"Close My Eyes" | ||||
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Single by Sander van Doorn vs. Robbie Williams | ||||
Released | January 4, 2009 | |||
Format | CD single, digital download, airplay | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Trance, techno | |||
Length | 2:49 (UK radio edit) 7:24 (original club version) | |||
Label | Spinnin' Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | My Robot Friend | |||
Producer(s) | Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Chris Zippel | |||
Sander van Doorn singles chronology | ||||
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Robbie Williams singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Sander Van Doorn vs Robbie Williams "Close My Eyes" on YouTube |
"Close My Eyes" is an electronic song from Dutch techno and trance music DJ and producer Sander van Doorn. The song features Robbie Williams and production by Pet Shop Boys and Chris Zippel. The remix is of the original version of the song called "We're the Pet Shop Boys", a track recorded by Robbie Williams, featuring Pet Shop Boys, from his album Rudebox . The track peaked at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. An official music video exists.
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology. In general, a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means, and that produced using electronics only. Electromechanical instruments include mechanical elements, such as strings, hammers, and so on, and electric elements, such as magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, and the electric guitar, which are typically made loud enough for performers and audiences to hear with an instrument amplifier and speaker cabinet. Pure electronic instruments do not have vibrating strings, hammers, or other sound-producing mechanisms. Devices such as the theremin, synthesizer, and computer can produce electronic sounds.
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States in the mid-to-late 1980s. Techno is generally repetitive instrumental music, often produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythm is often in common time (4/4), while the tempo typically varies between 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). Artists may use electronic instruments such as drum machines, sequencers, and synthesizers, as well as digital audio workstations. Drum machines from the 1980s such as Roland's TR-808 and TR-909 are highly prized, and software emulations of such retro instruments are popular.
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Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 [1] | 7 |
German Singles Chart [2] | 33 |
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs (original version, "We're the Pet Shop Boys") | 5 |
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