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| Released | 7 August 2000 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2000 at Tico Tico studios | |||
| Genre | Power metal | |||
| Length | 30:39 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Sonata Arctica Ahti Kortelainen | |||
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Successor is an EP by Sonata Arctica, released through Spinefarm Records on 7 August 2000.
All tracks are written by Tony Kakko
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "FullMoon (edit)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Still Loving You (Scorpions cover)" | 4:33 |
| 3. | "I Want Out (Helloween cover)" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "San Sebastian" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Shy" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Replica (live)" | 4:48 |
| 7. | "My Land (live)" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "UnOpened (live) (Japanese and South American versions only)" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "FullMoon (live) (Japanese and South American versions only)" | 4:54 |
| 10. | "8th Commandment (live) (French and South American versions)" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Letter to Dana (live) (French and South American versions only)" | 5:32 |
| 12. | "Kingdom for a Heart (live) (South American version only)" | 3:40 |
Successor comprises some live versions of Sonata Arctica's songs, an edited version of the song "FullMoon" from the full length album Ecliptica , two new songs and two cover songs from German bands.
The cover songs, which also appear in the Takatalvi EP, are:
The two songs composed for the album are the acoustic ballad "Shy" (originally an upbeat hard rock demo song from when the band were still called Tricky Means) and "San Sebastian", that was re-released on the 2001 album Silence (this song was to be released in Ecliptica, but the band chose to release it on this EP).
Live tracks were performed on 16 June 2000 at Provinssirock Festival, Seinäjoki, Finland.
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