"The Sound of Goodbye" | ||||
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SinglebyArmin van Buuren Presents Rising Star | ||||
from the album 002 Basic Instinct | ||||
Released | 31 August 2001 (Netherlands) 3 September 2001 (UK, Germany &US) 3 December 2001 (France) 28 October 2007 (re-issue) | |||
Recorded | Summer 2000 | |||
Genre | Uplifting trance | |||
Length | 3:25 (Armin's Tribal Feel Radio Edit) 3:15 (Above & Beyond Radio Edit) 8:45 (Armin's Tribal Feel) 7:15 (Above & Beyond Remix) | |||
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"The Sound of Goodbye 2008" | ||||
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"The Sound of Goodbye" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Armin van Buuren under his alias Perpetuous Dreamer. It features uncredited vocals from Dutch singer Elles De Graf.[1] The song was released on 31 August 2001 in the Netherlands on Armindas12" vinyl and CD Maxi Single. It is included in van Buuren's compilation album 002 Basic Instinct.[2]
It is considered as one of the most important trance works of van Buuren's career.[3] The song received great success, charting at number one on the US Hot Dance/Disco Chart.[4] The Armin's Tribal Feel is the official version in the Netherlands whereas the Above & Beyond Remix gained more success in the UK and in the US. The song is rerelease on 28 October 2007 as "The Sound of Goodbye 2008" with a remix by Simon & Shaker.
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Van Buuren declared in an interview that "The Sound of Goodbye" comes from the experience of a heartbreak during the summer of 2000 when he broke up with his former girlfriend in his personal life. He wanted to vent out his emotions and feelings in the song, created in one night. The song was his mourning and healing process.
According to Maria Clinton from webmedia EDM Identity, the song "will forever stand the test of time as it is a beautiful testament to the next level classic trance artistry that Armin van Buuren has always had running through his veins."[5]
A music video of the song was realised in 2001. It features singer Elles De Graf singing lying down in a landscape of green hills and rocks.[6]
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 52 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] | 26 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 42 |
UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 76 |
USDance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1[4] |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 20 |