Vehicle of Spirit

Vehicle of Spirit is a video and audio release from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Two shows have been recorded during Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour; one at Tampere Stadium (July 31, 2015) and the other at Wembley Arena (December 19, 2015).^{[citation needed]} Also, various songs were recorded around the world. It was released on December 16, 2016, in Europe and January 7, 2017, in North America.^{[citation needed]}

Vehicle of Spirit
Video by Nightwish
Released	December 16, 2016 (Europe) / January 6, 2017 (North America)
Recorded	July 31, 2015 - March 23, 2016
Length	181:06
Label	Nuclear Blast
Nightwish chronology
Showtime, Storytime (2013) Vehicle of Spirit (2016) Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (2019)

Track listing

The Wembley Show

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Shudder Before the Beautiful"	Tuomas Holopainen	Holopainen	6:58
2.	"Yours Is an Empty Hope"	Marko Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:47
3.	"Ever Dream"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:10
4.	"Storytime"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:52
5.	"My Walden"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:15
6.	"While Your Lips Are Still Red"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:05
7.	"Élan"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:27
8.	"Weak Fantasy"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	6:19
9.	"7 Days to the Wolves"	Holopainen	Hietala · Holopainen	7:16
10.	"Alpenglow"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:56
11.	"The Poet and the Pendulum"	Holopainen	Holopainen	14:00
12.	"Nemo"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:53
13.	"I Want My Tears Back"	Holopainen	Holopainen	7:13
14.	"Stargazers"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:11
15.	"Ghost Love Score"	Holopainen	Holopainen	10:36
16.	"Last Ride of the Day"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:58
17.	"The Greatest Show on Earth" (feat. Richard Dawkins)	Holopainen	Hietala · Holopainen	22:37

The Tampere Show

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Shudder Before the Beautiful"	Holopainen	Holopainen	7:05
2.	"Yours Is an Empty Hope"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:41
3.	"Amaranth"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:24
4.	"She Is My Sin"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:11
5.	"Dark Chest of Wonders"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:36
6.	"My Walden"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:08
7.	"The Islander"	Holopainen	Hietala	5:55
8.	"Élan"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:27
9.	"Weak Fantasy"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	6:23
10.	"Storytime"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:47
11.	"Endless Forms Most Beautiful"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:10
12.	"Alpenglow"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:03
13.	"Stargazers"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:10
14.	"Sleeping Sun"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:45
15.	"Ghost Love Score"	Holopainen	Holopainen	10:41
16.	"Last Ride of the Day"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:54
17.	"The Greatest Show on Earth"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	20:55

Extras (Blu-Ray 2 + DVD 3)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Recorded At	Length
1.	"Weak Fantasy"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	Vancouver (Orpheum)	6:18
2.	"Nemo"	Holopainen	Holopainen	Buenos Aires (Luna Park Stadium)	4:30
3.	"The Poet and the Pendulum"	Holopainen	Holopainen	Mexico City (Teatro Metropólitan)	13:58
4.	"Yours Is an Empty Hope"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	Joensuu (Laulurinne Autodrome)	5:57
5.	"7 Days to the Wolves"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	Espoo (Barona Areena)	7:19
6.	"Sleeping Sun"	Holopainen	Holopainen	Vizovice (Masters of Rock Festival)	4:36
7.	"Sahara"	Holopainen	Holopainen	Tampa (Ritz Club)	5:53
8.	"Edema Ruh" (Acoustic)	Holopainen	Holopainen	Turku (Baltic Princess Cruise)	5:47
9.	"Last Ride of the Day" (feat. Tony Kakko)	Holopainen	Holopainen	Rio de Janeiro (Rock in Rio)	4:50
10.	"Élan"	Holopainen	Holopainen	Sydney (Enmore Theatre)	4:19
11.	"Richard Dawkins (Interview from Wembley)"				7:31
12.	"Backstage documentary"				13:40

The Wembley Show - CD 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Shudder Before the Beautiful"	Holopainen	Holopainen	6:34
2.	"Yours Is an Empty Hope"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:47
3.	"Ever Dream"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:11
4.	"Storytime"	Holopainen	Holopainen	6:09
5.	"My Walden"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	5:14
6.	"While Your Lips Are Still Red"	Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	4:39
7.	"Élan"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:26
8.	"Weak Fantasy"	Hietala · Holopainen	Holopainen · Hietala	6:14
9.	"7 Days to the Wolves"	Holopainen	Hietala · Holopainen	7:12
10.	"Alpenglow"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:56

The Wembley Show - CD 2

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Poet and the Pendulum"	Holopainen	Holopainen	14:02
2.	"Nemo"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:37
3.	"I Want My Tears Back"	Holopainen	Holopainen	5:19
4.	"Stargazers"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:31
5.	"Ghost Love Score"	Holopainen	Holopainen	10:40
6.	"Last Ride of the Day"	Holopainen	Holopainen	4:50
7.	"The Greatest Show on Earth"	Holopainen	Hietala · Holopainen	21:15

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[1]	168
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	14

References

1. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 51, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightwish – Vehicle of Spirit" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 23, 2016.