Just Be
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Credits
- "A Tear In The Open" vocal samples from "Vocal Planet" by SpectrasonicsSpectrasonicsSpectrasonics is a music software company based in California, United States. Founded in 1994, the company originally produced sample libraries and then became one of the first companies to create software instruments in 2002 Their flagship product is Omnisphere, an extensive software synthesizer...
, originally a folk song called Ailein duinnAilein duinnAilein duinn is a traditional Scottish song for solo female voice, a lament that was written in Gàidhlig for Ailean Moireasdan by his fiancée, Annag Chaimbeul . In 1788, Ailean, a sailor, set off with his ship to Scalpay, Harris, where he and Annag would be married...
that was first featured in the movie Rob RoyRob Roy (film)Rob Roy is a 1995 historical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson stars as Robert Roy MacGregor, an 18th century Scottish historical figure who battles with feudal landowners in the Scottish Highlands. Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, and Jason Flemyng also star...
. - "Forever Today" 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...
& Daniël Stewart - "Love Comes AgainLove Comes Again"Love Comes Again" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by artist BT, written by Brian Transeau and Tiësto...
" Producer(s): BT- BT appears courtesy of Binary Acoustics.
- "TrafficTraffic (Tiësto song)"Traffic" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be and Parade of the Athletes by Dutch DJ Tiësto. The track contains samples of Sean Deason's track "Psykofuk"...
" samples from "Psykofuk" by Sean DeasonSean DeasonSean Deason is an American techno producer from Detroit. His aliases include Project X, Sounds Intangible Nature, Freq, and X-313....
. - "Sweet Misery" Composer(s): Dan Muckala, Joanne Lloyd & Jon Ingoldby
- "UR" Composer(s): Matt HalesAqualung (musician)Matthew "Matt" Hales , better known as Aqualung, is an English singer and songwriter best known in the UK for his song "Strange and Beautiful", which was featured on a television advertisement for the new Volkswagen New Beetle during the summer of 2002 and went on to become a Top 10 hit in the UK...
, Michael Scherchen & Naomi StriemerNaomi StriemerNaomi Striemer is a Canadian/American singer. She was raised on a hobby farm in Malagash Point, near Truro, Nova Scotia and homeschooled by strict missionary parents. At age ten, her family moved to Manitoba where in 1993 the 11-year-old recorded an album of Christian music...
- Aqualung appears courtesy of First Column Management.
- "Walking On Clouds" Producer(s): Josh GabrielJosh GabrielJosh Gabriel is an electronic dance music DJ and producer, formerly of Gabriel & Dresden with Dave Dresden.-Early Years :In 1988-89, a 20 year old exchange student from California Institute of the Arts, was living in The Hague in The Netherlands and studying at the Institute of Sonology...
& Kirsty HawkshawKirsty HawkshawKirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....
- Josh Gabriel appears courtesy of NettwerkNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
Management and Kirsty Hawkshaw appears courtesy of Impro Management.
- Josh Gabriel appears courtesy of Nettwerk
- "A Tear In The Open" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart
- "Just BeJust Be (song)"Just Be" is the title track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw written by English singer/songwriter Judie Tzuke, James Wiltshire & DJ Vinnie...
" Composer(s): Judie TzukeJudie TzukeJudie Tzuke is an English singer/songwriter. She is most well known for her 1979 hit "Stay With Me Till Dawn", which reached no.16 on the UK Singles Chart.-Early life:...
, James Wiltshire & Kirsty Hawkshaw - "Adagio for StringsAdagio for Strings (Tiësto)"Adagio for Strings" is a single from the album Just Be by Dutch DJ Tiësto, a cover of the original composition by Samuel Barber.-CD, Maxi Singles:Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, United States Maxi-single# "Adagio For Strings" –3:28...
" Composer(s): Samuel BarberSamuel BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
Style
The album begins with "Forever Today" which is composed of soft sounds of strings which includes a strong bassline later in the song. Its second track, featuring Brian Transeau, is the second single from the album "Love Comes AgainLove Comes Again
"Love Comes Again" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by artist BT, written by Brian Transeau and Tiësto...
". The song uses Latin percussion
Latin percussion
The term Latin percussion refers to any number of a large family of musical percussion instruments used in Latin music, which in turn is a very loosely related group of musical styles, mainly from the Latin American region, and ultimately having roots or influences in African tribal...
sounds which are followed by BT's vocals. The third track is the uplifting "Traffic
Traffic (Tiësto song)
"Traffic" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be and Parade of the Athletes by Dutch DJ Tiësto. The track contains samples of Sean Deason's track "Psykofuk"...
". Then he introduces his first work with Joanne Lloyd, titled "Sweet Misery", it is a chill out track with dark vocals and flowing synth lines, it is an unexpected break from the usually expected sounds of Tiësto. He continues by performing the title track of his previous album compilation Nyana.
Tiësto's first down tempo track in the album, "UR" features vocals of Matt Hales from Aqualung and was remixed by Junkie XL
Junkie XL
Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
and released as a single with "A Tear In The Open" as its B-side. Another down tempo track in which Tiësto collaborated along half of Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden is the project name of the DJs and producers Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden from San Francisco. Their popularity and activities were centered in the United States. They won the WMC award as Best American DJ twice in 2007 and 2008, the same day the group split-up...
, Josh Gabriel
Josh Gabriel
Josh Gabriel is an electronic dance music DJ and producer, formerly of Gabriel & Dresden with Dave Dresden.-Early Years :In 1988-89, a 20 year old exchange student from California Institute of the Arts, was living in The Hague in The Netherlands and studying at the Institute of Sonology...
in "Walking on Clouds" and Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....
's vocals, the song was also released as an instrumental version. "A Tear In The Open" is played in track eight and was composed by Tiësto, Geert Huinink and Daniël Stewart. The title track "Just Be
Just Be (song)
"Just Be" is the title track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw written by English singer/songwriter Judie Tzuke, James Wiltshire & DJ Vinnie...
" features Hawkshaw again and became a successful song as it was included in Gabriel & Dresden's Nip / Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack
Nip / Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack
The soundtrack CD of the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks called Nip/Tuck is mixed by the DJ duo Gabriel & Dresden and the collaborations of other artists....
. Then the final track of the album, "Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings (Tiësto)
"Adagio for Strings" is a single from the album Just Be by Dutch DJ Tiësto, a cover of the original composition by Samuel Barber.-CD, Maxi Singles:Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, United States Maxi-single# "Adagio For Strings" –3:28...
" begins with a hard pounding bassline which builds up until the heavenly melodic breakdown rises. The soft and charming sounds of Samuel Barber
Samuel Barber
Samuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is his most popular composition and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music...
's "Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber, arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year as he wrote the quartet...
" has been featured in movies such as Platoon
Platoon (film)
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth....
and on William Orbit
William Orbit
William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...
's Pieces in a Modern Style
Pieces in a Modern Style
Pieces in a Modern Style is the sixth album by electronic instrumentalist William Orbit. He is credited as arranger, programmer, producer, and performer of the album. Released in 2000 by WEA and Warner Music UK in Europe and Maverick Records in the United States, it was responsible for...
album a couple of years back and is the perfect track to be covered by Tiesto.
Music videos
- "Love Comes AgainLove Comes Again"Love Comes Again" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by artist BT, written by Brian Transeau and Tiësto...
" - "TrafficTraffic (Tiësto song)"Traffic" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be and Parade of the Athletes by Dutch DJ Tiësto. The track contains samples of Sean Deason's track "Psykofuk"...
" - "Nyana"
- "Just BeJust Be (song)"Just Be" is the title track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw written by English singer/songwriter Judie Tzuke, James Wiltshire & DJ Vinnie...
" - "Adagio for StringsAdagio for Strings (Tiësto)"Adagio for Strings" is a single from the album Just Be by Dutch DJ Tiësto, a cover of the original composition by Samuel Barber.-CD, Maxi Singles:Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, United States Maxi-single# "Adagio For Strings" –3:28...
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Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands Album Chart | 1 |
| Belgium Album Chart | 2 |
| Germany Album Chart | 51 |
| Hungary Album Chart | 21 |
| UK Album Chart | 54 |
| 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 Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Billboard Top Heatseekers (Middle Atlantic) | 4 |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific) | 7 |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (Mountain) | 10 |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) | 9 |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (Northeast) | 9 |
| Billboard 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... |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| 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... |
May 14, 2004 | Magik Muzik Black Hole Recordings Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009... |
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 03 |
| June 19, 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 Special edition The terms special edition, limited edition and variants such as deluxe edition, collector's edition and others, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints or recorded music and films, but now including... , Album |
Magik Muzik LP 07 | ||
| June, 2004 | 4 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Album, Colored Colored Colored is a term once widely used in the United States to describe black people and Native Americans... , Transparent Transparency and translucency In the field of optics, transparency is the physical property of allowing light to pass through a material; translucency only allows light to pass through diffusely. The opposite property is opacity... |
Magik Muzik LP 03 | ||
| 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... |
May 17, 2004 | Nebula Nebula A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen gas, helium gas and other ionized gases... |
CD, Album | NEBCD9010 |
| May 14, 2004 | 2 x Vinyl, 12" | NEBT 9010 | ||
| 2 x Vinyl, 12" | NEBTX 9010 | |||
| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
June 1, 2004 | Nettwerk Nettwerk The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg... America |
CD, Album | 0 6700 30364 2 9 |
| 4 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition | 0 6700 30378 1 5 | |||
| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
April 20, 2004 | Avex Asia Ltd. | 2 x CD, Album | AVTCD-95757 |
| 2 x CD, Album | AVICD60322/3 | |||
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
May 20, 2004 | Vale Music | CD, Album | VLCD 297-1 |
| Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
April 16, 2004 | Superb Tracks | 2 x CD, Album, Copy Protected | AVCD-17457/B |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
June, 2004 | Sirup | CD, Album | MV-SIR903562 |
| Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
May 14, 2004 | NRG!A | CD, Album | 3570-2 |
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
June 7, 2004 | Bang On! | CD, Album | BANGCD034 |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... and Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
2004 | Kontor Records Kontor Records Kontor Records is a record label based in Hamburg. It is one of the most successful electronic music labels in Germany. Well-known musicians signed to this label include ATB, Tiësto and Scooter. The head-manager is Jens Thele.... |
CD, Limited Edition | Kontor379 |
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Kontor379 | |||
| Edel Records (Germany) | CD, Album | 0154992 KON | ||
| Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
Magic Records | CD, Album | 982013-2 | |
| 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... |
Dance Planet Ltd. | CD, Album, Enhanced, Dance Planet Edition | DPCD025-04 | |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (only) |
Kontor Records Kontor Records Kontor Records is a record label based in Hamburg. It is one of the most successful electronic music labels in Germany. Well-known musicians signed to this label include ATB, Tiësto and Scooter. The head-manager is Jens Thele.... , Black Hole Recordings Black Hole Recordings Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009... |
CD, Enhanced, DVD, DVD-Video DVD-Video DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVD discs, and is currently the dominant consumer video format in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and a MPEG-2 decoder... , PAL PAL PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system... |
none, Black Hole DVD 02/1 |
Just Be: Train Tour
The Just Be: Train Tour is a Tiësto tour in support of his album Just Be. The event began in BredaBreda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
, on Thursday, May 20, Ascension Day; Tiësto was honored by the mayor of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
as an officer of the Royal-Nassau. At 11:00 AM, everyone is on board and Tiësto's special train leaves from platform 1 to the first stop, Eindhoven. He is driven by a car with blacked out windows and escorted by two policemen on motorbikes, then he arrives at a stage built on a huge trailer of a truck housing with a huge sound system. Disc jockey Barry Paff from Radio 538
Radio 538
Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
is says Tiësto will be there in five minutes. He finally appeared on stage and began spinning Traffic
Traffic (Tiësto song)
"Traffic" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be and Parade of the Athletes by Dutch DJ Tiësto. The track contains samples of Sean Deason's track "Psykofuk"...
, followed by his first single from Just Be, Love Comes Again
Love Comes Again
"Love Comes Again" is a track single which appeared in the album Just Be by DJ Tiësto, it features vocals by artist BT, written by Brian Transeau and Tiësto...
. He finishes his presentation and goes back to the train station toward his next stop in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
. Utrecht is a small town for press purposes only, no one thought that he would play in there, but some people began to gather, as if the rumors were being spread, even though people started to realize about what was going on, Tiësto still played. Then he went back to the station to his final destination, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. Some parts of the train were mini-discos complete with a bar and a sound system while others were relaxing zones to sit down and chat with other fans. Amsterdam is also the location for the last promotional stop and the official release party which will take place later that same night at the Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Amsterdam ArenA .The big hall is used for concerts, has a capacity of 5500 and is 3000 m²...
. It's a venue that was nominated for the highest prize in the concert industry for the third consecutive time that year. Tiësto hosts his official release party which featured a set along with a special live PA by Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....
, and support from Black Hole Recordings
Black Hole Recordings
Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009...
' deejay's Cor Fijneman
Cor Fijneman
Cor Fijneman is a Dutch producer, DJ, and remixer from Breda, Netherlands. In 2004, Cor set up a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings called "Outstanding"....
, Ton T.B., Mark Norman
Mark Norman (DJ)
Mark de Jong Norman Lenden forms the alias of Mark Norman. He is a Dutch award winning producer who has produced several high profile tracks and remixes.- Early career :...
, Montana and Le Blanc
Le Blanc
Le Blanc is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Indre department in central France.-Geography:Le Blanc is the main city of the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, on the banks of the Creuse River.-Facilities:...
.