Worlds Collide (Apocalyptica album)

This article is about the Apocalyptica album. For other uses, see Worlds Collide (disambiguation).

Worlds Collide
Studio album by Apocalyptica
Released	14 September 2007
Genre	Alternative metal hard rock neoclassical metal [1]
Length	47:55
Label	20-20 Ent Jive Zomba Label Group Sony BMG
Producer	Jacob Hellner, Howard Benson (track #8 only)
Apocalyptica chronology
The Life Burns Tour (2006) Worlds Collide (2007) 7th Symphony (2010)
Singles from Worlds Collide
"I'm Not Jesus" Released: 31 August 2007 [2] "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)" Released: 18 January 2008 [3] "I Don't Care" Released: 30 May 2008 [4]

Worlds Collide is the sixth studio album from Finnish classical band, Apocalyptica. While this album is the sixth major release, it is also (including singles, videos, box sets, etc.) the twenty-eighth release overall.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Worlds Collide"	4:28
2.	"Grace" (featuring Tomoyasu Hotei)	4:09
3.	"I'm Not Jesus" (featuring Corey Taylor)	3:34
4.	"Ion"	3:46
5.	"Helden" (David Bowie cover from "Heroes"; featuring Till Lindemann)	4:18
6.	"Stroke"	4:32
7.	"Last Hope" (featuring Dave Lombardo)	4:47
8.	"I Don't Care" (featuring Adam Gontier)	3:57
9.	"Burn"	4:16
10.	"S.O.S. (Anything But Love)" (featuring Cristina Scabbia)	4:19
11.	"Peace"	5:49
Total length:		47:55

European special edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ural"	5:41
13.	"Dreamer"	3:36

Digital download deluxe edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ural"	5:41
13.	"Dreamer"	3:36
14.	"I Don't Care" (Live at XM Radio)	3:37
15.	"I'm Not Jesus" (Video; feat. Corey Taylor)	3:34

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Ural"	5:41
13.	"Lies"	3:43
14.	"Dreamer"	3:36

iTunes exclusive

No.	Title	Length
12.	"I'm Not Jesus" (Pain remix; feat. Corey Taylor)	3:44
13.	"I'm Not Jesus" (Albert Vorne remix; feat. Corey Taylor)	8:02

Special edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Jesus" (music video)
2.	"Making of I'm Not Jesus"
3.	"Interview"
4.	"Photo Gallery"

Japanese special edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not Jesus" (music video)
2.	"Making of I'm Not Jesus"
3.	"Interview"
4.	"Interview in Japan"
5.	"Master of Puppets" (live)
6.	"Betrayal" (live)
7.	"Photo Gallery"

Japanese promotional edition bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Grace" (music video)
2.	"I Don't Care" (music video)
3.	"S.O.S. (Anything But Love)" (music video)
4.	"I'm Not Jesus" (music video)
5.	"Making of I'm Not Jesus"
6.	"Interview"
7.	"Interview in Japan"
8.	"Master of Puppets" (live)
9.	"Betrayal" (live)
10.	"Photo Gallery"

source: ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10 [6]
Kerrang	[ citation needed ]
Metal Hammer	(8/10)[ citation needed ]

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	13
Finnish Albums Chart	8
German Albums Chart	10
Hungarian Albums Chart [7]	26
Japanese Albums Chart [8]	118
Swiss Music Chart	10
U.S. Billboard 200	59
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	7
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF) [9]	Gold	10,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date
Germany, Austria & Switzerland	14 September 2007
Mexico & Australia	17 September 2007
Russia	19 September 2007
Japan	26 September 2007
Ireland	28 September 2007
Canada	5 February 2008
America	15 April 2008

Personnel

Apocalyptica

• Eicca Toppinen – rhythm cello
• Perttu Kivilaakso – bass cello
• Paavo Lötjönen – lead cello
• Mikko Sirén – drums

Musical guests and technical staff

"I'm Not Jesus" Corey Taylor – vocals Pain – remix Rich Costey – mixing, also on "I Don't Care" Songwriters Johnny Andrews – also on "S.O.S (Anything but Love)" Geno Lenardo "S.O.S (Anything but Love)" Cristina Scabbia – lead vocals Mats Levén – backing vocals "Helden" Till Lindemann – vocals Richard Kruspe – electric guitar David Bowie – songwriter Brian Eno – songwriter

"I Don't Care" Adam Gontier – vocals, songwriter Max Martin – songwriter Paul Bushnell – bass Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, Hammond B3, Korg Trinity, piano, electric piano, Fender rhodes, farfisa, sequencing Paul Decarli – digital editing Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineering Mike Plotnikoff – recording Guitar staff Phil X – electric guitar Marc Vangool – guitar technician Other guests Tomoyasu Hotei – guitar and music on "Grace" Dave Lombardo – drums on "Last Hope"

Album inlay Ville Akseli – photography Takehiko Maeda – Japanese liner notes Other technical staff Stefan Glaumann – mixing Justin Gerrish – mix assisting Svante Forsback – mastering (1–4, 6, 7, 12 & 13) Ted Jensen – mastering (5, 8–11) Henka Johansson – drum technician Ulf Kruckenberg – drum recording

References

1. Donnelly, Dave. Worlds Collide at AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
2. "I'm Not Jesus Single". Amazon.com. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
3. "S.O.S.(Anything But Love) Maxi-CD". Amazon.com. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
4. . Amazon.com. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
5. "BVCP 25106/7 - Apocalyptica - Worlds Collide (Japanese Import CD+DVD Sample)". The Ultimate Rammstein Collection. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
6. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 31. ISBN   9781-926592-20-6.
7. "2007/39 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
8. (in Japanese) アポカリプティカ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック
9. "Russian album certifications – Apocalyptica – Worlds Collide" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 17 June 2020.