PvD is renowned as one of the hardest working artists, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career. With over 3 million albums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the world over 16 times each year to sold out performances internationally. 2007 alone has brought us PvD remixes of Depeche Mode’s “Martyr”, Britney Spears’ „Gimmy more“ and Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around.... Comes Around”.
PvD received a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his original album Reflections – this marked the first time NARAS recognized this category. His original productions from Reflections have been synced into major motion pictures such as Into the Blue, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, television’s Entertainment Tonight and MTV’s Cribs, and international ad campaigns for Motorola, HBO, Land Rover, Ski Vail and most recently for Jeep. This year he won the International Dance Music Award (IDMA) for Best Euro DJ.
Previously, PvD won four IDMAs in 2006: Best Global DJ, Best NuNRG/Euro Track, Best Producer and Best Mix Compilation for The Politics of Dancing 2. In addition, PvD was voted “America’s Favorite DJ” for 2004 and 2005 by BPM Magazine and was the big winner at the 2004 Dancestar Awards, taking home 3 awards: Best International DJ, Best Event and Best Music in a Commercial (Motorola). He also won the Mexican Oscar for his soundtrack in the film Zurdo in March 2004. Paul van Dyk was voted "Best Music Maker" by DJ Magazine, received the “Best International DJ Award” at the 1999 Music Awards in London, was named "Best International DJ" by Ministry of Sound Magazine, and Mixmag elected him as “Man of the Year”.
Aside from his musical activity, Paul van Dyk has always dedicated a significant part of his life to politics and social justice: from his youth, when he fled over the Berlin Wall to the West, to his children’s charity in India’s Mumbai, and his partnership scheme with the German Red Cross to help poor children in Berlin. In 2004, PvD was the only electronic artist involved in a nationwide tour with the Rock The Vote campaign, where he joined the likes of Bono, P Diddy, the Black Eyed Peas and George Clinton in campaigning for America’s youth to sign up to vote in the presidential election. In 2006 he received Berlin’s Medal of Honor (Landesverdienstorden) in recognition of his work with Ruckenwind, a charity organization he founded dedicated to helping poor children in Berlin. He joins a distinguished list of arts and political establishment figures with this honor.
Born in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in communist East Berlin. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he discovered his passion for music that extended beyond Techno music – he wanted to create a different, more unique sound. In the early 1990’s Paul van Dyk was spinning regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994. But it wasn’t until the release of his second album Seven Ways which catapulted him into the Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single “For An Angel,” which began to earn him praise across the globe. By the time Paul van Dyk released Out There & Back in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets and remixes that had already defined him as one of the most influential DJs and producers of all time. His first compilation mix CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2001, followed by Global in 2003 – a DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world.
Paul van Dyk created the internet radio station VONYC.com focused on the electronic dance scene.
Paul van Dyk’s touring diary remains incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues across the globe from New York, London, Ibiza to India, China and Singapore. In the little time remaining between all the travel, Paul van Dyk resides in Berlin where he has his own radio show “Paul van Dyk’s VONYC Sessions” which airs weekly on Area 33 on Sirius Radio on Thursday nights at 6PM ET (and rebroadcasts Saturdays at 8PM ET and Tuesdays at Midnight ET) and Soundgarden which airs every Saturday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de).
For more information, please visit www.paulvandyk.com or www.myspace.com/paulvandyk.
1991
Heaven
Paul Van Dyk Lyrics
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On the Trade Winds, Across Stormy Seas.
They Are Many, Please Believe Me,
There's Something to Find,
There's Someplace Here Deep Inside of My Mind.
There Is a Time Where,
There Is no Place Here.
Heaven
Can You See This Land I'm Dreaming?
Such a Place, I Hope We Will Find.
Is It There Now? Tell Me Where Now,
'Cos I Need to Know.
Believe... It's Still Deep Inside of My Mind.
There Is a Time Where,
There Is no Place Here.
Tell Me If You Get There...
Heaven
The lyrics to Paul van Dyk's "Heaven" express a deep longing and yearning for something or somewhere that is currently out of reach. The opening lines create a sense of distance and separation as the singer sees something in the distance, across stormy seas, and feels that there is something to find within themselves. The repetition of the word "there's" emphasizes the importance and urgency of the quest. The chorus, with its repeated plea to "tell me if you get there...Heaven," suggests that the ultimate goal is a spiritual or emotional one rather than a physical destination, as if the singer is asking for guidance or affirmation from someone who has already reached this place.
The second verse continues the sense of mystery and wonder, as the singer asks if others can see the same "land I'm dreaming" and wonders if it even exists. Again, there is repetition of the phrase "deep inside of my mind," which emphasizes the internal nature of the search for something elusive and intangible. The song's title and refrain, "Heaven," suggests that the ultimate goal might be a sense of peace, fulfillment, or transcendence. The lyrics convey a sense of hope, but also a touch of frustration and desperation, as if the singer has been searching for this elusive goal for a long time and is unsure if it even exists.
Line by Line Meaning
In the Distance, I Can See Them
From far away, I can see the things I'm searching for
On the Trade Winds, Across Stormy Seas.
I will face difficult challenges on my journey
They Are Many, Please Believe Me,
There are many obstacles in my way, but they are real
There's Something to Find,
I know there's something out there worth searching for
There's Someplace Here Deep Inside of My Mind.
I have a feeling that what I'm looking for is already within me
There Is a Time Where,
There will come a time
There Is no Place Here.
There is no place for me to find what I'm looking for right now
Tell Me If You Get There...
Let me know if you find it
Heaven
What I'm searching for is like heaven
Can You See This Land I'm Dreaming?
Can you imagine the place I'm envisioning in my mind?
Such a Place, I Hope We Will Find.
I hope that what I'm dreaming of is a real place that we can find
Is It There Now? Tell Me Where Now,
Is it possible that what I'm looking for exists now? Where exactly should I look?
'Cos I Need to Know.
I'm eager to find out if what I'm searching for is real
Believe... It's Still Deep Inside of My Mind.
I have faith that what I'm searching for is still inside me
Writer(s): Paul Van Dyk, Johnny Klimek
Contributed by Riley I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Fuat Ersoy
Most underrated track of PVD.
johnnyatab
This is amazing. Glad I have it on vinyl.
Gerardo Martinez
yes, this is the best album of history
Michael de Ru
super awesome music.. love the tunes... Paul rocks da stereo...
orion 2250
Trance couldn’t last forever,it was a moment in time beautiful and full of light. Too beautiful to live in a world full of shite music made by leaches who used its name and artful nature to turn a buck because trance was substantial enough to carry on through time...we will never be bereft
flavio cacciatori
Fantastic fuori dal commercio di massa
G1HannaMax
For the name, this song has a very dark, cosmic impression.
darragh
Good comment. Tunes made up with a fine make-up like
Alex Postler
nostalgie...
vasyapurtov
Кто ещё из 2021?