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TRACK PROFILE · 2007

The Poet And The Pendulum

By Nightwish

From Dark Passion Play

Symphonic metal

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Released
2007
Disc / track
1 / 1
Label
Nuclear Blast
Duration
13:54
Artist
Nightwish
Dark Passion Play album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Nightwish / Nuclear Blast)

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About this track

“The Poet And The Pendulum” appears on Nightwish’s Dark Passion Play, first released in 2007. This recording is listed with a 2007 release. It is track 1 on disc 1 in the listing below.

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Dark Passion Play

Track listing from the official Nightwish discography. Editions may include different bonus tracks.

Disc 1

  1. 01The Poet And The Pendulum
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  2. 02Bye Bye Beautiful
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  3. 03Amaranth
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  4. 04Cadence Of Her Last Breath
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  5. 05Master Passion Greed
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  6. 06Eva
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  7. 07Sahara
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  8. 08Whoever Brings The Night
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  9. 09For The Heart I Once Had
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  10. 10The Islander
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  11. 11Last Of The Wilds
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  12. 127 Days To The Wolves
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  13. 13Meadows Of Heaven
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2007)

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  1. 14Reach (Amaranth demo version)
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2007)

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  1. 01The Poet and the Pendulum (instrumental)
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  2. 02Bye Bye Beautiful (instrumental)
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  3. 03Amaranth (instrumental)
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  4. 04Cadence of Her Last Breath (instrumental)
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  5. 05Master Passion Greed (instrumental)
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  6. 06Eva (instrumental)
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  7. 07Sahara (instrumental)
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  8. 08Whoever Brings the Night (instrumental)
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  9. 09For the Heart I Once Had (instrumental)
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  10. 10The Islander (instrumental)
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  11. 127 Days to the Wolves (instrumental)
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  12. 13Meadows of Heaven (instrumental)
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2007)

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  1. 14The Escapist
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2007) · limited edition

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  1. 02Meadows of Heaven (orchestral version)
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  2. 03The Poet and the Pendulum (demo version)
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2008) · édition spéciale France

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  1. 04Bye Bye Beautiful (DJ Orkidea remix)
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2008) · platinum edition

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  1. 01Erämaan viimeinen
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2008)

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  1. 01The Poet and the Pendulum
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  2. 02Bye Bye Beautiful
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  3. 03Amaranth
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  4. 04Cadence of Her Last Breath
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  5. 05Master Passion Greed
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  6. 06Eva
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  7. 07Sahara
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  8. 08Whoever Brings the Night
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  9. 09For the Heart I Once Had
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  10. 10The Islander
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  11. 11Last of the Wilds
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  12. 127 Days to the Wolves
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  13. 13Meadows of Heaven
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2008) · tour edition + bonus DVD

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  1. 01Bye Bye Beautiful (music video)
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  2. 02In Between the Bye Byes – Making of “Bye Bye Beautiful”
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  3. 03Amaranth (music video)
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  4. 04While Your Lips Are Still Red (music video)
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Other edition: Dark Passion Play (2008) · special deluxe edition

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  1. 15Eva (orchestral version)
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  2. 16While Your Lips Are Still Red (theme from the movie “Lieksa!”)
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  3. 17Amaranth (orchestral version)
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  4. 18Eva (demo version)
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Artwork (Credit: Nightwish / Nuclear Blast)

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