Among his most famous songs is “9pm (Till I Come)”, which topped the charts in the United Kingdom in 1998 and is widely regarded as the UK’s first Trance number one. The track features a guitar riff which became hugely popular. This guitar sound, which he accidentally found while experimenting with a new producing deck, became the trademark of his early hits. ATB continues to evolve and change with every album. His current style involves more vocals and varied sounds, with frequent pianos.
Despite only releasing a few more singles in the UK, namely “Don’t stop!” (No.3, 300,000 copies sold) and “Killer” (No.4, 200,000 copies sold), he still regularly releases music in his native Germany and in other parts of Europe, where he has scored big hits such as “I Don’t Wanna Stop” and his cover of Olive’s 1996 hit “You’re Not Alone”.
“Two Worlds” (2000) is a two-disc album based upon the concept of different types of music for different moods, with titles such as “The World Of Movement” and “The Relaxing World”.
ATB’s latest hits include uplifting “Ecstasy” and chilling “Marrakech”, both from the album “No Silence” (2004) and also released as singles.
In 2005, ATB released “Seven Years”, a compilation of 20 songs, including many greatest hits such as “The Summer”, “Let U Go”, “Hold U”, “Long Way Home”, and “I Don’t Wanna Stop”. Additionally, “Seven Years includes six new tracks: “Humanity”; “Let U Go (2005 Reworked)”; “Believe in Me”; “Trilogie, Pt. 2”; “Take Me Over”; and “Far Beyond”. Many of ATB’s recent albums have featured vocals from Roberta Carter Harrison, singer for the Canadian duo Wild Strawberries.
His next album was co-written by vocalist Tiff Lacey. “Trilogy” was released in 2007. The release of his second single “Justify” was moved from November 2006 to 2007. The single “Renegade” was released on 2007-04-12 and features Heather Nova.
On 2009-05-01 ATB released his latest album “Future Memories” featuring Josh Gallahan (a.k.a. jades) and others. The first single release of Future Memories which was also released on May 1st 2009 features What About Us and L.A. Nights.
His highly anticipated "Distant Earth" album was released 29th April 2011 and was comprised of 2CDs including combined work with Armin Van Buuren, Dash Berlin, Melissa Loretta and Josh Gallahan. A 3rd CD was also produced with all the club versions of the first CD hits. Singles released from the album include Twisted Love ft. Cristina Soto and Gold ft. JanSoon.
To date André continues to maintain a connection with his fans through social networking sites and still goes on tour.
The DJ'2 In The Mix
ATB Lyrics
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And reach your hostage heart despite
The doubts you harbor then you might
Come to believe in me
The life I lead is not the kind
That gives a woman peace of mind
I only hope someday you'll find
Those other loves that came before
Mean nothing to me anymore
But you can never be quite sure
And will not believe in me
Too many hearts have been broken
Failing to trust what they feel
But trust isn't something that's spoken
And love's never wrong when it's real
If I could only do one thing
Then I would try to write and sing
A song that ends your questioning
And makes you believe in me
And makes you believe in me
Oh, you can believe in me
The song "The DJ'2 In The Mix" by ATB has powerful and meaningful lyrics that talk about love, trust, and commitment. The specific lyrics in consideration in this context revolve around the singer's desire to be believed and trusted by the subject of his affection. The song opens with the singer expressing his wish to convey his feelings aptly to the woman he adores. He hopes to reach her "hostage heart" despite her inner doubts and fears, which she may harbor because of her past experiences or fears of future heartbreak.
The next verse of the song further delves into the singer's acknowledgment of how his life choices and profession might cause discomfort or unease to the object of his affection. His choice of profession as a DJ is not conventional and may not provide the woman with the peace of mind she needs as a partner. However, he hopes that she will eventually see beyond these superficial differences and believe in him and his love for her.
The singer then talks about the struggles of past relationships that have left people broken and scarred due to their inability to trust their instincts and feelings. Trust, he says, is not something that is spoken but felt, and love is never wrong when it is real. Thus, he wishes that he could write and sing a song that would end the woman's questioning and make her believe in him.
Overall, the lyrics of this song highlight the struggle and pain that comes with trying to gain someone's trust and love. The singer hopes to convince the woman he loves to believe in him and trust him despite his unconventional life choices and the scars of past relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
If I could ever say it right
If I could express myself clearly enough
And reach your hostage heart despite
And get past your doubts and fears
The doubts you harbor then you might
The doubts you hold onto might
Come to believe in me
Start to trust me and my love
The life I lead is not the kind
My way of living doesn't provide
That gives a woman peace of mind
Peace of mind for the woman I love
I only hope someday you'll find
I hope you find one day
That you can believe in me
That you can trust me and my feelings
Those other loves that came before
Previous relationships don't matter anymore
Mean nothing to me anymore
They are meaningless to me now
But you can never be quite sure
But it's hard to be completely certain
And will not believe in me
And won't trust in our relationship
Too many hearts have been broken
Countless people have experienced heartbreak
Failing to trust what they feel
Because they didn't believe in their emotions
But trust isn't something that's spoken
But trust can't always be expressed in words or actions
And love's never wrong when it's real
True love is always right
If I could only do one thing
If I had only one chance
Then I would try to write and sing
I would express my love through music
A song that ends your questioning
A song that answers your doubts
And makes you believe in me
And convinces you to trust me
And makes you believe in me
And convinces you to trust me
Oh, you can believe in me
Oh, trust me and my love
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAN FOGELBERG
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Andre Pantell
Disc 2
Sunset Girl (Limited Clubb Mix) - ATB
Summer Sun - Blank & Jones
Final emotion - De Govia, Mirco
On the run (M.O.R.P.H. Vs. Van Eyden Experience Remix) - Wellenrausch
Love stimulation - Humate
Flaming clouds (Instrumental Mix) - Morph, Alex
I don't wanna stop (Kenny Hayes Remix) - ATB
1998 (Ronski Speed Remix) - Binary Finary
In my dreams (M.O.R.P.H. Vs. Van Eyden Remix) - 2Trance
Daylight (ATB Remix) - Chicane
Liebe (ATB Dub Remix) - Schiller / Mila Mar
Melodic - Starshine
Lifelab - Fractals
Stealing beauty - Rapid Eye
Is this hard enough? (Spanishflymix) - Metalmaster
L'annonce Des Couleurs (2003) - Zimms, Mac
Blazy Molds
Big thanks to Mirco de Govia for his contribution to trance music
Urbanized Dreams
Agreed, really miss his productions!
stefann1989v2
Probably the best trance compilation of all time.
Mido Ham
ATB- The best DJ of all the time.
gramaton klerik
100%
IanVanDahl76
15:01 on the Run, you can still the pops from the vinyl!!!!! AWESOME 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Blazy Molds
Indeed lol but back then I thought it's because of my pirate copy CD 😂
Maciej Cyga
Atb!Do pozytywnego myślenia!!!
Daniel Mazurkiewicz
So many great memories with this miusic, this album and this year 😰
Shaun Meile
Wish he stil had this euphoric atmosphere in hes music