''Deadly Sting'' is a compilation album of hits and previously unreleased material by the German

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band

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. The songs were culled from their catalog on the

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label.

Background

''Deadly Sting'' was released both as a single disc in 1995 and an expanded double-disc version in 1997. The single-disc album has 15 or 18 tracks depending on the country of release, which span from 1978 to 1988. The double-disc US release has 33 songs ranging from 1978 to 1995, including several previously unreleased studio tracks. The original cover art gained controversy, as it depicted a naked woman being stung by a column of

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s. An alternative cover with the woman airbrushed out was printed, which was used for the double-disc version of the album, subtitled ''The Mercury Years''.

Track listings

1995 European release

#"Coming Home" - 4:59 (from the album ''

Love at First Sting ''Love at First Sting'' is the ninth studio album by German rock band Scorpions. It was released on 27 March 1984 on Harvest/EMI in Europe and Mercury in the US. The album contains "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Still Loving You", and " Big City ...

'' - 1984) #"

Rock You Like a Hurricane "Rock You Like a Hurricane" is a song by the German hard rock band Scorpions, considered their signature song. The song was released as the lead single from their ninth studio album, ''Love at First Sting'' (1984). It was written by Klaus Meine, H ...

" - 4:12 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"

No One Like You "No One Like You" is a song by German rock band Scorpions. It was written by band members Rudolf Schenker (guitar) and Klaus Meine (vocals) and released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album '' Blackout'' (1982). It was produce ...

" - 3:57 (from the album '' Blackout'' - 1982) #"Lovedrive" - 4:49 (from the album ''

Lovedrive ''Lovedrive'' is the sixth studio album by German band Scorpions, released in 1979. Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career, ''Lovedrive'' was a major evolution of the band's sound, exhibiting their "classic style" that wou ...

'' - 1979) #"Bad Boys Running Wild" - 3:55 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"I'm Leaving You" - 4:17 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #" Passion Rules the Game" - 3:59 (from the album ''

Savage Amusement ''Savage Amusement'' is the tenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988. It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by D ...

'' - 1988) #"China White" - 6:56 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Walking on the Edge" - 5:07 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #"Coast to Coast" - 4:42 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Loving You Sunday Morning" - 5:37 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Another Piece of Meat" - 3:31 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Dynamite" - 4:12 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Can't Live Without You" - 3:46 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Edge of Time" (

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Sco ...

Klaus Meine Klaus Meine (born 25 May 1948) is a German singer and songwriter, best known as the longtime frontman of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpions album, ...

) - 4:17 (previously unreleased)

French edition bonus tracks

Still Loving You "Still Loving You" is a power ballad by the German hard rock band Scorpions. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from their ninth studio album, ''Love at First Sting'' (1984). The song reached number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ...

" - 3:56 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"Can't Get Enough (Part 1)" (live) - 2:06 (from the album ''

World Wide Live ''World Wide Live'' is a live album by German rock band Scorpions, released in 1985. The original audio recording was produced by Dieter Dierks. A VHS was released at the same time with footage of Scorpions' world tour. The live album was or ...

'' - 1985) #"Can't Get Enough" (Part 2)" (live)- 1:42 (from the album ''World Wide Live'')

1997 US release

;Disc one #"Loving You Sunday Morning" - 5:37 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Lovedrive (Remix)" - 4:53 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Holiday (Remix)" - 6:49 (from the album ''Lovedrive'') #"Make it Real" - 3:50 (from the album ''

Animal Magnetism Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, was a protoscientific theory developed by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century in relation to what he claimed to be an invisible natural force (''Lebensmagnetismus'') possessed by all livi ...

'' - 1980) #"

The Zoo ''The Zoo'' is a one-act comic opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by B. C. Stephenson, writing under the pen name of Bolton Rowe. It premiered on 5 June 1875 at the St. James's Theatre in London (as an afterpiece to W. S. Gil ...

" - 5:30 (from the album ''Animal Magnetism'') #"Blackout" - 3:48 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Can't Live Without You" - 3:47 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"No One Like You" - 3:58 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"China White" - 6:57 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Dynamite" - 4:14 (from the album ''Blackout'') #"Bad Boys Running Wild" - 3:56 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"Rock You Like a Hurricane" - 4:14 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"Coming Home" - 5:00 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #" Big City Nights" - 4:11 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"Still Loving You" - 6:29 (from the album ''Love at First Sting'') #"Coast to Coast" (live) - 4:53 (from the album ''World Wide Live'') ;Disc two #"Don't Stop at the Top" - 4:04 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #" Rhythm of Love" - 3:49 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #"Passion Rules the Game" - 4:01 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #"Walking on the Edge" - 5:09 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #"Believe in Love" - 5:24 (from the album ''Savage Amusement'') #"

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" - 3:22 (from the album ''

Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads ''Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads'' is a compilation album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1989. All songs on this album are from their tenure with Mercury Records, from 1979 to 1988, in addition to rare or never-before released ...

'' - 1989) #"Tease Me Please Me" - 4:45 (from the album '' Crazy World'' - 1990) #"Don't Believe Her" - 4:56 (from the album ''Crazy World'') #" Wind of Change" - 5:13 (from the album ''Crazy World'') #"Hit Between the Eyes" - 4:33 (from the album ''Crazy World'') #" Send Me an Angel" - 4:34 (from the album ''Crazy World'') #"Alien Nation" - 5:45 (from the album ''

Face the Heat ''Face the Heat'' is the twelfth studio album released by the German hard rock band Scorpions in 1993. It was produced by the band and the late Bruce Fairbairn and released on the Mercury label. This album marked their status as a sort of polit ...

'' - 1993) #"Under the Same Sun" - 4:54 (from the album ''Face the Heat'') #"Woman" - 5:58 (from the album ''Face the Heat'') #"In Trance" (live) - 4:13 (from the album ''

Live Bites ''Live Bites'' is a live album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1995. It was recorded between 1988 and 1994 in Leningrad (Russia), San Francisco (US), Mexico City (Mexico), Berlin (Germany) and Munich (Germany). Track listin ...

'' - 1995) #"Over the Top" (

Matthias Jabs Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist in the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums starting with ''Lovedrive ...

) - 4:25 (previously unreleased) #"Life Goes Around" (

) - 3:41 (previously unreleased)

Charts

References

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