Mirage (Armin van Buuren album)

Mirage
Studio album by Armin van Buuren
Released September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10)
Genre Trance
Label Armada Music
Producer Armin van Buuren, Benno de Goeij
Armin van Buuren chronology
Imagine – The Remixes
(2009)		 Mirage
(2010)		 Mirage – The Remixes
(2011)
Singles from Mirage
  1. "Full Focus"
    Released: June 24, 2010
  2. "Not Giving Up on Love"
    Released: August 20, 2010
  3. "This Light Between Us"
    Released: November 12, 2010
  4. "Drowning"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  5. "Feels So Good"
    Released: July 4, 2011
  6. "Youtopia"
    Released: December 13, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Mirage is the fourth studio album[2] by Dutch trance producer and DJ Armin van Buuren. It was released on September 10, 2010,[3] and was preceded by the release of the lead single, "Full Focus" on June 24, 2010. The album features collaborations with English singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, British singer Christian Burns, Pakistani-American singer-songwriter Nadia Ali, American electronic producer BT, Dutch trance producer Ferry Corsten, and Adam Young of Owl City.[4]

The album debuted at number three in the Netherlands,[5] and at number 113 in the United Kingdom.[6] It debuted at number 148 in the United States on the Billboard 200,[7] while also charting at the Dance/Electronic Albums chart at number five.[8]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Desiderium 207" (featuring Susana) 2:08
2. "Mirage"   6:41
3. "This Light Between Us" (featuring Christian Burns) 5:09
4. "Not Giving Up on Love" (with Sophie Ellis-Bextor) 2:52
5. "I Don't Own You"   6:46
6. "Full Focus"   4:41
7. "Take a Moment" (featuring Winter Kills) 5:02
8. "Feels So Good" (featuring Nadia Ali) 3:57
9. "Virtual Friend" (featuring Sophie) 7:11
10. "Drowning" (featuring Laura V) 2:45
11. "Down to Love" (featuring Ana Criado) 4:15
12. "Coming Home"   6:20
13. "These Silent Hearts" (featuring BT) 5:48
14. "Orbion"   5:17
15. "Minack" (with Ferry Corsten) 6:43
16. "Youtopia" (featuring Adam Young) 3:59
iTunes bonus tracks[9]
No. Title Length
17. "Breathe in Deep" (featuring Fiora) 6:10
18. "Take Me Where I Wanna Go" (featuring VanVelzen) 7:21
19. "I Surrender" (featuring Cathy Burton) 8:06
20. "Love Too Hard" (featuring Jessie Morgan) 7:18
21. "Virtual Friend (Acoustic Mix)" (featuring Sophie) 3:55

Deluxe Edition

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[11] 10
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[12] 58
Dutch Albums Chart[5] 3
German Albums Chart[13] 42
Mexican Albums Chart[14] 12
Russian Albums Chart[15] 2
UK Albums Chart[6] 113
US Billboard 200[7] 148
US Dance/Electronic Albums[8] 5

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Armin van Buuren - Armada Music". http://www.armadamusic.com/artist/armin-van-buuren/. Retrieved 16 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Armin van Buuren – Mirage tracklist!". Armadamusic.com. 23 July 2010. http://www.armadamusic.com/news/2010/07/armin-van-buuren-mirage-tracklist/. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Armada Music: Armin van Buuren - Mirage". http://www.armadamusic.com/music/?release=ARDI1688. Retrieved 16 December 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl - Armin van Buuren - Mirage" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Armin+van+Buuren&titel=Mirage&cat=a. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  6. ^ a b "CHART: CLUK Update 25.09.2010 (wk37)". UK Albums Chart. ChartsPlus. http://zobbel.de/cluk/100925cluk.txt. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  7. ^ a b "Armin van Buuren Album & Song Chart History". Billboard 200 for Armin van Buuren. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/artist/armin-van-buuren/chart-history/304336#/artist/armin-van-buuren/chart-history/304336. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  8. ^ a b "Armin van Buuren Album & Song Chart History". Dance/Electronic Albums for Armin van Buuren. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/artist/armin-van-buuren/chart-history/304336#/artist/armin-van-buuren/chart-history/304336?f=322&g=Albums. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  9. ^ "Armin van Buuren - Mirage (Special Bonus Tracks Edition)". iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/nl/preorder/mirage-special-bonus-tracks/id385249285. Retrieved 22 August 2010. 
  10. ^ a b "Armin Van Buuren - Mirage: Deluxe Edition (3CD & DVD) - Dance CDs at Play.com (UK)". Play.com. http://www.play.com/Music/CD/-/2934/2201/-/26565123/Mirage-Deluxe-Edition/Product.html. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 
  11. ^ "ultratop.be - Armin van Buuren - Mirage" (in Dutch). Ultratop. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Armin+van+Buuren&titel=Mirage&cat=a. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  12. ^ "ultratop.be - Armin van Buuren - Mirage" (in French). Ultratop. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Armin+van+Buuren&titel=Mirage&cat=a. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  13. ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Buuren,Armin Van - Mirage" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Buuren%2CArmin+Van/Mirage/longplay. Retrieved 8 october 2010. 
  14. ^ "mexicancharts.com - Armin van Buuren - Mirage". AMPROFON. Hung Medien. http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Armin+van+Buuren&titel=Mirage&cat=a. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
  15. ^ "Russia Top 25. Albums - week 39-2010" (in Russian). 2M. lenta.ru. http://lenta.ru/articles/2010/10/08/chart/. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 

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