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Before the Storm (Darude album)

Before the Storm
Darude-Before the Storm.jpg
Studio album by Darude
Released 8 May 2001
Genre
Length 78:21
Label 16 Inch
Darude chronology
Ignition
(2000)Ignition2000
Before the Storm
(2001)
Rush
(2003)Rush2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 1.5/5 stars

Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released on 8 May 2001 by 16 Inch Records. 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.

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.

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.



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