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 Apocalyptica
Released	14 September 2007
Genre	Cello metal, symphonic metal, neo-classical metal, progressive metal, alternative metal
Length	47:55
Label	20-20 Ent Jive Records 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 (ft. Corey Taylor)" Released: 31 August 2007[1] "S.O.S. (Anything But Love) (ft. Cristina Scabbia)" Released: 18 January 2008[2] "I Don't Care (ft. Adam Gontier)" Released: 30 May 2008[3]

Track listing

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

Japanese and European Special Edition Bonus tracks

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

Bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I Don't Care" (Live at XM Radio))

iTunes Exclusive

No.	Title	Length
14.	"I'm Not Jesus (Pain Remix)"	3:44

Japanese edition DVD[4]

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. I'm Not Jesus (Making of)
6. Interview
7. Interview in Japan
8. "Master of Puppets" (Live)
9. "Betrayal" (Live)
10. "Photo Gallery"

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Kerrang
Metal Hammer	(8/10)

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	13
Finnish Albums Chart	8
Japanese Albums Chart[6]	118
Media Control Chart	10
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)[7]	Gold	10,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments 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 – cello; music (1, 3 , 4, 6–12 & 14)
• Perttu Kivilaakso – cello; music (3 & 13)
• Paavo Lötjönen – cello; music on (3 & "Dreamer")
• Mikko Sirén – drums (1–6 & 8–14); music (2, 3 & 7)

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 – guitar Songwriters David Bowie Brian Eno

I Don't Care Songwriters Adam Gontier – also vocals Max Martin Other musicians Paul Bushnell – bass Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, organ (hammond B3), synthesizer (Korg Trinity), piano, electric piano, fender rhodes, farfisa, sequencing Technical staff Paul Decarli – digital editing Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineering Mike Plotnikoff – recording Guitar staff Phil X – 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 Mixers Stefan Glaumann Justin Gerrish – assisting Mastering Svante Forsback – (1–4, 6, 7, 12 & 13) Ted Iensen – (5, 8– 11) Drum staff Henka Johansson – drum technician Ulf Kruckenberg – recording

References

1. "I'm Not Jesus Single". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
2. "S.O.S.(Anything But Love) Maxi-CD". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
3. . Amazon.com. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
4. "BVCP 25106/7 - Apocalyptica - Worlds Collide (Japanese Import CD+DVD Sample)". The Ultimate Rammstein Collection. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
5. Donnelly, Dave. Worlds Collide at AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
6. (in Japanese) アポカリプティカ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック
7. "Russian album certifications – Apocalyptica – Worlds Collide" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 17 June 2020.