Sandstorm (song)
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| Single by Darude from the album Before the Storm |
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| Released | 1999 | ||||
| Format | CD, 12" | ||||
| Genre | Electronica | ||||
| Length | 7:21 (Original Mix) 3:45 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Neo | ||||
| Producer | Darude, JS16 | ||||
| Certification | Silver (BPI) | ||||
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"Sandstorm" is a 12" and a CD single by the Finnish DJ Darude. The single was released by Neo in 1999 and re-released in 2000. Sandstorm was the best selling 12" worldwide in 2000.[1]
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[edit] US popularity
[edit] Crossover effect to mainstream audiences
Many electronic music enthusiasts tend to criticize the song for the effects of its popularity. While the song is actually of the trance genre, it is commonly mistaken to be techno.[citation needed] The song has also become a staple at school dances and on pop radio stations, opposite to the much more underground world of electronic music. The song itself has also spawned many remixes, some of which span genres outside of the electronica genre; it is frequently used for sampling. This song was also the last instrumental track to hit the Top 40 and also the newest instrumental track ever played on hit music radio stations.
[edit] Other than dance audiences
The song has been used:
- In 2 policy trailers on YouTube From Pike Productions, Inc..
- In the home version of the game DDRMAX: Dance Dance Revolution
- In the 2005 film Fun with Dick and Jane
- In the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
- In the first episode of Showtime's Queer as Folk
- In the Saturday Night Live skit called "The First Person In The History of the World to Dance."
- By Brazilian MMA fighter Wanderlei Silva as his entrance theme.
- At Dodger Stadium when a player from the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team hits a home run
- At PETCO Park in San Diego when a player from the San Diego Padres hits a walk-off home run
- At the start any FIM MX1/2 Motocross race
- At Shea Stadium by the New York Mets to get the crowd fired up during a rally
- During halftime at all University of Delaware and University of Dayton men's basketball games
- As an entrance song by the Iran national football team at home games.
- As part of the queueing sequence for Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge, a dark ride by the Sally Corporation, at Hersheypark in Hershey Pennsylvania
- In arenas in the National Hockey League during commercial breaks.
- By Venezuelan game show Mega Match as its background song
- By Watford Football Club as the players come onto the pitch
- By Derby County FC.
- By Rangers F.C. when the players train on the Ibrox pitch before a game.
- By Coventry City FC just before the players come onto the pitch
- When the Lawrence Academy Spartans win
- At the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum when the New York Islanders are on the power play.
- It was used in the iPhone Demo in Moscow.
[edit] Track listing (12")
- "Sandstorm" (radio edit)
- "Sandstorm" (original mix)
- "Sandstorm" (JS 16 remix)
[edit] Track listing (CD)
- "Sandstorm" (radio edit) (3:45)
- "Sandstorm" (original mix) (7:21)
- "Sandstorm" (JS16 remix) (7:24)
[edit] References
- ^ Ron Slomowicz (2003-11-13). Your Guide to Dance Music / Electronica. (English). Retrieved on 2006-07-26.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "It Feels So Good" by Sonique |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 27 July 2000 - 31 August 2000 |
Succeeded by "Music" by Madonna |
