# Face the Heat

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10 |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | 6/7 |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10 |
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 political band with the song "Alien Nation", which was about the re-unification of Germany. This album had a contemporary touch to it, as the band were then going with the current trends, before later returning to their original style in Unbreakable in 2004. This is the last album to feature drummer Herman Rarebell, and the first with Ralph Rieckermann on bass guitar replacing Francis Buchholz.
"Under the Same Sun" was played during the ending credits of the 1994 film On Deadly Ground.
"Alien Nation" was covered by the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle, recorded by Pier Gonella at MusicArt Studios and released as Japanese bonus track of their album The Phoenix.
"Lonely Nights" was later included in the 2017 compilation album Born to Touch Your Feelings: Best of Rock Ballads.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker except where noted

## Personnel
### Scorpions

* Klaus Meine – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements on "Woman"
* Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, sitar, EBow, backing vocals
* Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, talk box
* Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion
* Ralph Rieckermann – bass

### Additional musicians

* John Webster – keyboards
* Luke Herzog – additional keyboards on "Woman" and "Lonely Nights", arrangements on "Woman"
* Helen Donath – opera voice on "Ship of Fools"
* Rhian Gittins – girl's voice on "Nightmare Avenue"
* Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance – backing vocals
* Bruce Fairbairn, Mark Hudson – backing vocals on "Under the Same Sun"

### Production

* Bruce Fairbairn – producer, arrangements with Scorpions
* Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands
* Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
* George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
* Hubert Kretzschmar – cover photography

## Charts

| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 12 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 34 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 34 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) | 8 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 5 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 4 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) | 22 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 29 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 4 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 15 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 9 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 51 |
| US Billboard 200 | 24 |

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| Germany | — | 350,000 |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| United States | — | 450,000 |
| Summaries |||
| Worldwide | — | 1,500,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||