Polaris (Stratovarius album)

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Polaris
Stratovarius-Polaris cover.jpg
Studio album by
Stratovarius
Released15 May 2009 (2009-05-15) [1]
RecordedSeptember–December 2008 at Finnvox Studios, Hästfittan Studios and 5 by 5 Audio in Pitäjänmäki; Musicworks; Timo Kotipelto's home; Der Bunker
Genre
Length54:55 [2]
Label Edel
Producer Stratovarius
Stratovarius chronology
Stratovarius
(2005)		Polaris
(2009)		 Elysium
(2011)
Alternative cover
Stratovarius - 2009 - Polaris (vinyl).jpg
Vinyl edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Deep Unknown" Timo Kotipelto Matias Kupiainen 4:28
2."Falling Star" Lauri Porra Porra4:33
3."King of Nothing" Jens Johansson Johansson6:43
4."Blind"JohanssonJohansson5:28
5."Winter Skies"JohanssonJohansson5:50
6."Forever Is Today"PorraPorra4:40
7."Higher We Go"KotipeltoKotipelto, Kupiainen3:47
8."Somehow Precious"KotipeltoKotipelto, Kupiainen5:37
9."Emancipation Suite Part I: Dusk"PorraPorra6:57
10."Emancipation Suite Part II: Dawn"PorraPorra3:40
11."When Mountains Fall"PorraPorra3:12
Total length:54:55
Digipak edition bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
12."Deep Unknown (Mikko Raita Vinyl Mix)"KotipeltoKupiainen4:46
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Deep Unknown"Kotipelto, Kupiainen4:28
2."Falling Star"Porra4:33
3."King of Nothing"Johansson6:43
4."Second Sight"Kotipelto, Kupiainen4:25
5."Blind"Johansson5:28
6."Winter Skies"Johansson5:50
7."Forever Is Today"Porra4:40
8."Higher We Go"Kotipelto, Kupiainen3:47
9."Somehow Precious"Kotipelto, Kupiainen5:37
10."Emancipation Suite Part I: Dusk"Porra6:57
11."Emancipation Suite Part II: Dawn"Porra3:40
12."When Mountains Fall"Porra3:12
7" vinyl collector's edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Second Sight (Mikko Karmilla Polycarbonate Mix)"Kotipelto, Kupiainen 
2."King Of Nothing (Matias Kupiainen Death Star Mix)"Johansson 
Digipak edition reissue live bonus disc
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Destiny" Timo Tolkki Tolkki10:12
2."Hunting High and Low"KotipeltoTolkki5:07
3."Speed of Light"KotipeltoTolkki3:14
4."The Kiss of Judas"KotipeltoTolkki6:54
5."Deep Unknown"KotipeltoKupiainen5:08
6."A Million Light Years Away"TolkkiTolkki5:33
7."Bach: Air Suite"(instrumental) Johann Sebastian Bach 2:17
8."Winter Skies"JohanssonJohansson5:19
9."Phoenix"TolkkiTolkki6:08
10."SOS"Tolkki, KotipeltoTolkki3:55
11."Forever is Today"PorraPorra5:15
12."King of Nothing"JohanssonJohansson6:39
13."Father Time"Kotipelto, Richard JohnsonTolkki5:19
14."Higher We Go"KotipeltoKotipelto, Kupiainen4:07
Total length:75:07

Personnel

Stratovarius

Additional credits

Release history

Following Polaris' original release, a Digipak edition was reissued on 21 May 2010, containing a bonus disc of live recordings from the 2009–10 Polaris world tour. [11]

RegionDateLabel
Europe15 May 2009 Edel [1]
Japan Victor [12]
United States Armoury [11]
Europe (reissue)21 May 2010Edel [11]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 62
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 55
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [16] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI) [17] 47
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [18] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 57
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [20] 57

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