"Infinity", also known as "Infinity (1990s... Time for the Guru)", is a 1989 song recorded by British acid house musician Guru Josh

Guru Josh

Paul Walden , commonly known as Guru Josh, is an English musician currently performing under his own stage name as Guru Josh. Guru Josh was an original music icon of the British post-acid house music scene in 1990, most recognised for his debut single "Infinity," initially released in 1989 on...

 from his album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version named "Infinity 2008" and enjoyed renewed success in many countries.

1989 release

The song was first released in 1989 from the album of the same name. It achieved success in many European countries, such as Germany, UK and Austria in 1989, peaking at #5 in the UK chart in March 1990, and has been featured on numerous compilations from 1990 to the present day.

Track listings

7" single

1. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru)
2. "Infinity" (Spacey saxophone mix)

12" maxi

1. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru 12" mix) — 7:25
2. "Infinity" (Spacey saxophone mix) — 4:03
3. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru 7" mix) — 4:00

Peak positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	4
Austrian Singles Chart	5
Dutch Top 40	3
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	8
Norwegian Singles Chart	5
Swiss Singles Chart	4
UK Singles Chart	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	26
Austrian Singles Chart	9
Dutch Top 40	28
Swiss Singles Chart	20

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany	Gold	1990	150,000

Infinity 2008

In 2007, the 'Guru Josh Project' was formed - participants: Guru Josh

Guru Josh

Paul Walden , commonly known as Guru Josh, is an English musician currently performing under his own stage name as Guru Josh. Guru Josh was an original music icon of the British post-acid house music scene in 1990, most recognised for his debut single "Infinity," initially released in 1989 on...

, Snakebyte and the man that inspired the deal, Darren Bailie. The 'Guru Josh Project's' re-release of "Infinity" became another hit in 2008 and 2009 as a remixed version by DJ Klaas

Klaas (DJ)

Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...

, under the title "Infinity 2008". This release enjoyed added success, reaching number one in France, Belgium, Denmark and on the Eurochart Hot 100, and number two on the German dance chart. It peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Paul Walden and produced by Klaas Gerling

Klaas (DJ)

Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...

 & Jerome Isma-Ae. It was published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Infinity 2008 was an adaptation of Infinity written by Guru Josh licensed to BCB record label as published by EMI UK.

The music video for the song on YouTube

YouTube

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 has been viewed more than 60 million times making it one of the most-viewed videos on the website.

The record companies at first made a decision not to release it outside of Europe, in countries such as Australia and the United States of America, preventing it from achieving the prior success that it enjoyed outside of Europe. However, in April 2009, the track was picked up by 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...

 in the United States and debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart

Hot Dance Airplay

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 at number 20 in its 2 May 2009 issue. As of the 23 May (2009) issue it reached the number one spot, dethroning Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa

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's "Poker Face

Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)

"Poker Face" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga from her debut album, The Fame. Produced by RedOne, it was released as the album's second single in late 2008 for some markets and in early 2009 for the rest of the world...

", which spent a record setting 15-week run in that position.

In France, the song was included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009

NRJ Music Awards 2009

-Disc 1:# "Womanizer" - Britney Spears — 3:45# "Hot n Cold" - Katy Perry — 3:42# "Lovers in Japan" - Coldplay — 6:53# "So What" - P!nk — 3:36# "Rain on Your Parade" - Duffy — 3:29# "C'est ma terre" - Christophe Maé — 3:51...

. The video features German playmate

Playmate

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 Janina Wissler (Playboy's Girl of September 2005) and Josh.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    vocal edit) — 3:12
2. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    remix) — 6:29
3. "Infinity 2008" (Jerome Isma-ae remix) — 7:33

CD maxi

1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    remix) — 6:29
2. "Infinity 2008" (Jerome Isma-ae remix) — 7:30
3. "Infinity 2008" (Steen Thottrup Chill mix) — 6:02
4. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    vocal edit) — 3:12

12" maxi

1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    remix) — 6:29
2. "Infinity 2008" (Jerôme Isma-ae remix) — 7:31

CD maxi - Remixes

1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    vocal edit) — 3:12
2. "Infinity 2008" (commercial radio edit) — 4:25
3. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    vocal mix) — 4:54
4. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas
   Klaas (DJ)
   Klaas Gerling, known as Klaas, is a German DJ and producer from Cologne in Germany. He works with Micha Moor under the label Scream & Shout. He has remixed Global Deejays, Armand Van Helden, Eddie Thoneick, and Michael Mind...
   
    remix) — 6:29
5. "Infinity 2008" (Jerôme Isma-ae remix) — 7:32
6. "Infinity 2008" (Yvan and Dan Daniel remix) — 6:50
7. "Infinity 2008" (Magic Mitch club mix) — 5:54
8. "Infinity 2008" (Steen Thottrup Chill mix) — 6:00

Peak positions

Chart (2008/09)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	3
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	2
Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...	35
Danish Singles Chart	1
Dutch Singles Chart	2
Eurochart Hot 100	1
Finnish Singles Chart	6
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	4
Hungarian Airplay Chart	1
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	10
Italian FIMI Singles Chart	20
Norwegian Singles Chart	3
Spanish Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...	42
U.S. 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... Hot Dance Airplay Hot Dance Airplay Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...  Chart	1
Chart (2010)	Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	28
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	11
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	37
Dutch Singles Chart	14
Eurochart Hot 100	21
French Singles Chart	18
German Singles Chart	17
Swedish Singles Chart	37
Swiss Singles Chart	30
Chart (2009)	Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	41
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	44
Eurochart Hot 100	5
French Singles Chart	34
German Singles Chart	30
Hungarian Singles Chart	172
Italian Singles Chart	54
Spanish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	8
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	130

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Belgium	Gold	December 12, 2008	15,000
Germany	Gold	2008	150,000
Sweden	Gold	April 3, 2009	10,000
Spain	3xPlatinum	2009	120,000

Chart successions