# Successor (EP)
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{{short description|2000 EP by Sonata Arctica}}
{{For|the Dedekind Cut album|Successor (album)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Successor
| type = EP
| artist = [Sonata Arctica](/source/Sonata_Arctica)
| cover = Successor cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 7 August 2000[[http://sardin.ovaali.org/#successor SARDIN - Sonata Arctica Release Database In The Net]]
| recorded = 2000 at Tico Tico studios
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [Power metal](/source/Power_metal)
| length = 30:39
| label = [Spinefarm](/source/Spinefarm_Records)
| producer = Sonata Arctica
Ahti Kortelainen
| prev_title = [Ecliptica](/source/Ecliptica)
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [Silence](/source/Silence_(Sonata_Arctica_album))
| next_year = 2001
}}
'''''Successor''''' is an [EP](/source/Extended_play) by [Sonata Arctica](/source/Sonata_Arctica), released through [Spinefarm Records](/source/Spinefarm_Records) on 7 August 2000.
==Recording==
Successor comprises some live versions of [Sonata Arctica](/source/Sonata_Arctica)'s songs, an edited version of the song "FullMoon" from the full length [album](/source/album) ''[Ecliptica](/source/Ecliptica)'', two new songs and two [cover songs](/source/cover_version) from [German](/source/Germany) bands.
The cover songs, which also appear in the ''[Takatalvi](/source/Takatalvi)'' EP, are:
*"[Still Loving You](/source/Still_Loving_You)", originally recorded by the [Scorpions](/source/Scorpions_(band)) in their [LP](/source/Long_play) [Love at First Sting](/source/Love_at_First_Sting) (1984).
*"[I Want Out](/source/I_Want_Out_(Helloween_song))", originally recorded by the [power metal](/source/power_metal) band [Helloween](/source/Helloween) in the 1988 album ''[Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II](/source/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys%3A_Part_II)''.
The two songs composed for the album are the acoustic [ballad](/source/ballad_(music)) "Shy" (originally an upbeat hard rock [demo](/source/demo_(music)) song from when the band were still called Tricky Means) and "San Sebastian", that was re-released on the 2001 album ''[Silence](/source/Silence_(Sonata_Arctica_album))'' (this song was to be released in Ecliptica, but the band chose to release it on this EP).
Live tracks were performed on 16 June 2000 at [Provinssirock](/source/Provinssirock) festival, [Seinäjoki](/source/Sein%C3%A4joki), [Finland](/source/Finland).
==Critical reception==
''{{ill|Powermetal.de|de|Powermetal.de}}'' called the cover songs the definitive highlight of the EP. The two new songs were noted as terrible and the rest of the EP was called unspectacular.[{{cite web |last1=Debes |first1=Christian |title=Review - SONATA ARCTICA - Successor |url=https://powermetal.de/review/review-Sonata_Arctica/Successor,267.html |website={{ill|Powermetal.de|de|Powermetal.de}} |access-date=15 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012005638/https://powermetal.de/review/review-Sonata_Arctica/Successor,267.html |archive-date=12 October 2009 |language=German |date=7 October 2000 |url-status=live}}] ''{{ill|Vampster|de|Vampster}}'' noted the Scorpions cover as extraordinary but Helloween cover was said to lack the energy of the original. "San Sebastian" was called average, while "Shy" was called a great ballad. The two live tracks were noted as great, especially "My Land".[{{cite web |author1=Fierce |title=Reviews - SONATA ARCTICA: Successor [EP] |url=https://vampster.com/cd-reviews/sonata-arctica-successor/ |website={{ill|Vampster|de|Vampster}} |access-date=15 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119051429/https://vampster.com/cd-reviews/sonata-arctica-successor/ |archive-date=19 January 2021 |language=German |date=27 October 2000 |url-status=live}}]
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| total_length =
| all_writing = Tony Kakko
| title1 = FullMoon (edit)
| length1 = 4:00
| title2 = Still Loving You
| length2 = 4:33
| note2 = [Scorpions](/source/Scorpions_(band)) cover
| title3 = I Want Out
| length3 = 3:52
| note3 = [Helloween](/source/Helloween) cover
| title4 = San Sebastian
| length4 = 4:46
| title5 = Shy
| length5 = 4:18
| title6 = Replica (live)
| length6 = 4:48
| title7 = My Land (live)
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = UnOpened (live)
| length8 = 4:04
| note8 = Japanese and South American versions only
| title9 = FullMoon (live)
| length9 = 4:54
| note9 = Japanese and South American versions only
| title10 = 8th Commandment (live)
| length10 = 3:54
| note10 = French and South American versions only
| title11 = Letter to Dana (live)
| length11 = 5:32
| note11 = French and South American versions only
| title12 = Kingdom for a Heart (live)
| length12 = 3:40
| note12 = South American version only
}}
==Personnel==
*[Tony Kakko](/source/Tony_Kakko) – [vocals](/source/singing), additional [keyboards](/source/keyboard_instrument)
*[Jani Liimatainen](/source/Jani_Liimatainen) – [guitars](/source/electric_guitar)
*[Janne Kivilahti](/source/Janne_Kivilahti) – [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar)
*[Mikko Härkin](/source/Mikko_H%C3%A4rkin) – keyboards
*[Tommy Portimo](/source/Tommy_Portimo) – [drums](/source/drum_kit)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.sonataarctica.info/audio/successor-ep/}}
{{Sonata Arctica}}
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Category:Sonata Arctica albums
Category:2000 debut EPs
Category:Spinefarm Records EPs
Category:EPs by Finnish artists
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