"Erämaan viimeinen"
Single by Nightwish featuring Jonsu
from the album Dark Passion Play
LanguageFinnish
English titleLast of the Wilds
B-side"Escapist"
ReleasedDecember 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)
Genre
Length5:08
LabelSpinefarm
Songwriter(s)Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)Tuomas Holopainen
Nightwish singles chronology
"Amaranth"
(2007)		 "Erämaan viimeinen"
(2007)		 "Bye Bye Beautiful"
(2008)

"Erämaan Viimeinen" (English: Last of the Wilds) is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on December 5, 2007.

It is the same song as the instrumental "Last of the Wilds" from the band's album Dark Passion Play, but with Finnish lyrics and Jonsu from Indica on vocals,[1] and became the second single from the album after "Amaranth".

The single was not, like the earlier single "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan", released outside Finland, where it peaked at number one in the charts.[2] On January 20, 2010, German magazine Metal Hammer released the CD exclusively with the magazine in German-speaking countries, featuring the CD plus two versions of "Escapist". The song is also included on the Platinum Edition of Dark Passion Play.[1]

"Erämaan viimeinen" is not an exact replica of "Last of the Wilds". It has vocals and lyrics, there is no seashore-sound in the beginning, there is an additional keyboard-track in the C-part and the kantele-outro has been removed.[1]

Track listing

Standard Edition[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Erämaan Viimeinen" (feat. Jonsu)Tuomas Holopainen5:11
2."Erämaan Viimeinen" (Instrumental)Tuomas Holopainen5:40
3."Escapist" (Metal Hammer Promo Single only)Tuomas Holopainen5:01
4."Escapist" (Instrumental, Metal Hammer Promo Single only)Tuomas Holopainen4:57

Personnel

Guests

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Erämaan viimeinen". Nightwish's Official Website. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Extended Search: Nightwish". Allmusic. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ↑ "The Band - Releases: Erämaan Viimeinen (2007)". Nightwish's Official Website. Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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