Age of Love (album)

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Age of Love
Scooter - Age of Love album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 August 1997
Recorded1997
StudioLoop Dance Constructions Studios, Hamburg, Germany
Length45:23
Label
Producer
Scooter chronology
Wicked!
(1996)
Age of Love
(1997)
Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98
(1998)
Singles from Age of Love
  1. "Fire"
    Released: 1 April 1997
  2. "The Age of Love"
    Released: 11 August 1997
Professional ratings
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Age of Love is the fourth studio album by German band Scooter, released in 1997. Age of Love was released containing two singles, "Fire" and "The Age of Love". It is the last studio album featuring Ferris Bueller, who left the band in 1998 to pursue a solo career. "Fire" appears on the Mortal Kombat Annihilation Soundtrack. "Fire" received Gold in Germany for selling 250,000 copies. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by H.P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Ferris Bueller, and Jens Thele; except "Forever (Keep Me Running)", "Hit the Drum", and "Tonight" co-written by Shahin Moshirian and Stephan Browarczyk; "Leave in Silence" co-written by Nosie Katzmann

No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"1:00
2."The Age of Love"3:48
3."She Said"5:18
4."Fire"3:32
5."Dancing in the Moonlight"4:33
6."Forever (Keep Me Running)"4:46
7."Hit the Drum"4:37
8."Don't Waste No Time"4:14
9."Tonight"4:58
10."Return of the Future"4:57
11."Leave in Silence"3:34

Charts

Chart performance for Age of Love
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 32
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 19
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [6] 3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 35

Certifications

Certifications for Age of Love
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [10] Gold31,664 [10]

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