Feel the Beat

"Feel the Beat"
Single by Darude
from the album Before the Storm
B-side Remix
Released November 20, 2000 (Europe)
Format CD single, CD maxi,
12" maxi single, cassette
Genre Techno, trance
Length 4:18
Label Urban (Germany)
Neo Records Ltd (UK)
Hot Tracks (France)
Popular Records (Canada)
Insolent Tracks (Spain)
Edel (Finland)
Groovilicious (U.S.)
Writer(s) Jaakko Salovaara
Producer(s) Jaakko Salovaara
Darude singles chronology
"Sandstorm"
(1999)		 "Feel the Beat"
(2000)		 "Out of Control"
(2000)

"Feel the Beat" is a 2000 song by Finnish DJ Darude. It was the second single from his debut album Before the Storm. It shares many similar musical elements to the first single, and achieved some success throughout Europe, Oceania, and America. It topped the singles charts in Finland and was a top ten hit in UK, Ireland, Canada, and on the U.S. (Billboard Hot Dance Club Play).

Music video

A music video was filmed for "Feel the Beat".[1] In the video, Darude appears holding a briefcase and riding a Razor scooter. He gets into a Dodge Viper with a young woman and drives through the countryside, eventually stopping to meet a helicopter. The helicopter flies them to a dance party. Darude opens the briefcase to reveal a golden LP labeled "DARUDE - FEEL THE BEAT", which he proceeds to play on a turntable.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Feel the Beat".[2]

CD maxi - Europe
  1. "Feel the Beat" (radio version) — 4:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (original version) — 8:36
  3. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 dark mix) — 7:06
  4. "Feel the Beat" (soundfreak remix) — 5:35
  5. "Feel the Beat" (missing link remix) — 4:54
CD maxi - Asia
  1. "Feel the Beat" (radio edit) — 3:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (original mix) — 8:36
  3. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 dark remix) — 7:19
  4. "Feel the Beat" (Rocco & Heist remix 1) — 7:19
  5. "Feel the Beat" (Rocco & Heist remix 2) — 8:50
12" maxi - Europe
  1. "Feel the Beat" (original mix) — 8:36
  2. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 dark mix) — 7:06
12" maxi - America
  1. "Feel the Beat" (original club mix) — 8:36
  2. "Feel the Beat" (missing link remix) — 4:54
  3. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 dark mix) — 7:06
  4. "Feel the Beat" (soundfreak remix) — 5:35
CD single
  1. "Feel the Beat" (edit) — 3:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (original mix) — 8:36
  3. "Feel the Beat" (JS 16 dark mix) — 7:06
Cassette
  1. "Feel the Beat" (radio edit) — 3:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (radio edit) — 3:18

Charts

Chart (2000/01) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 42
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] 1
France (SNEP)[3] 25
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[3] 10
Netherlands (Mega Top 100)[3] 19
New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] 26
Norway (VG-lista)[3] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[3] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 34
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[6] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] 5

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Ihanaa, Leijonat, ihanaa (Siperia opettaa remix)" by A-Tyyppi featuring Antero Mertaranta		 Finnish number-one single
19/2000 - 20/2000 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Hate Me!" by Children of Bodom

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN84To5ndw0
  2. ↑ "Darude — "Feel the Beat"". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 ""Feel the Beat", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Darude, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  5. ↑ Charts on musicline.de
  6. ↑ ", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Retrieved 2009-07-23.