Skydivin'

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Skydivin'
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Studio album by
Released16 June 2008 (2008-06-16)
Recorded2004–2008
Genre Hardcore, dance
Length112:55
Label All Around the World, Universal Music TV
Producer Darren Styles, Ultrabeat, Hypasonic, SHM, Styles & Breeze, N-Force, Kenny Hayes (add.)
Darren Styles chronology
All over the UK
(1996)
Skydivin'
(2008)
Feel the Pressure
(2010)
Singles from Skydivin'
  1. "You're Shining"
    Released: 19 July 2004
  2. "Heartbeatz"
    Released: 28 February 2005
  3. "Save Me"
    Released: 19 March 2007
  4. "Sure Feels Good"
    Released: 20 August 2007
  5. "Right by Your Side"
    Released: 9 June 2008
  6. "Discolights"
    Released: 30 June 2008

Skydivin' is the debut solo studio album by British dance musician Darren Styles.

Contents

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart with sales of 22,197. A month later it was certified gold by the BPI with over 100,000 copies sold.

Track listing

Disc 1: Hardcore
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashlight"Darren Styles4:02
2."Come Running"Styles, Francis Hill4:14
3."Getting Better"Styles3:55
4."Discolights" (vs. Ultrabeat)Styles, Mike Di Scala, Chris Henry3:30
5."Save Me"Styles4:12
6."Baby I'll Let You Know"Styles, Wayne Donnelly3:21
7."I Say I Love You"Styles, Hill, Daniel Haysom4:07
8."Drop Zone"Styles3:35
9."Show Me the Sunshine"Styles, Paul Hobbs4:57
10."Skydivin'" (vocal mix)Styles, James Broomfield4:00
11."Jealous"Styles3:16
12."Just Easy" (feat. Whizzkid)Styles, Whizzkid3:55
13."Cutting Deep"Styles, Hobbs, Leroy Van Brown3:27
14."Lost the Plot"Styles, Wayne Gibbons3:26
15."Slide Away" (Styles & Breeze)Styles & Breeze4:29
16."Different Groove"Styles2:49
17."Feel Love"Styles4:55
Total length:66:10
Disc 2: Commercial
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Right by Your Side" (vs. N-Force)Styles, Jochen Gradwohl, Henry3:22
2."Save Me" (Nitelite remix)Styles3:48
3."Tell Me"Styles2:34
4."Girls Like You" (Fugitive Sexy Crazy edit)Styles, Dougal, Curno3:20
5."I Need You"Styles, Van Brown3:50
6."Sure Feels Good" (vs. Ultrabeat)Styles, Di Scala, Henry3:25
7."Heartbeatz" (Styles & Breeze)Styles & Breeze, Karen Danzig2:46
8."Blow Me Away"Styles, Breeze, Lisa Abbott3:50
9."Skydivin'" (Fugitive edit)Styles, Broomfield3:02
10."You're Shining" (Styles & Breeze)Styles & Breeze3:22
11."Feel Love" (Nitelite remix)Styles4:09
12."Paradise & Dreams" (vs. Ultrabeat)Styles, Hobbs, Van Brown4:03
13."You're My Angel" (Styles & Breeze)Ralph Fridge, Detlef Hastik, Ivo Kinkel5:14
Total length:46:45

Personnel

Production [2]
Additional musicians [2]
Other personnel [2]

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart [3] 4
European Top 100 Albums [4] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 16 June 2008 All Around the World, Universal Music TV 2xCD 1774381

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References

  1. Skydivin' at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 4 Feel the Pressure (Media notes). Darren Styles. UK: All Around the World. 2008. 1774381.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Darren Styles. The Official Charts
  4. "British album certifications – Darren Styles – Skydivin'". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 16 June 2023.