Infinite (Stratovarius album)

Infinite is the eighth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 February 2000 through Nuclear Blast (Europe)^[1] and Victor Entertainment (Japan). The album reached No. 1 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for nine weeks,^[1] as well as reaching the top 100 in six other countries. "Hunting High and Low" and "A Million Light Years Away" were released as singles, reaching No. 4 and 14 respectively on the Finnish singles chart.^[3][5] Infinite was certified Platinum in June 2013, with 21,907 copies sold.^[8]

Infinite
Cover art by Derek Riggs
Studio album by Stratovarius
Released	28 February 2000 (2000-02-28)[1]
Recorded	September–December 1999
Studio	Finnvox Studios, Helsinki; Hästfittan Estate
Genre	Power metal neoclassical metal
Length	49:54[2]
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Timo Tolkki
Stratovarius chronology
Destiny (1998) Infinite (2000) Intermission (2001)
Singles from Infinite
"Hunting High and Low" / "Millennium"" Released: 2000[3][4] "A Million Light Years Away" / "Celestial Dream" Released: 2000[5][6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]

Four bonus tracks were made available for different international editions: "Why Are We Here?", "It's a Mystery", "What Can I Say" and "Keep the Flame", all of which were later released on the band's 2001 compilation album Intermission.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hunting High and Low"	Timo Kotipelto		4:08
2.	"Millennium"			4:09
3.	"Mother Gaia"			8:18
4.	"Phoenix"			6:13
5.	"Glory of the World"	Jens Johansson	Johansson	4:53
6.	"A Million Light Years Away"			5:19
7.	"Freedom"			5:03
8.	"Infinity"			9:22
9.	"Celestial Dream"			2:29
Total length:				49:54

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"What Can I Say"	Kotipelto	Kotipelto	5:12

Limited vinyl/box set edition bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"It's a Mystery"	Kotipelto		4:04
11.	"Why Are We Here?"	Johansson	Johansson	4:43

Limited edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
10.	"Neon Light Child"		5:06
11.	"Hunting High and Low" (demo)	Kotipelto	4:19
12.	"Millennium" (demo)		4:10

French edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
10.	"It's a Mystery"			4:05
11.	"Phoenix" (demo)			5:54
12.	"Keep the Flame"	Johansson	Johansson	2:47

Personnel

Stratovarius

• Timo Kotipelto – vocals
• Timo Tolkki – guitar
• Jari Kainulainen – bass
• Jens Johansson – keyboard
• Jörg Michael – drums

Technical

• Timo Tolkki – engineering, producer
• Mikko Karmila – engineering, mixing
• Mika Jussila – mastering

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	28
Greek Albums (IFPI)[11]	32
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12]	29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[13]	Gold	21,907[13]

See also

• List of number-one albums (Finland)