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
Next To You
Darude Lyrics
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I've been dying to get next to you
I've been dancing all night through
I've been trying to get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
I've been waiting for a boy like you
I've been dying to get next to you
I've been dancing all night through
I've been trying to get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
To get next to you
The lyrics of Darude's song "Next To You" convey the desire to be close to someone. The singer is eagerly waiting for a special boy to come along, and once he does, she will stop at nothing to get next to him. She has been dancing all night with the hope of catching his attention and making him notice her. The repetition of the phrase "I've been waiting for a boy like you" emphasizes the longing and anticipation she feels.
The repetition of "To get next to you" at the end of each verse further emphasizes the singer's intense desire to be close to this person. She repeats this phrase hoping to make it a reality. The lyrics suggest that the woman is willing to do whatever it takes to get next to the boy, even if it means waiting or dancing all night to catch his eye.
Overall, "Next To You" is a song that speaks of the desire for closeness and the lengths that someone will go to achieve it. It's a relatable sentiment that many people have felt in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been waiting for a boy like you
I have been anticipating meeting someone like you
I've been dying to get next to you
I am eager to be near you and spend time with you
I've been dancing all night through
I have been continuously moving my body, feeling the rhythm of the music
I've been trying to get next to you
I have been making efforts to be in your company
To get next to you
My ultimate desire is to be close and intimate with you
To get next to you
I crave your physical presence and closeness
To get next to you
I am obsessed with being close to you
To get next to you
Being in such close proximity to you is all that matters to me
To get next to you
All I want in life is to be able to be close with you
To get next to you
The idea of being close to you consumes my mind and drives me towards you
I've been waiting for a boy like you
I have been searching for someone exactly like you
I've been dying to get next to you
I am eager and enthusiastic about the prospect of being near you
I've been dancing all night through
I have been lost in the rhythm of the music for the whole night
I've been trying to get next to you
My every moment has been focused on trying to be as close to you as possible
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEITH EDWARD CROUCH, LINDY ROBBINS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@90s-Trance_86
Love Darude's - Sandstorm. But after hearing these tracks:
- 'Bitter Sweet'
- 'Next To You'
- 'Feel The Beat'
- 'Music (Bostik Remix)'
- 'Out Of Control'
- JDS - Nine Ways (Darude vs JS16 Remix)
- The Thrillseekers ft Sheryl Dance - Synaesthesia (Fly Away) (Darude vs JS 16 RMX)
Darude is MORE then only Sandstorm and makes the group a very high and CLASSIFIED Trance/Dance Artist🙂
@IvanChepanovvankata87
Welcome back to the good old times of massive flat crt monitors and 32 bit processors and fantastic music .
@angelarichardson3723
still on 32 bit :(
@angelarichardson3723
still on 32 bit :(
@F1delF1estasMC
im still using my sony trinitron e200
@Smart.Killer
@jouni mäenpää nu i dura
@soloslava2392
jouni mäenpää FLEXER
@cobracurse
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a splendid example of how fighter jets mate.
@finn8518
sadly not, otherwise we wouldnt have had to waste billions of swiss francs on new jets…
@matimali
Darude is a top DJ ❗️
@imramy
When dance/trance/vocal trance was massive. 1999-2006. Then something changed. Darude was the reason I begun produce trance music. Bless ♥️👌