Mother Earth (album)

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Mother Earth
Studio album by Within Temptation
Released	December 4, 2000 August 21, 2001
Recorded	Summer 2000
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	53:54
Label	DSFA Records
Producer	Oscar Holleman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Within Temptation chronology
The Dance (EP) (1998) Mother Earth (2001) The Silent Force (2004)

Mother Earth is the second studio album by the Dutch rock band Within Temptation. Originally released on December 4, 2000 in the Netherlands, and August 21, 2001 in other parts of Europe, it quickly became a success in the band's heartland, reaching platinum status in the Netherlands and gold in Belgium, platinum in Germany in addition to achieving TMF/MTV Awards in both countries. The album reportedly sold 350,000 copies in Europe.

The album was licensed to be released in Germany and neighbouring countries through GUN Records in January 2003 as a special extended edition with four bonus tracks. The same edition reached the UK through Sanctuary Records with a release in September 2004. The album was re-released by Roadrunner Records on September 28th 2007, with bonus live tracks.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 2 Track listing (2003 edition) 2.1 Bonus tracks (2003 edition) 3 Track listing (2007 edition) 4 B-sides 5 Videos

[edit] Track listing

1. "Mother Earth" – 5:29
2. "Ice Queen" – 5:20
3. "Our Farewell" – 5:18
4. "Caged" – 5:47
5. "The Promise" – 8:00
6. "Never-Ending Story" – 4:02
7. "Deceiver of Fools" – 7:35
8. "Intro" – 1:06
9. "Dark Wings" – 4:14
10. "In Perfect Harmony" – 6:58
11. "World of Make Believe" [Bonus track] – 4:47

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[edit] Bonus tracks

1. "Deep Within" (live)
2. "The Dance" (live)
3. "Restless" (classical version)
4. "Bittersweet" (B-side)

[edit] Track listing (2003 edition)

1. "Mother Earth" – 5:31
2. "Ice Queen" – 5:22
3. "Our Farewell" – 5:20
4. "Caged" – 5:49
5. "The Promise" – 8:02
6. "Never-Ending Story" – 4:04
7. "Deceiver of Fools" – 7:37
8. "Intro" – 1:08
9. "Dark Wings" – 4:16
10. "In Perfect Harmony" – 6:58

[edit] Bonus tracks (2003 edition)

1. "Restless" (Single version) – 4:43
2. "Bittersweet" – 3:21
3. "Enter" (live at Utrecht 1998) – 6:39
4. "The Dance" (live at Utrecht 1998) – 4:53

[edit] Track listing (2007 edition)

1. Mother Earth
2. Ice Queen
3. Our Farewell
4. Caged
5. The Promise
6. Never-Ending Story
7. Deceiver of Fools
8. Intro
9. Dark Wings
10. In Perfect Harmony
11. Deceiver of Fools (live)
12. Caged (live)
13. Candles (live)
14. Ice Queen (live)

[edit] B-sides

• "World of Make-Believe"
  
• "Bittersweet"
  
• "Jane Doe"

[edit] Videos

• "Ice Queen" (1st video as well known by "German Version")
• "Mother Earth"
• "Ice Queen" (2nd video - official version)
• "Never-Ending Story" (promo video for the DVD "Mother Earth Tour")
• "Bittersweet" (made by WT with footage of "CHARMED")

v • d • e Within Temptation (1996 –) Ruud Jolie | Jeroen van Veen | Stephen van Haestregt | Sharon den Adel | Martijn Spierenburg | Robert Westerholt Studio albums Enter • The Dance • Mother Earth • The Silent Force • The Heart of Everything EPs The Dance • The Howling EP (Limited US release) Singles "Restless" • "Our Farewell" • "Ice Queen" • "Mother Earth" • "Running Up That Hill" • "Stand My Ground" • "Memories" • "Angels" • "What Have You Done" • "Frozen" • "The Howling" • "All I Need" Videos and DVDs Mother Earth DVD • Mother Earth Tour • The Silent Force Tour • The Heart Of Everything Tour Related bands Delain