Darude Sandstorm
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Darude (real name Ville Virtanen) is a trance music producer and DJ from Eura, Hinnerjoki, Finland.
Trance music is a style of electronic music that became popular in the 1980s and is characterized by a tempo between 130 to 160 beats per minute and repeating melodic synthesizer phrases.
In 1999, Darude gave a demo of his trance music song “Sandstorm” to his producer, Jaakko Salovaara. Soon afterward, “Sandstorm” was released as a single.
“Sandstorm” became a massive hit in Finland: it topped the Finnish Single Chart and held the number 1 spot on the Finnish Dance Chart for 17 consecutive weeks. Darude’s fame soon spread to the United Kingdom, where “Sandstorm” became the number 3 single. The song eventually sold 2 million units worldwide. It was the world’s biggest selling 12 inch record in 2000.
Check it out on the video below!