| Moment of Glory | ||||
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| Studio album ofre-recordings and cover tracks by | ||||
| Released | 8 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January, March and April 2000 | |||
| Studio | TonstudioRobert Hafner and MG-Sound-Studios,Vienna, Austria | |||
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| Length | 61:14 | |||
| Label | EMI Classics | |||
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| Moment of Glory Live | ||||
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| Released | 5 December 2000 | |||
| Recorded | EXPO 2000,Hannover, Germany, 22 June 2000 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal,hard rock,symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 110 min. | |||
| Label | TDK /Eagle Vision | |||
| Director | Pit Weyrich | |||
| Producer | Jorg Hitzemann | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| AllMusic | (DVD)[2] |
Moment of Glory is an album byGermanhard rock bandScorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with theBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composerAndrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements andMichael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work withMetallica for their albumS&M, finally the Austrian arranger and conductorChristian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.[3]
TheMoment of Glory concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits andScott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.
"Hurricane 2000", the reworking of "Rock You Like a Hurricane", was the official theme song toSabres Hockey Network broadcasts.
The title track "Moment of Glory" was the official anthem of theEXPO 2000 inHannover,Germany.
The instrumental "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite".
The fifth track "Crossfire" repeats the main theme of the Russian song "Moscow Nights".
"Here in My Heart", written byDiane Warren, was recorded byTiffany 10 years earlier for her albumNew Inside.
The 5.1 surround mix on theSACD release includes an orchestra-only version of "Wind of Change" as aghost track, which follows after approximately one minute of silence at the end of "Lady Starlight".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hurricane 2000" | Rudolf Schenker,Klaus Meine,Herman Rarebell | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Moment of Glory" | Meine | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Send Me an Angel" | Schenker, Meine | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | 7:36 |
| 5. | "Crossfire: Prologue (Midnight in Moscow) / Crossfire" (instrumental) | Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi / Schenker, Meine | 6:47 |
| 6. | "Deadly Sting Suite: He's a Woman, She's a Man / Dynamite" (instrumental) | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 7:22 |
| 7. | "Here in My Heart" | Diane Warren | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Still Loving You" | Schenker, Meine | 7:28 |
| 9. | "Big City Nights" | Schenker, Meine | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Lady Starlight (13:59 on the 5.1 surround mix of the SACD release)" | Schenker, Meine | 5:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Hurricane 2000 (Radio Edit)" | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 4:41 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hurricane 2000" | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 6:34 |
| 2. | "Moment of Glory" | Meine | 8:00 |
| 3. | "You and I" | Meine | 6:01 |
| 4. | "We Don't Own the World" | Schenker, Meine | 9:54 |
| 5. | "Here in My Heart" | Warren | 5:44 |
| 6. | "We'll Burn the Sky" | Schenker,Monika Dannemann | 6:47 |
| 7. | "Big City Nights" | Schenker, Meine | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Deadly Sting Suite: Crossfire / He's a Woman, She's a Man / Dynamite" (instrumental) | Schenker, Meine, Rarebell | 15:49 |
| 9. | "Wind of Change" | Meine | 9:41 |
| 10. | "Still Loving You" | Schenker, Meine | 8:50 |
| 11. | "Moment of Glory (Encore)" | Meine | 7:16 |
| 12. | "Hurricane 2000" (music video) | ||
| 13. | "Moment of Glory" (music video) | ||
| 14. | "Here in My Heart" (music video) | ||
| 15. | "Interviews" |
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[11] video | Gold | 5,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[12] | Gold | 150,000^ |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[13] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP)[14] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| South Korea | — | 51,206[15] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
