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Released | 18 September 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1998–2000 | |||
Length | 61:35 | |||
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Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released on 18 September 2000 by 16 Inch Records. 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 number one on the Finland's Official List for albums. [2]
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 number one on the singles charts in Finland for 2 weeks and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] Shortly after the album's release,Darude created a vocal edit of "Out of Control",and released it as a single;"Out of Control (Back for More)". This single also charted in major countries and was re-released on several editions of the album. [5]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
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 number one on the Finland's Official List for albums, [2] number 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart [6] and number 11 on the US Independent Albums chart. [7] It also charted high on album charts in a number of other countries,including number 9 in Sweden, [8] number 14 in Norway, [9] number 18 in Canada, [10] number 36 in Australia, [11] and number 34 in France. [12]
Contrary to its chart success,Before the Storm received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic reviewer Antti J. Ravelin praised the album's singles,but criticised its "monotonality",claiming "Before the Storm may work well on the dancefloor,but it is virtually impossible to listen to the whole album at home". [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sandstorm" | Ville Virtanen | 3:45 | |
2. | "Burning" |
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| 7:10 |
3. | "Feel the Beat" | Salovaara |
| 4:18 |
4. | "Out of Control" | Salovaara |
| 5:02 |
5. | "Touch Me Feel Me" | Salovaara |
| 6:14 |
6. | "Calm Before the Storm" |
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| 4:53 |
7. | "Let the Music Take Control" |
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| 5:45 |
8. | "Drums of New York" | Salovaara |
| 6:04 |
9. | "The Flow" |
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| 3:52 |
10. | "Sandstorm" (JS16 Remix) | Virtanen |
| 7:22 |
11. | "Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark Mix) | Salovaara |
| 7:06 |
Total length: | 61:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Sandstorm" (Superchumbo Sandy Storm Remix) | 4:16 |
12. | "Sandstorm" (Darude vs. Orgy Astro American Remix) | 4:36 |
13. | "Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark Mix) | 7:05 |
14. | "Out of Control (Back for More)" | 3:35 |
15. | "Out of Control" (Spectro Mix) | 4:19 |
Total length: | 78:21 |
In 2001, 16 Inch Records re-released Before the Storm as a two-disc "Special edition". [13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Out of Control (Back for More)" | 3:37 |
2. | "Burning" | 7:10 |
3. | "Feel the Beat" | 4:18 |
4. | "Sandstorm" | 3:45 |
5. | "Touch Me Feel Me" | 6:14 |
6. | "Calm Before the Storm" | 4:53 |
7. | "Let the Music Take Control" | 5:45 |
8. | "Drums of New York" | 6:04 |
9. | "The Flow" | 3:52 |
10. | "Out of Control (Back for More)" (JS16 remix) | 7:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sandstorm" (Terpsichord remix) | 7:02 |
2. | "Sandstorm" (JS16 remix) | 7:21 |
3. | "Sandstorm" (Ariel remix) | 6:41 |
4. | "Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark mix) | 7:06 |
5. | "Feel the Beat" (Rocco & Heist remix) | 9:02 |
6. | "Feel the Beat" (Missing Link remix) | 4:55 |
7. | "Feel the Beat" (Soundfreak remix) | 5:38 |
8. | "Out of Control (Back for More)" (Spectro remix) | 6:54 |
9. | "Out of Control" (Bostik remix) | 8:41 |
10. | "Calm Before the Storm" ('99 remix) | 6:32 |
Adapted from CD liner notes.
Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 36 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] | 18 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [16] | 28 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] | 74 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] | 1 |
French Albums (SNEP) [19] | 34 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [20] | 14 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] | 9 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [22] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [23] | 11 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [24] | 128 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [25] | Platinum | 78,000 [25] |
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