Savage Amusement

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Savage Amusement
ScorpionsSavageAmusement.jpg
Studio album by
Scorpions
Released18 April 1988 [1]
Recorded1987–1988
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln,
Scorpio Sound Studios, Hannover, West Germany
Genre
Length37:19
Label Harvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
Producer Dieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Love at First Sting
(1984)		Savage Amusement
(1988)		 Crazy World
(1990)
Singles from Savage Amusement
  1. "Rhythm of Love"
    Released: May 1988 [6]
  2. "Believe in Love"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Passion Rules the Game"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 5/10 [8]
Rock Hard 8.0/10 [9]

Savage Amusement is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US [10] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988. [11] It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

Contents

Cover art

The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of Savage Amusement is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine, except where noted; all music is composed by Rudolf Schenker, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Don't Stop at the Top"Meine, Herman Rarebell  4:03
2."Rhythm of Love"  3:47
3."Passion Rules the Game" Rarebell3:58
4."Media Overkill"  3:32
5."Walking on the Edge"  5:05
6."We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll"  3:38
7."Every Minute Every Day"  4:21
8."Love on the Run"Meine, Rarebell 3:35
9."Believe in Love"  5:20
2015 bonus tracks (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Taste of Love" (Demo Song)Rarebell 4:35
11."Edge of Time" (Demo Version)  3:40
12."Fast and Furious" (Demo)  Matthias Jabs 3:08
13."Dancing in the Moonlight" (Demo Version of "Dancing with the Moonlight") Jabs3:07
14."Living for Tomorrow" (Demo Song)  3:37
15."I Can't Explain" (The Who cover) Pete Townshend Townshend3:20

Personnel

Scorpions
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 18
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [13] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 24
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [15] 1
French Albums (SNEP) [16] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 4
Italian Albums ( Musica e Dischi ) [18] 17
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [19] 32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [20] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 18
US Billboard 200 [24] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold34,906 [26]
France (SNEP) [27] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [28] Gold250,000^
Malaysia [29] Gold20,000 [29]
Sweden (GLF) [30] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [31] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [32] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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