Warriors of the World is the ninth album by heavy metal band Manowar, released on June 4, 2002. The song Nessun Dorma was dedicated to Adams's mother who had died earlier that year. Amongst its varied tracks are tributes to Wagner, Pavarotti, and Elvis Presley. The album peaked at #2 on the German charts.

Warriors of the World
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length47:39
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerManowar
Manowar chronology
Louder Than Hell
(1996)
Warriors of the World
(2002)
Gods of War
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
laut.de
Sputnikmusic [2]

The song "Warriors of the World United" had a music video filmed in 2002. Director Neil Johnson solely owns the rights to the music video.[citation needed]

Track listing

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All songs written by Joey DeMaio, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call to Arms" 5:30
2."The Fight for Freedom"Karl Logan, DeMaio4:30
3."Nessun Dorma"Giuseppe Adami, Giacomo Puccini, Renato Simoni3:26
4."Valhalla" 0:35
5."Swords in the Wind"Logan, DeMaio5:19
6."An American Trilogy"Mickey Newbury4:16
7."The March" 4:00
8."Warriors of the World United" 5:51
9."Hand of Doom" 5:49
10."House of Death" 4:22
11."Fight Until We Die" 4:01
Total length:47:39
Japan Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Kill With Power (live at Gods of Metal, Italy, 6th June 1999)"4:34
Total length:52:21
Gold Edition Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."I Believe"4:06
13."The Dawn of Battle"6:53
Total length:58:57
Gold Edition Enhanced Video Content
No.TitleLength
12."Warriors of the World United"5:49
13."I Believe"4:02
Total length:57:49

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2002) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 17
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 2
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 23
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 55
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 42

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  1. ^ O'Neill, Brian. Warriors of the World at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Sputnik music Review". sputnikmusic.com. 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Manowar: Warriors of the World" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Manowar – Warriors of the World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2002. 24. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Manowar – Warriors of the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Manowar Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Manowar; 'Warriors of the World')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 May 2021.