Before the Storm (Darude album)

Production and singles

Before the Storm was produced by JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara), and features two of JS16's remixes. The album includes several singles, the first of which, "Sandstorm," had been released prior to the album in 1999 to great success. 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.

Release and reception

The album came out on 8 May 2001. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards. It also peaked on a number of charts, including number one on the Finland's Official List for albums, number 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number 11 on the US Independent Albums chart. It also charted high on album charts in a number of other countries, including number 9 in Sweden, number 14 in Norway, number 18 in Canada, number 36 in Australia, and number 34 in France.

Track listing

1. "Sandstorm" – 3:45
2. "Burning" – 7:10
3. "Feel the Beat" – 4:18
4. "Out of Control" – 5:02
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. "Sandstorm (JS 16 Remix)" – 7:22
11. "Sandstorm (Superchumbo's Sandy Storm)" – 4:17
12. "Sandstorm (Darude Vs Orgy Astro American Remix)" – 4:36
13. "Feel the Beat (JS 16 Dark Mix)" – 7:06
14. "Out of Control (Vocal Mix)" – 3:36
15. "Out of Control (Spectro Remix)" – 4:18