Darude is known worldwide for his anthemic trance style. He is an electron… Read Full Bio ↴Darude is known worldwide for his anthemic trance style. He is an electronic dance music producer, DJ and lives in Turku, Finland. He debuted in 1999 with the smash single Sandstorm (#1 hit in numerous charts around the world) and subsequent album Before the Storm.

Virtanen started his career as an amateur musician while in high school, making music using his PC's tracker software. As his interest in music production rapidly grew, he moved on to more serious production techniques.

While at a classmate's party, Virtanen played the song "Rude Boy" (written by Swedish artist Leila K) four times. This earned him the nickname "Rude Boy," which gradually morphed into "Da Rude", which in turn inspired the name "Darude."

Virtanen continued producing music while in technical school, occasionally releasing demos to radio stations beginning in 1997, and offering his music for download on MP3.com. In 1999, he gave a demo for "Sandstorm" to his producer, JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara). Virtanen signed on with JS16's 16 Inch Records label, and shortly thereafter, "Sandstorm" was released as a single.

"Sandstorm" was a smash hit in Finland, topping the Finnish Single Chart, selling platinum and holding the #1 spot on the Finnish Dance Chart for seventeen consecutive weeks. Word quickly spread about the track, which found global success. After becoming the #3 single in the United Kingdom[1] (becoming the first record by a Finnish artist to do so), "Sandstorm" eventually sold 2 million units worldwide, and was the world's biggest selling 12-inch record in 2000.

Shortly thereafter, Darude released his debut album, Before the Storm, selling 800,000 copies worldwide, topping the Finnish album charts, and earning him three Finnish Grammy awards. Before the Storm was produced by JS16, and features two of his remixes.

Darude's second single, "Feel the Beat," closely followed the success of "Sandstorm", reaching #5 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Subsequent releases, "Out of Control," and "Out of Control (Back for More)" (a remix of the former, featuring vocals by Tammie Marie) failed to match the success of Darude's first two singles.

Darude began a successful world tour in 2001, releasing Before the Storm: Australian Tour Edition in the process. 2002 saw the release of Before the Storm: Special Edition, featuring a collection of remixes of Darude's work. Since the release of Rush, Darude has remained on the road, particularly the United States and Eastern Europe.

In 2003, Darude released his second album, Rush, along with singles "Music" and "Next to You". All three had modest success, with Rush reaching #4 in weekly Finnish album sales and "Next to You" being commonly featured in DJ mixes.

Darude posted his singles "Tell Me" and "My Game" from his new album Label This! on his official MySpace page. "Tell Me" was released in Finland on April 11, 2007 and "My Game" on September 19, 2007.

(2) Finnish DJ/Producer Darude (born Ville Virtanen) started experimenting with music and DJing while still attending school, adopting the nickname of "the Rude" (later Darude) after Swedish rap star Leila K.'s "Rude Boy."

Producer Jaakko Salovaara (aka JS 16), founder of the independent label 16 Inch, teamed up with him to release his first single, called "Sandstorm." British Neo-Record became involved in the newcomer project soon after. In June 2000, Darude achieved the status of chart-topping artist in the U.K. Around the same time, Ville Virtanen successfully performed on the BBC Top of the Pops show, bringing forth the release of his debut album titled Before the Storm. ~ Drago Bonacich, Rovi

I Ran
Darude Lyrics

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I walked along the avenue
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
You hypnotize me through

And I ran

I just ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
I couldn't get away

I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away

I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away
I couldn't
I couldn't
I couldn't get away

Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearin' from my view
Appearin' from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I couldn't get away

I couldn't get away
I couldn't get away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Darude's song "I Ran" describe a chance encounter with a mysterious girl who captures the singer's attention with her alluring presence. The girl is described as having "auburn hair and tawny eyes" that "hypnotize" the singer, causing him to run away in an attempt to escape his intense feelings. However, the singer finds that he cannot escape this girl, even as he reaches out to touch her face and is slowly disappearing from his view.

The chorus repeats the phrase "I ran, I ran so far away" multiple times, indicating the singer's desire to escape this girl who has captivated him. However, this desire is ultimately futile as he is unable to get away from her. The final lines of the song repeat the phrase "I couldn't get away" multiple times, bringing the song to a close with a sense of trapped desperation.

Overall, the lyrics of "I Ran" are a poetic expression of the overwhelming emotions that can come from falling in love unexpectedly. The singer is both entranced and frightened by this girl, unable to resist her pull even as he tries to run away.

Line by Line Meaning

I walked along the avenue
I strolled down the street

I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
I was surprised to find someone special like you

Meet a girl like you
Finding someone like you was unexpected

With auburn hair and tawny eyes
You have beautiful reddish-brown hair and golden-brown eyes

The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Your eyes have an alluring quality that captures my attention

And I ran, I ran so far away
I tried to escape my feelings by physically running away

I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't stop running away, even at night

I couldn't get away
I couldn't escape my emotions or thoughts

Reached out a hand to touch your face
I tried to touch your face one last time before you disappeared from view

You're slowly disappearing from my view
You're fading away and becoming less visible to me

Reached out a hand to try again
I wanted to reach out to you one more time

I'm floating in a beam of light with you
I feel like I'm hovering in a moment of happiness with you

And I ran, I ran so far away
I kept trying to run away from my feelings

And I ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't stop escaping, even when the night came

I couldn't get away
I was repeatedly unsuccessful in trying to leave my feelings behind

I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't get away
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't escape

I couldn't get away
I was unable to overcome my feelings or thoughts

I couldn't get away
I had too much emotions attached to the situation

I couldn't get away
I couldn't physically or emotionally distance myself

I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't get away
It was impossible for me to escape from you and my emotions

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Alistair Michael Score, Francis Maudsley, Michael Score, Paul E Reynolds

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