Before the Storm (Darude album)
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Studio album by Darude | ||||
Released | 5 September 2000 | |||
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Length | 78:21 | |||
Label | 16 Inch | |||
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Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Finnish DJ Darude. It was released in 5 September 2000. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including No. 1 on Finland's Official List for albums.[2]
Contents
Production and singles
Before the Storm was produced by JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara), and features two of JS16's remixes.[3] The album includes several singles, the first of which, "Sandstorm," had been released prior to the album in 1999 to great success.[3] Darude's second single, "Feel the Beat," followed the success of "Sandstorm", reaching #1 on the singles charts in Finland for 2 weeks and No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Release and reception
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The album came out on September 5, 2000. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darud three Finnish Grammy awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including No. 1 on Finland's Official List for albums,[2] No. 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart[5] and No. on the US Independent Albums chart.[6] It also charted high on album charts in a number of other countries, including No. 9 in Sweden,[7] No. 14 in Norway,[8] No. 18 in Canada,[9] No. 36 in Australia,[10] and No. 34 in France.[11]
Track listing
- "Sandstorm" – 3:45
- "Burning" – 7:10
- "Feel the Beat" – 4:18
- "Out of Control" – 5:02
- "Touch Me Feel Me" – 6:14
- "Calm Before the Storm" – 4:53
- "Let the Music Take Control" – 5:45
- "Drums of New York" – 6:04
- "The Flow" – 3:52
- "Sandstorm (JS 16 Remix)" – 7:22
- "Sandstorm (Superchumbo's Sandy Storm)" – 4:17
- "Sandstorm (Darude Vs Orgy Astro American Remix)" – 4:36
- "Feel the Beat (JS 16 Dark Mix)" – 7:06
- "Out of Control (Vocal Mix)" – 3:36
- "Out of Control (Spectro Remix)" – 4:18
Charts
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18 |
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1 |
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34 |
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14 |
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9 |
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6 |
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11 |
Personnel
- Darude – primary artist
See also
References
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