Warriors of the World

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Warriors of the World
Warriors of the World (Manowar album) cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length47:58
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Manowar
Manowar chronology
Louder Than Hell
(1996)
Warriors of the World
(2002)
Gods of War
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Warriors of the World is the ninth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on June 4, 2002. The song Nessun Dorma was dedicated to Adams's mother who had died earlier that year. Amongst its varied tracks are tributes to Wagner, Pavarotti, and Elvis Presley. The album peaked at #2 on the German charts.

Contents

The song "Warriors of the World United" had a music video filmed in 2002. Director Neil Johnson solely owns the rights to the music video.

Track listing

All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call to Arms" 5:32
2."The Fight for Freedom" Karl Logan, DeMaio4:31
3."Nessun Dorma" Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni 3:29
4."Valhalla" 0:35
5."Swords in the Wind"Logan, DeMaio5:20
6."An American Trilogy" Mickey Newbury 4:21
7."The March" 4:02
8."Warriors of the World United" 5:51
9."Hand of Doom" 5:50
10."House of Death" 4:25
11."Fight Until We Die" 4:08
Total length:47:58
Japan Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Kill With Power (live at Gods of Metal, Italy, 6th June 1999)"4:34
Total length:52:21
Gold Edition Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."I Believe"4:06
13."The Dawn of Battle"6:53
Total length:58:57
Gold Edition Enhanced Video Content
No.TitleLength
12."Warriors of the World United"5:49
13."I Believe"4:02
Total length:57:49

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 17
French Albums (SNEP) [5] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [7] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI) [8] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] 42

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [14] Gold150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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