Over the Hills and Far Away
Over the Hills and Far Away | ||||
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Extended Play by Nightwish | ||||
Publication |
2001 |
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Label (s) |
Drakkar Entertainment , Spinefarm Records , XIII Bis |
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Format (s) |
CD, super audio CD |
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Title (number) |
4 (exclusive bonus tracks) |
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running time |
20 min 13 s |
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occupation |
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Nightwish and Mikko Karmila |
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Over the Hills and Far Away is an EP by the Finnish band Nightwish . The original title track was written by Gary Moore (1986).
background
music
The theme song "Over the Hills and Far Away" is a cover version by rock and blues guitarist Gary Moore . The accompanying music video, in which the entire band could be seen for the first time, was shot in the Estonian capital Tallinn and on the Baltic Sea .
"10th Man Down" is a duet between Turunen and the singer of the band Finntroll at the time , Tapio Wilska . He had already participated in the songs "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" and "The Pharao Sails to Orion" on the album Oceanborn .
"Astral Romance" is a remake of the song of the same name on Angels Fall First . Instead of keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen , Tony Kakko , known as the singer of the band Sonata Arctica, sings in this version . The lyrics are slightly different from the original.
While the version of "Over the Hills and Far Away" originally released in Finland only contains four songs, a version with some live versions of the From Wishes to Eternity concert was released in other countries .
reception
In Finland, Over the Hills and Far Away was awarded number one in the singles chart after several weeks with a platinum record . In Germany the EP came in at number 85, in Austria at number 54 and in Switzerland at number 79. A DVDPlus version with audio tracks on one side and video tracks on the other reached number 4 in German music -DVD charts; since Media Control rated this version as a normal DVD and not an audio CD, the placement in the album charts was comparatively low.
Track list
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Original version
(released by the Finnish label Spinefarm Records )
- Over the Hills and Far Away - 5:03
- 10th Man Down - 5:20
- Away - 4:32
- Astral Romance (Remake 2001) - 5:18
Extended version
(published by the German label Drakkar Entertainment )
- Over the Hills and Far Away - 5:03
- 10th Man Down - 5:20
- Away - 4:32
- Astral Romance (Remake 2001) - 5:18
- The Kinslayer - 4:12 (live)
- She Is My Sin - 4:45 (live)
- Sacrament of Wilderness - 5:01 (live)
- Walking in the Air - 5:08 (live)
- Wishmaster - 4:44 (live)
- Deep Silent Complete - 4:38 (live)
Individual evidence
- ↑ austriancharts.at: Nightwish in the Austrian charts
- ^ Hitparade.ch: Nightwish in the Swiss hit parade
- ↑ finnishcharts.com: Nightwish in the Finnish charts
Web links
- Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away lyrics. In: songtexte.com. January 4, 2017, accessed August 10, 2019 .
- Detailed information on the different versions (French)