Before the Storm (Darude album)

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Before the Storm
Darude Before the Storm.jpg
Studio album by
Released18 September 2000
Recorded1998–2000
Length61:35
Label
Producer
Darude chronology
Before the Storm
(2000)
Rush
(2003)
Singles from Before the Storm
  1. "Sandstorm"
    Released: 26 October 1999
  2. "Feel the Beat"
    Released: 20 November 2000
  3. "Out of Control (Back for More)"
    Released: 1 February 2001
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sandstorm" Ville Virtanen 3:45
2."Burning"
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
7:10
3."Feel the Beat"Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
4:18
4."Out of Control"Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
5:02
5."Touch Me Feel Me"Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
6:14
6."Calm Before the Storm"
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
4:53
7."Let the Music Take Control"
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
5:45
8."Drums of New York"Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
6:04
9."The Flow"
  • Virtanen
  • Toni Lahde
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
3:52
10."Sandstorm" (JS16 Remix)Virtanen
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
7:22
11."Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark Mix)Salovaara
  • Virtanen
  • Salovaara
7:06
Total length:61:35
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

Special edition

In 2001, 16 Inch Records re-released Before the Storm as a two-disc "Special edition". [13]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
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
Disc two
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Adapted from CD liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Before the Storm by Darude
Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Before the Storm by Darude
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [24] 128

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [25] Platinum78,000 [25]

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