Mercenary Man Explained

Mercenary Man
Cover:Mercenary Man.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Firewind
Album:The Premonition
Released:25 February 2008
Recorded:December 2007 at Studio Fredman in Göteborg, Sweden
Genre:Power metal
Length:3:27
Label:Century Media
Producer:Fredrik Nordström
Prev Title:Breaking the Silence
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:'World on Fire'
Next Year:2010

"Mercenary Man" is the third track on the Greek power metal band Firewind's fifth studio album The Premonition. It was released for streaming on Firewind's Myspace page on February 2, 2008[1] but only physically released as a single in Greece, on February 25, 2008.[2] The song was also released on several models of Walkman in 2008.The song shares a title with a song by British glam rock band Geordie, from their 1974 album Don't Be Fooled by the Name.

Music video

The music video for "Mercenary Man" was filmed in Sweden and produced by Patric Ullaeus.[3]

Track list

  1. "Mercenary Man" – 3:28
  2. "My Loneliness" – 4:04
  3. "Spirits in a Digital World" – 4:04
  4. "Mercenary Man [Acoustic]" – 3:54

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Firewind.gr news update 2 February 2008, cited 4 March 2008
  2. http://www.firewind.gr/myspace2008/top3.jpg The release dates banner from the official myspace
  3. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=91805 blabbermouth.net
  4. http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm ifpi.gr