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TRACK PROFILE · 2009

The Poet and the Pendulum

By Nightwish

From Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places)

Symphonic metal

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Released
2009
Disc / track
1 / 4
Label
Spinefarm Records
Duration
13:58
Artist
Nightwish
Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places) album cover
Album artwork. (Credit: Nightwish / Spinefarm Records)

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About this track

“The Poet and the Pendulum” appears on Nightwish’s Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places), first released in 2009. This recording is listed with a 2009 release. It is track 4 on disc 1 in the listing below.

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Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places)

Main track listing: Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places) (2009), an official release cataloged by MusicBrainz. Additional recordings from other official editions are listed separately.

Disc 1

  1. 01Bye Bye Beautiful
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  2. 02Whoever Brings the Night
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  3. 03Amaranth
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  4. 04The Poet and the Pendulum
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  5. 05Sahara
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  6. 06The Islander
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  7. 07Last of the Wilds
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  8. 087 Days to the Wolves
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  9. 09Escapist (album version)
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  10. 10While Your Lips Are Still Red
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  11. 11Cadence of Her Last Breath (demo version)
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Disc 2

  1. 01Back in the Day… Is Now (A Dark Passion Play World Tour 2007–2008 Documentary)
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  2. 02Amaranth (promo video)
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  3. 03Bye Bye Beautiful (promo video)
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  4. 04The Islander (promo video)
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Artwork (Credit: Nightwish / Spinefarm Records)

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