World Wide Live

World Wide Live
Live album by
Scorpions
ReleasedJune 14, 1985 (1985-06-14)[1]
RecordedLove at First Sting World Tour
23 January 1984 – 7 February 1985
GenreHeavy metal[2]
Length77:27
LabelHarvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions live albums chronology
Tokyo Tapes
(1978) 		World Wide Live
(1985) 		Live Bites
(1995)
Singles from World Wide Live
  1. "No One Like You"
    Released: June 1985
World Wide Live
Video by
Scorpions
Released1985
Recorded1984–1985 World Tour
Genre
Length60 min.
LabelPMI / Castle
DirectorHart Perry
ProducerMarty Callner, Hart Perry
Scorpions video albums chronology
World Wide Live
(1985) 		To Russia with Love and Other Savage Amusements
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[5]

World Wide Live is a live album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions' world tour.

The live album was originally released as a 2LP vinyl set, in a gatefold-sleeve, and a cassette. The liner notes contain a crew member list, tour date information and when the shows were recorded:

  • Bercy, Paris, France (1984-02-29)
  • The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (1984-04-24 & 1984-04-25)
  • Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA (1984-04-26)
  • Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, USA (1984-04-28)
  • Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany (1984-11-17)

The initial CD release featured 15 tracks (dropping "Another Piece of Meat", "Six-String Sting" and "Can't Get Enough", parts 1 & 2, due to time constraints), but the remastered edition of 1997 features the original album in full.

Track listing

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Audio

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Side one

  1. "Countdown" (Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs) - 0:41
  2. "Coming Home" (Rudolf Schenker, Meine) - 3:17 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting, 1984)
  3. "Blackout" (Schenker, Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen) - 4:11 (original studio version appears on Blackout, 1982)
  4. "Bad Boys Running Wild" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 3:45 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
  5. "Loving You Sunday Morning" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) - 4:41 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive, 1979)
  6. "Make It Real" (Schenker, Rarebell) - 3:51 (original studio version appears on Animal Magnetism, 1980)

Side two

  2. "Big City Nights" (Schenker, Meine) – 4:49 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
  3. "Coast to Coast" (Schenker) – 4:40 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
  4. "Holiday" (Schenker, Meine) – 3:12 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
  5. "Still Loving You" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:44 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)

Side three

  1. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 4:04 (original studio version appears on Love at First Sting)
  2. "Can't Live Without You" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:28 (original studio version appears on Blackout)
  3. "Another Piece of Meat" (Schenker, Rarebell) – 5:36 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
  4. "Dynamite" (Schenker, Meine, Rarebell) – 7:05 (original studio version appears on Blackout)

Side four

  2. "The Zoo" (Schenker, Meine) – 5:46 (original studio version appears on Animal Magnetism)
  3. "No One Like You" (Schenker, Meine) – 4:07 (original studio version appears on Blackout)
  4. "Can't Get Enough", Pt. 1 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:59 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)
  5. "Six String Sting" (Matthias Jabs guitar solo) – 5:18
  6. "Can't Get Enough", Pt. 2 (Schenker, Meine) – 1:52 (original studio version appears on Lovedrive)

Video

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  1. "Coming Home"
  2. "Blackout"
  3. "Big City Nights"
  4. "Loving You Sunday Morning"
  5. "No One Like You"
  6. "Holiday"
  7. "Bad Boys Running Wild"
  8. "Still Loving You"
  9. "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
  10. "Dynamite"
  11. "I‘m Leaving You" (Studio version which plays over credits)

Personnel

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Scorpions

Production

  • Dieter Dierks – producer, audio mixing
  • Mike Beiriger – engineer, mixing
  • David Hewitt – engineer
  • Gerd Rautenbach – engineer

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 4
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 39
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 47
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[10] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 18
US Billboard 200[17] 17

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[19] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22]
audio release 		Platinum 1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[23]
vhs release 		Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 7 June 1985. p. 32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Review: Scorpions - World Wide Live | Sputnikmusic". Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions World Wide Live review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  5. ^ Holmes, Tim (12 September 1985). "Album Reviews: Scorpions - World Wide Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. ^ Liner notes
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0575". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  14. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Scorpions Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Music Canada.
  19. ^ "French album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 30 August 2024. Select SCORPIONS and click OK. 
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scorpions; 'World Wide Live')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ^ Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. September 2005. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
  23. ^ "American video certifications – Scorpions – World Wide Live". Recording Industry Association of America.
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