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{{For|the science fiction novel|The Savage Amusement}}
{{For|the science fiction novel|The Savage Amusement}}
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| cover = ScorpionsSavageAmusement.jpg
| cover = ScorpionsSavageAmusement.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 18 April 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=SCORPIONs&ti=SAVAGE+Amusement&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=RIAA certifications|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] }}</ref>
| released = April 18, 1988
| recorded = 1987–1988
| recorded = 1987–1988
| studio = {{hlist|Dierks Studios, [[Stommeln]]|Scorpio Sound Studios, [[Hannover]], [[West Germany]]}}
| studio = Dierks Studios, [[Stommeln]],<br />Scorpio Sound Studios, [[Hannover]], [[West Germany]]
| genre = [[Glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia| date=18 September 2015|title=Scorpions Albums Ranked Worst to Best|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/scorpions-albums-ranked/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|quote=This technology-overloaded LP briefly suited some pop metal tastes; After stumbling with the pop metal-focused 'Savage Amusement,'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Begrand|first=Adrien|title=Scorpions: Box of Scorpions, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/scorpions-box2004-2496060503.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=PopMatters|language=en-US|quote=it was little more than just another empty hair metal album}}</ref>
| genre = *[[Glam metal]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Eduardo |last=Rivadavia| date=18 September 2015|title=Scorpions Albums Ranked Worst to Best|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/scorpions-albums-ranked/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|quote=This technology-overloaded LP briefly suited some pop metal tastes; After stumbling with the pop metal-focused 'Savage Amusement,'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Begrand|first=Adrien|title=Scorpions: Box of Scorpions, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/scorpions-box2004-2496060503.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=PopMatters|date=27 May 2004 |language=en-US|quote=it was little more than just another empty hair metal album}}</ref>
*[[hard rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2015 |title=SCORPIONS - Savage Amusement (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) |url=https://metalitalia.com/album/scorpions-savage-amusement-50th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=metalitalia.com |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothe |first=Dominik |date=26 December 2018 |title=Scorpions - Savage Amusement • Blast From The Bast |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/scorpions-savage-amusement-364176/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=[[metal.de]] |language=de}}</ref>
| length = 37:19
| length = 37:19
| label = [[Harvest Records|Harvest]]/[[EMI]] <small>(Europe)</small><br />[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] <small>(US)</small>
| label = [[Harvest Records|Harvest]]/[[EMI]] (Europe)<br />[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] (US)
| producer = [[Dieter Dierks]]
| producer = [[Dieter Dierks]]
| prev_title = [[Love at First Sting]]
| prev_title = [[Love at First Sting]]
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| name = Savage Amusement
| name = Savage Amusement
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Rhythm of Love (Scorpions song)|Rhythm of Love]]" / "We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll
| single1 = [[Rhythm of Love (Scorpions song)|Rhythm of Love]]
| single1date = May 1988<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/721/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=721 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles }}</ref>
| single1date = May 1988
| single2 = Believe in Love" / "Love on the Run
| single2 = Believe in Love
| single2date = August 1988
| single2date = August 1988
| single3 = Passion Rules the Game" / "Every Minute Every Day
| single3 = Passion Rules the Game
| single3date = February 1989
| single3date = February 1989
}}
}}
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}}


'''''Savage Amusement''''' is the tenth studio [[album]] by the German [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US<ref name="US" >{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards | title = Savage Amusement Billboard Albums | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[Rovi Corporation]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131125212619/http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards |archive-date= 25 November 2013}}</ref> and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988.<ref name="RIAA" >{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=scorpions#search_section |title=RIAA Searchable Database: search for Scorpions |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=5 February 2017 }}</ref> It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by [[Dieter Dierks]].
'''''Savage Amusement''''' is the tenth studio album by the German [[hard rock]] band [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], released in 1988. It peaked at No. 5 in the US<ref name="US" >{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards | title = Savage Amusement Billboard Albums | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = [[AllMusic]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131125212619/http://www.allmusic.com/album/savage-amusement-mw0000195133/awards |archive-date= 25 November 2013}}</ref> and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988.<ref name="RIAA" >{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=scorpions#search_section |title=RIAA Searchable Database: search for Scorpions |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=5 February 2017 }}</ref> It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by [[Dieter Dierks]].


==Cover art==
==Cover art==
The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her face so that you can only see her mouth and nose. The work of ''Savage Amusement'' is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical bandwriting is shown on the upper left, while the lower right is shown in red and the album's title is clearly underlined.
The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of ''Savage Amusement'' is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| length11 = 3:40
| length11 = 3:40
| note11 = Demo Version
| note11 = Demo Version
| title12 = Don't Wait Too Long
| title12 = Fast and Furious
| length12 = 3:11
| length12 = 3:08
| music12 = [[Matthias Jabs]]
| note12 = Demo
| note12 = Demo
| title13 = Fast and Furious
| title13 = Dancing in the Moonlight
| length13 = 3:08
| length13 = 3:07
| music13 = [[Matthias Jabs]]
| music13 = Jabs
| note13 = Demo
| note13 = Demo Version of "Dancing with the Moonlight"
| title14 = Dancing in the Moonlight
| title14 = Living for Tomorrow
| length14 = 3:07
| length14 = 3:37
| music14 = Jabs
| note14 = Demo Song
| title15 = [[I Can't Explain]]
| note14 = Demo Version of "Dancing with the Moonlight"
| length15 = 3:20
| title15 = Living for Tomorrow
| lyrics15 = [[Pete Townshend]]
| length15 = 3:37
| note15 = Demo Song
| music15 = Townshend
| title16 = [[I Can't Explain]]
| note15 = [[The Who]] cover
| length16 = 3:20
| lyrics16 = [[Pete Townshend]]
| music16 = Townshend
| note16 = <small>[[The Who]] cover</small>
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Scorpions
;Scorpions
*[[Klaus Meine]] – lead vocals
*[[Klaus Meine]] – lead vocals, backing vocals
*[[Rudolf Schenker]] – rhythm guitars, backing vocals
*[[Rudolf Schenker]] – rhythm guitars, lead guitars, slide guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals
*[[Matthias Jabs]] – lead guitars, voice box, backing vocals
*[[Matthias Jabs]] – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, acoustic guitars, [[talk box|voice box]], backing vocals (track 6)
*[[Francis Buchholz]] – bass, backing vocals
*[[Francis Buchholz]] – bass, backing vocals (track 6)
*[[Herman Rarebell]] – drums, backing vocals
*[[Herman Rarebell]] – drums, backing vocals (track 6)


;Additional musicians
;Additional musicians
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==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}

===Album===
{| class="wikitable" width="300px"
!align="center"|Year
!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
! Chart (1988)
|align="center" rowspan="10"|1988
! Peak<br/>position
|align="center"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Scorpions&titel=Savage+Amusement&cat=a | title = Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album) | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = Swedishcharts.com | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Austria|18|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|[[GfK Entertainment Charts|German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-703 | title = Album – Scorpions, Savage Amusement | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = Charts.de | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]] |language=German }}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Canada|25|chartid=8604|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (US)<ref name="US" />
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Netherlands|24|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|[[Swiss Hitparade|Swiss Albums Top 100]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Scorpions&titel=Savage+Amusement&cat=a | title = Scorpions – Savage Amusement | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = Hitparade.ch | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]|language= German}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 166 | language= fi}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Scorpions&titel=Savage+Amusement&cat=a | title = Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album) | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = Norwegiancharts.com | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
| align="center"| 1
|-
|-
|align="center"|French Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=S |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artist: search for Scorpions |access-date=11 November 2012 |publisher=Infodisc.fr}}</ref>
!scope="row"| French Albums ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Y.php |website =Infodisc.fr |language=fr |access-date=March 25, 2024 |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste S |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php |archive-date=22 October 2014 }} ''Select ''Scorpions'' from the menu, then press ''OK''.''</ref>
|align="center"|16
| align="center"| 16
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Germany4|4|id=703|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="GB">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17682/scorpions/ |title=Scorpions Official Charts |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=9 June 2017 }}</ref>
|align="center"|18
|-
|-
! scope="row"|Italian Albums (''[[Musica e Dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e Dischi]]|language=it|access-date=March 25, 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Scorpions".</ref>
|align="center"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Top 40 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Scorpions&titel=Savage+Amusement&cat=a | title = Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album) | access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = Austriancharts.at | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]|language= German}}</ref>
|align="center"|18
| align="center"| 17
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
|align="center"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch MegaCharts]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Scorpions&titel=Savage+Amusement&cat=a | title = Scorpions – Savage Amusement (album) |access-date = 15 November 2012 | work = [[GfK]] Dutch Charts | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]]|language= Dutch}}</ref>
|align="center"|24
| align="center"| 32
|-
|align="center"|[[RPM100]] Albums (Canada)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8604&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=vqms6ns26mbqoimnhhnpd4b776| title = Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 13, July 16, 1988| access-date = 15 November 2012 | date = 16 July 1988 | publisher = [[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|}
{{col-break}}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" width="500px"
!align="center"|Year
!align="center"|Title
!align="center"|Chart
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Norway|5|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center" rowspan="4"|1988
|align="center" rowspan="3"|"[[Rhythm of Love (Scorpions song)|Rhythm of Love]]"
|align="center"|[[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] (US)<ref name="US" />
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Sweden|2|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"| [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="GB"/>
|align="center"|59
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Scorpions|album=Savage Amusement|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (US)<ref name="US" />
|align="center"|75
|-
|-
{{Album chart|UK2|18|date=19880508|refname=UK albums|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|"Believe in Love"
|align="center"|Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)<ref name="US" />
|align="center"|12
|-
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Scorpions|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 25, 2024}}
|align="center"|1989
|align="center"|"Passion Rules the Game"
|align="center"| UK Singles Chart<ref name="GB"/>
|align="center"|74
|}
|}
{{col-end}}


==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|source=infodisc|access-date=19 January 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|source=infodisc|access-date=19 January 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Germany|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1988|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Malaysia|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|certref=<ref name="Malaysia">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1989/BB-1989-06-24.pdf|title=Malaysia Goes International|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 14, 1991|page=79 & 83}}</ref>|salesamount=20,000|salesref=<ref name="Malaysia"/>}}
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Switzerland|artist=Scorpions|title=Savage Amusement|award=Gold|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

Latest revision as of 20:34, 30 December 2024

Savage Amusement
Studio album by
Released18 April 1988[1]
Recorded1987–1988
StudioDierks Studios, Stommeln,
Scorpio Sound Studios, Hannover, West Germany
Genre
Length37:19
LabelHarvest/EMI (Europe)
Mercury (US)
ProducerDieter Dierks
Scorpions chronology
Love at First Sting
(1984)
Savage Amusement
(1988)
Crazy World
(1990)
Singles from Savage Amusement
  1. "Rhythm of Love"
    Released: May 1988[6]
  2. "Believe in Love"
    Released: August 1988
  3. "Passion Rules the Game"
    Released: February 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[8]
Rock Hard8.0/10[9]

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[10] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 20, 1988.[11] It was the last Scorpions record to be produced by Dieter Dierks.

Cover art

[edit]

The cover shows a woman wearing a black dress on a dark blue background. With her right hand she hides her eyes; thus, only her mouth and nose are visible. The cover of Savage Amusement is notable, however, for the fact that instead of the lady's right leg, a scorpion tail is seen. The typical band logo is shown on the upper left, while the title of the album is found in the lower right corner, in red, and underlined (also in red).

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine, except where noted; all music is composed by Rudolf Schenker, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Don't Stop at the Top"Meine, Herman Rarebell 4:03
2."Rhythm of Love"  3:47
3."Passion Rules the Game" Rarebell3:58
4."Media Overkill"  3:32
5."Walking on the Edge"  5:05
6."We Let It Rock... You Let It Roll"  3:38
7."Every Minute Every Day"  4:21
8."Love on the Run"Meine, Rarebell 3:35
9."Believe in Love"  5:20
2015 bonus tracks (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."Taste of Love" (Demo Song)Rarebell 4:35
11."Edge of Time" (Demo Version)  3:40
12."Fast and Furious" (Demo) Matthias Jabs3:08
13."Dancing in the Moonlight" (Demo Version of "Dancing with the Moonlight") Jabs3:07
14."Living for Tomorrow" (Demo Song)  3:37
15."I Can't Explain" (The Who cover)Pete TownshendTownshend3:20

Personnel

[edit]
Scorpions
Additional musicians
  • Lee Aaron – backing vocals on "Rhythm of Love"
  • Peter Baltes – intro vocals on "Every Minute Every Day"
Production
  • Dieter Dierks – producer, engineer, mixing on tracks 2 and 9
  • Ian Taylor, Gerd Rautenbach – engineers
  • Mike Shipley – mixing on tracks 2 and 9
  • Nigel Green and Scorpions – mixing at Battery Studios, London
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 18
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[13] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 24
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[15] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 4
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[18] 17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 18
US Billboard 200[24] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[26] Gold 34,906[26]
France (SNEP)[27] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[28] Gold 250,000^
Malaysia[29] Gold 20,000[29]
Sweden (GLF)[30] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[32] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (18 September 2015). "Scorpions Albums Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2021. This technology-overloaded LP briefly suited some pop metal tastes; After stumbling with the pop metal-focused 'Savage Amusement,'
  3. ^ Begrand, Adrien (27 May 2004). "Scorpions: Box of Scorpions, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 May 2021. it was little more than just another empty hair metal album
  4. ^ "SCORPIONS - Savage Amusement (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)". metalitalia.com (in Italian). 6 November 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ Rothe, Dominik (26 December 2018). "Scorpions - Savage Amusement • Blast From The Bast". metal.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 721. ISBN 9780862415419.
  7. ^ Weber, Barry. "Scorpions Savage Amusement review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 319–320. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  9. ^ Schäfer, Wolfgang (1988). "Review Album: Scorpions - Savage Amusement". Rock Hard (in German). No. 27. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Savage Amusement Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  11. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database: search for Scorpions". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Scorpions – Savage Amusement" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8604". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Scorpions – Savage Amusement" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  16. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Select Scorpions from the menu, then press OK.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Scorpions – Savage Amusement" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  18. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 25 March 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Scorpions".
  19. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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