Feel the Beat (Darude song)

"Feel the Beat"
Single by Darude
from the album Before the Storm
B-side"Remix"
Released2000
GenreTrance
Length8:36 (original mix)
4:18 (radio edit)
Label
  • 16 Inch (FIN)
  • Neo (UK)
  • Robbins (US)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jaakko Salovaara
Darude singles chronology
"Sandstorm"
(1999) 		"Feel the Beat"
(2000) 		"Out of Control (Back for More)"
(2001)

"Feel the Beat" is a song by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album Before the Storm. It shares many similar musical elements to the first single, "Sandstorm", and achieved success throughout Europe, Oceania, and North America. It topped the singles charts in Finland and was a top ten hit in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and on the US (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 – UK
  1. "Feel the Beat" (Original Mix) — 8:36
  2. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark Mix) — 7:06
  3. "Feel the Beat" (Rocco & Heist Remix 1) — 7:19
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) — 4:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (Original Mix) — 8:36
  3. "Feel the Beat" (JS16 Dark Mix) — 7:06
Cassette
  1. "Feel the Beat" (Radio Edit) — 4:18
  2. "Feel the Beat" (Radio Edit) — 4:18

Charts

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Darude - Feel The Beat. YouTube.
  2. ^ "Darude — "Feel the Beat"". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ""Feel the Beat", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  4. ^ "Issue 577" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Darude, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  6. ^ "Charts on musicline.de". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  7. ^ "Music & Media: Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 16 November 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  13. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Zobbel.
  14. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  15. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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