Worlds Collide (Apocalyptica album)

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.

Worlds Collide
Studio album by
Released14 September 2007
GenreAlternative metal, hard rock, neoclassical metal[1]
Length47:55
Label
ProducerJacob Hellner, Howard Benson (track #8 only)
Apocalyptica chronology
The Life Burns Tour
(2006)
Worlds Collide
(2007)
7th Symphony
(2010)
Singles from Worlds Collide
  1. "I'm Not Jesus"
    Released: 31 August 2007[2]
  2. "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)"
    Released: 18 January 2008[3]
  3. "I Don't Care"
    Released: 30 May 2008[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
12."Ural"5:41
13."Dreamer"3:36
Digital download deluxe edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
12."Ural"5:41
13."Lies"3:43
14."Dreamer"3:36
iTunes exclusive
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[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

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[9] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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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

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Apocalyptica

Musical guests and technical staff

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ [1]. 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.