Sacrament of Wilderness

"Sacrament of Wilderness"
Single by Nightwish
from the album Oceanborn
ReleasedNovember 1998 (1998-11)
StudioCaverock (Kitee, Finland)
Length4:09
LabelSpinefarm
Composers
LyricistTuomas Holopainen
ProducerTero Kinnunen
Nightwish singles chronology
"The Carpenter"
(1997)		 "Sacrament of Wilderness"
(1998)		 "Walking in the Air"
(1999)

"Sacrament of Wilderness" is the second single by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the first single from their second studio album, Oceanborn, and a split-single with "Eternal Tears of Sorrow" and "Darkwoods My Betrothed".[1] The single's cover art features the owl with the same scroll as in the cover of Oceanborn and Wishmaster.[2]

"Sacrament of Wilderness" reached number one on the Finnish Singles Chart for four weeks and was certified gold in Finland. Former Nightwish bassist Marko Hietala does not like this song as much as he likes some others. When asked why, he said:

I don't really have anything against it. I can say that there's certain mathematic predictability in the vocal melodies, and I find other songs more exciting because they don't have it. It's still a good addition to the liveset.[2]

Music video

The music video is a live performance of the song at Kitee, the band's hometown, on 13 November 1998. The band members, except Sami, sported short hair in the video,[3] released as bonus material on Nightwish's first DVD, From Wishes to Eternity, in 2001.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sacrament of Wilderness"Tuomas Holopainen4:11
2."Burning Flames' Embrace" (Eternal Tears of Sorrow)Jarmo Puolakanaho4:07
3."The Crow and the Warrior" (Darkwoods My Betrothed)Hexenmeister, Hallgrim4:20

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998–1999) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[5] Gold 7,616[5]

References

  1. ↑ Once Upon a Nightwish, Deggael Communications, 2007. ISBN 978-952-99749-2-4
  2. 1 2 Nightwish.com – Nightmail Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Nightwish – "Sacrament of Wilderness" video
  4. ↑ "Nightwish: Sacrament of Wilderness" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Kulta- ja platinalevyt - Nightwish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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