In February 2008, the album was certified quadruple-platinum in Finland, after having sold over 120,000 copies, which makes it one of the 40 best-selling albums of all time in the country. The album debuted at number one in 6 European countries, selling over 100,000 copies in (). Pre-orders for Dark Passion Play had it certified gold in Finland before it had even been released. The full album (without voiceovers) was leaked on 21 September 2007, as a result of several stores in selling the retail album much prior to the worldwide release date. Several other versions of the song were posted on YouTube and sites a month later the entire album with record label had been leaked on the Internet by 2 August. The first single, ', was leaked on the Internet six days before its official release, prompting the band to release the single earlier to boost downloads. Has referred to it as the 'album that saved his life'. It is the first of only two albums with vocalist, who was eventually dismissed in 2012 after the release of the band's subsequent album. It is the first album without original vocalist, who was dismissed in 2005, as well as the first album involving future member on and. ' Released: Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by band, released on 26 September 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the.100 rows Download the Nightwish Discography Torrent or choose other Nightwish.
