According to Iltasanomat, Imaginaerum sold more than 50,000 copies in Finland on its first day of release. The first single off the album, " Storytime", was released on 9 November 2011 and quickly topped the Finnish single charts. It is their second and last album with vocalist Anette Olzon, as well as the last with drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The album was produced alongside the movie of the same name, directed by Stobe Harju, who previously directed Nightwish's " The Islander" music video, and the album and the film share the same themes and general story. According to Nightwish songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, the album is a concept album that tells the story of an old composer who is reminiscing of his youth on his deathbed. It was released on 30 November 2011 by Scene Nation Oy and Sony Music in Finland, then on 2 December in Nuclear Blast in the rest of Europe and Roadrunner Records worldwide. Imaginaerum is the seventh studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
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