Elements of Life
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Note: In some territories (including the United States
), track 12 is "He's A Pirate" (7:00), a remix of the theme music of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
also featured on the CD single, and on initial retail shipments of Best Buy
's exclusive version of the movie soundtrack. "Everything (Acoustic Version)" is excluded.
Note: The Limited Edition contains the original album with the remix of "He's A Pirate" and a bonus disc.
from BB Mak, Tiësto met him through MySpace
and got in contact with him and the production of the single "In The Dark
".
The album consists of rock
, trance
and experimental music
, which shows the style Tiësto has grown throughout the years since his previous albums which contained lyrics, In My Memory and Just Be
. Producer Brian Transeau collaborated with Tiësto in three tracks, he composed "Bright Morning Star" and "Sweet Things
", he also performed the vocals in the single "Break My Fall
". Together, they produce more tracks which were not released in the album, Tiësto has mentioned they would work again during the coming summer.
, the Elements of Life World Tour DVD was released in a party which was held on 29 February 2008 from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. in London at the IndigO2 club. With the successful release of Elements of Life, Tiësto and fashion designer Giorgio Armani
collaborated together on a limited edition Tiësto T-shirt available at Armani Exchange stores. His single "Sweet Things
" comes with the shirt including an exclusive "A|X Remix" by Tom Cloud which shows the great influence Tiësto has in fashion culture. The charity raised over $300,000. Tiësto and Reebok
introduced the new 'Tiësto shoe' in November 2007. The shoebox comes with a special limited-edition Tiësto & Reebok CD, containing the Elements of Life album and the bonus disc. Only 1000 pair units were available for sale in Netherlands
. On 28 April, Tiësto released Elements of Life: Remixed
, a recompilation of the Elements of Life album with all songs except "He's A Pirate" being replaced by remixed versions, and "He's A Pirate" being replaced by "No More Heroes", a joint production with mute performer trio Blue Man Group
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
), track 12 is "He's A Pirate" (7:00), a remix of the theme music of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 adventure fantasy film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. It was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
also featured on the CD single, and on initial retail shipments of Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
's exclusive version of the movie soundtrack. "Everything (Acoustic Version)" is excluded.
Note: The Limited Edition contains the original album with the remix of "He's A Pirate" and a bonus disc.
Credits
- Composer(s), Producer(s): Tiësto & D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij
- Written By: Tiësto
- Mastered By: Emily Lazar
- Photography: Stephanie Pistel
- Tiësto & D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij composed every song, including composers mentioned below.
- "Everything" Composer(s): Daniël Stewart & JES
- "Sweet ThingsSweet Things (song)"Sweet Things" is a song recorded by Tiësto with vocals from Charlotte Martin in 2007 and released in December 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life....
" Composer(s): BT - "Bright Morningstar" Composer(s): BT
- "Break My FallBreak My Fall"Break My Fall" is a single track by Tiësto with vocals from BT in 2007 and released in July 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life.-Formats and track listings:-Release history:-Charts:-Lyrics:...
" Composer(s): BT - "Elements of Life" Composer(s): Geert HuininkGeert HuininkGeert Huinink is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. The compositions that he has released by have been done under many different aliases. There is little published about the man, but his name has surfaced around some influential and respected leaders in the trance music scene...
- "He's A Pirate (Tiësto Remix)" Producers(s): Geoffrey Zanelli, Hans ZimmerHans ZimmerHans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
& Klaus BadeltKlaus BadeltKlaus Badelt is an award-winning German composer, best known for composing film scores.-Life and career:Badelt was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He started his musical career composing for many successful movies and commercials in his homeland...
Production
During the production of the album Tiësto in several cases sent a demo with the music to certain artists, and they replied back with the lyrics and vocals and other duration times. In the case of Christian BurnsChristian Burns
Christian Burns is an English musician and the son of Tony Burns of "The Signs", a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s.-Career:...
from BB Mak, Tiësto met him through MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
and got in contact with him and the production of the single "In The Dark
In the Dark (song)
"In the Dark" is a song recorded by DJ Tiësto with vocals from Christian Burns in 2007 and released in March 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life. The song was composed by Christian Burns, Tiësto and D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij....
".
The album consists of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
, which shows the style Tiësto has grown throughout the years since his previous albums which contained lyrics, In My Memory and Just Be
Just Be
-Credits:* "A Tear In The Open" vocal samples from "Vocal Planet" by Spectrasonics, originally a folk song called Ailein duinn that was first featured in the movie Rob Roy.* "Forever Today" Composer: Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart...
. Producer Brian Transeau collaborated with Tiësto in three tracks, he composed "Bright Morning Star" and "Sweet Things
Sweet Things (song)
"Sweet Things" is a song recorded by Tiësto with vocals from Charlotte Martin in 2007 and released in December 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life....
", he also performed the vocals in the single "Break My Fall
Break My Fall
"Break My Fall" is a single track by Tiësto with vocals from BT in 2007 and released in July 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life.-Formats and track listings:-Release history:-Charts:-Lyrics:...
". Together, they produce more tracks which were not released in the album, Tiësto has mentioned they would work again during the coming summer.
Marketing
In support of the album, he embarked on his Elements of Life World TourElements of Life World Tour
The Elements of Life World Tour was a Tiësto tour in support of his album Elements of Life.The concept behind his latest album Elements of Life also formed the basis for his ‘Elements of Life World Tour’ which took him all over the globe...
, the Elements of Life World Tour DVD was released in a party which was held on 29 February 2008 from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. in London at the IndigO2 club. With the successful release of Elements of Life, Tiësto and fashion designer Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
collaborated together on a limited edition Tiësto T-shirt available at Armani Exchange stores. His single "Sweet Things
Sweet Things (song)
"Sweet Things" is a song recorded by Tiësto with vocals from Charlotte Martin in 2007 and released in December 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life....
" comes with the shirt including an exclusive "A|X Remix" by Tom Cloud which shows the great influence Tiësto has in fashion culture. The charity raised over $300,000. Tiësto and Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
introduced the new 'Tiësto shoe' in November 2007. The shoebox comes with a special limited-edition Tiësto & Reebok CD, containing the Elements of Life album and the bonus disc. Only 1000 pair units were available for sale in Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. On 28 April, Tiësto released Elements of Life: Remixed
Elements of Life: Remixed
Elements of Life: Remixed is an album by Tiësto. The songs on this album are remixes from Tiësto's original album Elements of Life. Originally dated to be released on January 29, 2008, it was then delayed to March 11, 2008, and was finally released on April 28, 2008.All eleven tracks of the...
, a recompilation of the Elements of Life album with all songs except "He's A Pirate" being replaced by remixed versions, and "He's A Pirate" being replaced by "No More Heroes", a joint production with mute performer trio Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...
.
Music videos
- "He's A Pirate (Tiësto Remix)"
- "Dance4lifeDance4life (song)-12" Vinyl:-Limited Edition:-Charts:The song debuted at #21 in the Netherlands, to peak for 5 consecutive weeks at number 3. It stayed eleven weeks in the top ten....
" - "In the DarkIn the Dark (song)"In the Dark" is a song recorded by DJ Tiësto with vocals from Christian Burns in 2007 and released in March 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life. The song was composed by Christian Burns, Tiësto and D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij....
" - "Break My FallBreak My Fall"Break My Fall" is a single track by Tiësto with vocals from BT in 2007 and released in July 2007. This song is off the album Elements of Life.-Formats and track listings:-Release history:-Charts:-Lyrics:...
" - "Elements of Life"
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Album Chart | 44 |
| Belgium Album Chart | 3 |
| Canada | 24 |
| Finland Album Chart | 40 |
| Greece Album Chart | 1 |
| Hungary Album Chart | 3 |
| Irish Album Chart | 5 |
| Mexico Top 100 Albums | 13 |
| Mexico Top International Albums | 8 |
| Netherlands Album Chart | 1 |
| Norway Album Chart | 26 |
| Romania Album Chart | 18 |
| Switzerland Album Chart | 77 |
| UK Album Chart | 14 |
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... (U.S.) |
71 |
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Electronic Albums Top Electronic Albums Dance/Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five... (U.S.) |
1 |
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Digital Albums Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... (U.S.) |
8 |
| Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Independent Albums Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... (U.S.) |
7 |
| Venezuela Albums Chart | 18 |
Certifications
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
6 April 2007 | Magik Muzik Magik Muzik Magik Muzik is a sub-label consisting on Electronic founded by Tiësto in 2001.-History:In 1997 with the help of Arny Bink, co-founder of Black Hole Recordings, Tiësto was able to compile various styles of electronic music like trance, techno and house. Tiësto decided to create a sub-label, known as... |
CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
Magik Muzik CD 07 |
| CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
Magik Muzik CD 07S | |||
| CD, Limited Edition, Bonus Disc | Magik Muzik CD 07/2 | |||
| 19 June 2007 | 4 x vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... , LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... , Limited Edition, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
Magik Muzik LP 07 | ||
| 2007 | CD, Limited Edition Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
CD 07RBK | ||
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28 March 2007 | CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
Magik Muzik CD 07 | |
| Superb Trax | 2 x CD | AVCD-23213-4 | ||
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AVICD60439DB | ||
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
2007 | Dance Planet Ltd. | CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
DP068-07 |
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6 April 2007 | Kontor Records | CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
0180732KON |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
16 April 2007 | Nebula Records Nebula Records Nebula Records is a record label founded early 1973 by Detroit musician and record producer Scott Campbell while still in his teens. The label has released Detroit acts such as The Sillies, The MC5, Iggy Pop, RUR, Don Rader, Hippodrome and numerous anthologies and collections by various artists... |
CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
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| May 2007 | 2 x vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... , 12", Sampler |
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NEBTX9015 | ||
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2007 | DJ Beat Records Scandinavia | CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
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15 May 2007 | Bomba Records (Lithuania) | CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
April 10, 2007 | Ultra Records Ultra Records Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... |
CD, Album Album An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album... |
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See also
- Elements of Life World TourElements of Life World TourThe Elements of Life World Tour was a Tiësto tour in support of his album Elements of Life.The concept behind his latest album Elements of Life also formed the basis for his ‘Elements of Life World Tour’ which took him all over the globe...
- Elements of Life World Tour DVD
- Elements of Life: RemixedElements of Life: RemixedElements of Life: Remixed is an album by Tiësto. The songs on this album are remixes from Tiësto's original album Elements of Life. Originally dated to be released on January 29, 2008, it was then delayed to March 11, 2008, and was finally released on April 28, 2008.All eleven tracks of the...