Balance | ||||
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Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2017–2019 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop [1] | |||
Length | 90:28 | |||
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Singles from Balance | ||||
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Balance is the seventh studio album by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 25 October 2019 through Armada Music, succeeding his 2015 album Embrace . [2] [3] It was also released as a double album with each part consisting of 14 tracks. [4] It features collaborations with Above & Beyond, BT, Lucas & Steve, Garibay, Inner City, Shapov, Rudimental, Tempo Giusto, Ne-Yo and Haliene.
Rachel Narozniak from Dancing Astronaut wrote that Balance "emblematizes the artistic diligence" driving van Buuren since his debut appearance, while comprising a "broad assembly of dance styles, anthemic chord progressions, vocal-centric constructions, and ear-catching lyrical concepts and hooks". She praised the variety of both dance-pop and trance tracks within the album, which Narozniak felt showed van Buuren's willingness to go beyond his "sonic comfort zone" of producing traditional trance music. [1]
Track details and metadata adapted from Apple Music. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sucker for Love" (with Avalan) |
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| 2:56 |
2. | "Something Real" (with Avian Grays featuring Jordan Shaw) |
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| 2:59 |
3. | "Wild Wild Son" (featuring Sam Martin) |
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| 3:33 |
4. | "Phone Down" (with Garibay featuring Justin Stein) |
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| 3:12 |
5. | "Blah Blah Blah" |
| Armin van Buuren | 3:03 |
6. | "Sunny Days" (featuring Josh Cumbee) |
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| 3:30 |
7. | "Runaway" (featuring Candace Sosa) |
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| 3:57 |
8. | "It Could Be" (vs. Inner City) |
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| 2:37 |
9. | "Unlove You" (featuring Ne-Yo) |
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| 2:30 |
10. | "Therapy" (featuring James Newman) |
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| 3:06 |
11. | "Waking Up with You" (featuring David Hodges) |
| Armin van Buuren | 2:59 |
12. | "Sex, Love & Water" (featuring Conrad Sewell) |
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| 3:17 |
13. | "Don't Give Up on Me" (with Lucas & Steve featuring Josh Cumbee) |
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| 3:05 |
14. | "Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Matluck) |
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| 3:15 |
Total length: | 43:59 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "La résistance de l'amour" (vs. Shapov) |
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| 3:31 |
16. | "Million Voices" |
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| 3:07 |
17. | "Show Me Love" (vs. Above & Beyond) |
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| 3:31 |
18. | "Song I Sing" (featuring HALIENE) |
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| 4:22 |
19. | "High on Your Love" (with Rudimental featuring James Newman) |
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| 3:08 |
20. | "I Need You" (with Garibay featuring Olaf Blackwood) |
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| 3:26 |
21. | "Lonely for You" (featuring Bonnie McKee) |
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| 3:13 |
22. | "Always" (with BT featuring Nation of One) |
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| 3:39 |
23. | "Turn It Up" |
| Armin van Buuren | 2:52 |
24. | "Mr. Navigator" (vs. Tempo Giusto) |
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| 2:32 |
25. | "Revolution" (with Luke Bond featuring KARRA) |
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| 3:16 |
26. | "All Comes Down" (featuring Cimo Frankel) |
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| 3:17 |
27. | "Miles Away" (featuring Sam Martin) |
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| 3:46 |
28. | "Stickup" |
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| 2:49 |
Total length: | 46:29 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] | 70 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 47 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 99 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [9] | 70 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 11 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 45 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [12] | 15 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] | 77 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] | 52 |
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [15] | 1 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [16] | 13 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Netherlands (NVPI) [17] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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