On March 14, 2010, “Sony / Columbia” label released “Sting in the Tail”, the seventeenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded May – December 2009, at “Scorpio Sound Studio” and “Vocal Land Studio” in Germany, “The Garage Studio” and “Atlantisstudion” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mikael Nord Andersson and Martin Hansen.

Personnel:

• Klaus Meine – lead vocals
• Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals
• James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
• Tarja Turunen – vocals
• Mikael Nord Andersson – gang vocals, recording, mixing
• Martin Hansen – recording, mixing
• Hans-Martin Buff – Pro Tools operator, engineer
• Mats Lindfors, George Marino – mastering
• Dirk Illing – artwork
• Peter Kirkman – guitar technician
• Ingo Powitzer – guitar technician
• Micke Svennsson – drum technician

Track listing:

1. Raised on Rock – lyrics by Martin Hansen, Klaus Meine, music by Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
2. Sting in the Tail – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
3. Slave Me – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker
4. The Good Die Young – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Christian Kolonovits
5. No Limits – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian  
6. Rock Zone – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Mikael Nord Andersson
7. Lorelei – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Rudolf Schenker, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström
8. Turn You On – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
9. Let’s Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian
10. SLY – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
11. Spirit of Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, music by Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker
12. The Best is Yet to Come – Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström