Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)

~ Recording by Nightwish

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.21	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)	4:19	Nightwish	Imaginaerum (deluxe version)	Nightwish	Album	XW2011-10-27	Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022)	[none]
2.8	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)	4:20	Nightwish	Imaginaerum (strictly limited box edition)	Nightwish	Album	DE2011-11-02	Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022)	NB 2789-0-1, NB 2789-0-2, NB 2789-5, NB 2789-5-3
2.8	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)	4:20	Nightwish	Imaginaerum (limited edition)	Nightwish	Album	FI2011-11-30	Scene Nation Oy	SCENECD-002
2.8	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental version)	4:20	Nightwish	Imaginaerum	Nightwish	Album	FI2011-11-30	Scene Nation Oy
2.8	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)	4:20	Nightwish	Imaginaerum (limited edition)	Nightwish	Album	DE2011-12-02 XE2011	Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022)	27361 27890, NB 2789-0, NB 2789-0-1, NB 2789-0-2
2.8	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)	4:20	Nightwish	Imaginaerum (special edition)	Nightwish	Album	US2011	Roadrunner Records

recording engineer:	Marko Hietala Emppu Vuorinen Mikko Karmila (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) Tero Kinnunen (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
engineer:	Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:	Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:	Mikko Karmila (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:	Jukka Nevalainen
electric bass guitar:	Marko Hietala
guest tin whistle:	Troy Donockley
guitar family:	Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:	Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals:	Metro Voices
orchestra:	The Looking Glass Orchestra
conductor:	James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:	Jenny O’Grady
arranger:	Marko Hietala Tuomas Holopainen Jukka Nevalainen Emppu Vuorinen
orchestrator:	Pip Williams (producer)

recorded at:

Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
Legendary Bay of Tube Studios (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
Pajarin Hauta in Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)

mixed at:

Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-04 until 2011-06)

purchase for download:	https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1460466472 [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/0UJsbFvBSg8UZPA9UiYfXv [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/668801432 [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1460466472 [info] https://tidal.com/track/108030924 [info]

recording of:	Turn Loose the Mermaids (instrumental)

lyricist and composer:	Tuomas Holopainen

publisher:	Potoska Publishing Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today)