Before the Storm (Darude album)

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
Studio album by Darude
Released	18 September 2000
Recorded	1998–2000
Genre	Electronica trance
Length	61:35
Label	16 Inch BMG
Producer	Ville Virtanen Jaakko Salovaara
Darude chronology
Before the Storm (2000) Rush (2003)
Singles from Before the Storm
"Sandstorm" Released: 26 October 1999 "Feel the Beat" Released: 20 November 2000 "Out of Control (Back for More)" Released: 1 February 2001
Alternate cover
Digital download cover

Production and singles

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]

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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]

Track listing

Original release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sandstorm"	Ville Virtanen	Ville Virtanen Jaakko Salovaara	3:45
2.	"Burning"	Jaakko Salovaara Marko Humpula Mikko Kivari	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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
1.	"Out of Control (Back for More)"	3:47
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.	Title	Length
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.

• Ville Virtanen (Darude) – writing, production, arrangement
• Jaakko Salovaara (JS16) – writing, production, arrangement, remix, additional production, mixing
• Marko Humpula – writing (track 2)
• Mikko Kivari – writing (track 2)
• Toni Lahde – writing (track 9)
• Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
• Sampo Hanninen – artwork, cover design

Charts

Chart	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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[24]	Platinum	78,000[24]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• 2000 in music
• List of number-one albums (Finland)
• List of best-selling albums in Finland

References

1. "Darude". Eurochannel.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "finnishcharts.com – Finnish charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
3. Ravelin, Antti J. (February 13, 2001). "Before the Storm review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 141. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
5. ""Out of Control (Back For More)" UK Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
6. "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
7. "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
8. "swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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12. "lescharts.com – French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
13. "Darude - Before The Storm (Special Edition)".
14. "Australiancharts.com – Darude – Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
15. "Darude Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
16. "Danishcharts.dk – Darude – Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Darude – Before the Storm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
18. "Darude: Before the Storm" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
19. "Lescharts.com – Darude – Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
20. "Norwegiancharts.com – Darude – Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
21. "Swedishcharts.com – Darude – Before the Storm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
22. "Darude Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
23. "Darude Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
24. "Darude" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

External links

• Darude.com