Destiny (Stratovarius album)

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Destiny is the seventh studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 5 October 1998 through Noise Records. It reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 17 weeks. "SOS" was released as a single, reaching No. 2 on the Finnish singles chart and remaining on that chart for eleven weeks.

Track listing

All music is composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Destiny"	Timo Tolkki	10:15
2.	"SOS"	Tolkki, Timo Kotipelto	4:15
3.	"No Turning Back"	Kotipelto	4:22
4.	"4000 Rainy Nights"	Tolkki	6:00
5.	"Rebel"	Tolkki	4:16
6.	"Years Go By"	Tolkki	5:14
7.	"Playing with Fire"	Kotipelto	4:15
8.	"Venus in the Morning"	Tolkki	5:35
9.	"Anthem of the World"	Tolkki	9:31
Total length:			53:43

European edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Cold Winter Nights"	Kotipelto	5:12

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Dream with Me" (music: Kotipelto)	Kotipelto	5:13

United States edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Blackout" (music: Rudolf Schenker)	Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen	4:08

Personnel

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar, engineering, production
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Max Savikangas – strings
• Eicca Toppinen – strings
• Sanna Salmenkallio – strings
• "Mr. Unknown" – strings
• Cantores Minores Boy Choir – choir
• Timo Ojala – conducting
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering
• Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Finnish albums chart	1
	German albums chart	89

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1998	"SOS"	Finnish singles chart	2

External links

• Destiny at stratovarius.com

See also

• List of number-one albums (Finland)