" - 3:39
  11. "Death Is In Love With Us" - 2:57
  12. "Heaven Tonight" - 3:21
  13. "Sigillum Diaboli" - 3:54
  14. "The 9th Circle (OLT)" - 5:09
  15. "One Last Time" - 5:09

Razorblade Extractions promo

  1. "Join Me In Death" - 3:38
  2. "Heaven Tonight" - 3:21
  3. "Razorblade Kiss" - 4:18

B-sides

  1. "Join Me" (13th Floor Mix) – 3:39
  2. "It's All Tears" (Unplugged) – 3:48
  3. "Rebel Yell" (live) – 5:12
  4. "Dark Sekret Love" Limited Edition Bonus Track On The single Join Me – 5:17
  5. "Right Here in My Arms" (Radio Edit) - 3:23
  6. "Join Me in Death" (Razorblade Mix) - 3:36
  7. "The Heartless" (Space Jazz Dubmen Mix) - 3:58
  8. "I've Crossed Oceans of Wine to Find You" - 4:39
  9. "Too Happy to Be Alive" - 6:00
  10. "Right Here In My Arms" (Live) - 4:42
  11. "It's All Tears" (Live) - 3:52
  12. "Poison Girl" (Live) - 3:40
  13. "Gone With the Sin" (Radio Edit) - 3:51
  14. "Gone With the Sin" (O.D. Version) - 4:58
  15. "For You" (Acoustic Version) - 4:08
  16. "Bury Me Deep Inside Your Heart" (Live) - 4:13
  17. "Gone With the Sin" (Album Version) - 4:22
  18. "It's All Tears" (Re-Recorded Version) - 4:30 (Found on the UK version of And Love Said No: The Greatest Hits 1997-2004)

Personnel

HIM

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[6] 1 Gold & Double Platinum [7] 101,000
German Albums Chart[8] 1 Platinum, 3x Gold 750,000
Polish Albums Chart[9] 46

References

  1. ^ Razorblade Romance at AllMusic
  2. ^ http://www.musicfolio.com/modernrock/him.html
  3. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/3866/HIM-Razorblade-Romance/
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/razorblade-romance-mw0000326858/awards
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/deep-shadows-and-brilliant-highlights-mw0000168245
  6. ^ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  7. ^ HIM Finnish sales
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/h-i-m-his-infernal-majesty/razorblade-romance/589647e+romance
  9. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2000-10-30. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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