Intense (composition)

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"Intense"
Armin van Buuren feat. Miri Ben-Ari - Intense.jpg
Single by Armin van Buuren featuring Miri Ben-Ari
from the album Intense
ReleasedNovember 22, 2013
Genre
Length
  • 2:53 (radio edit)
  • 8:48 (original mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Armin van Buuren
  • Benno de Goeij
  • Miri Ben-Ari
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Beautiful Life"
(2013)
"Intense"
(2013)
"Save My Night"
(2014)
Miri Ben-Ari singles chronology
"Symphony of Brotherhood"
(2009)
"Intense"
(2013)
"Quiet Storm"
(2018)

"Intense" is a composition by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren featuring Israeli-American violinist Miri Ben-Ari. The track was released only in the Netherlands by Armada Music as a digital download on 22 November 2013 as the fourth single from van Buuren's fifth studio album Intense . [1]

Contents

Introducing the album, the track combines van Buuren's trance music with Ben-Ari's violin sound. It was chosen as "tune of year 2013" by the listeners of Armin van Buuren's radio A State of Trance. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Intense" (radio edit) – 2:53
  2. "Intense" (Dannic remix) – 5:52
  3. "Intense" (Andrew Rayel remix) – 6:59

Charts

Chart (2013–2014)Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [3] 12

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References

  1. "Armin van Buuren featuring Miri Ben-Ari - Intense" . Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  2. "ASOT Tune of the Year 2013" . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Armin van Buuren" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.