Elements of Life

Elements of life
Studio album by Tiësto
Released	6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) (See release history)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Progressive trance[1]
Length	Standard: 78:58 Limited Edition: 99:01
Label	Black Hole Ultra
Producer	Tiësto
Tiësto chronology
Just Be: Remixed (2006) Elements of Life (2007) Elements of Life: Remixed (2008)
Singles from Elements of Life
"He's a Pirate [Tiësto Remix]" "Dance4life" "In the Dark" "Break My Fall" "Sweet Things"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[1]
BBC	(favorable)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(B-)[4]
PopMatters	(5/10)[5]
URB	[6]

Elements of Life is the third studio album produced by Dutch trance artist Tiësto, released on 6 April 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains collaborations with Jes of Gabriel & Dresden's project Motorcycle, Julie Thompson of Holden & Thompson, Charlotte Martin, Christian Burns, BT, and Maxi Jazz of Faithless. BT collaborates with Tiësto for the first time since Love Comes Again, and Faithless's rapper/singer Maxi Jazz is featuring on Dance4Life. The album has more tracks featuring vocals than previous albums (excluding the remixed Just Be).

The album was nominated in the category "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 50th Grammy Awards.^[7] In April 2007 the album moved 72,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also received gold certifications in Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, and Romania.^[8]

Track listing

Elements of Life
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Ten Seconds Before Sunrise"		7:31
2.	"Everything (feat. JES)"	JES	7:01
3.	"Do You Feel Me (feat. Julie Thompson)"	Julie Thompson	6:03
4.	"Carpe Noctum"		7:03
5.	"Driving to Heaven"		4:42
6.	"Sweet Things (feat. Charlotte Martin)"	Charlotte Martin	5:42
7.	"Bright Morningstar"		8:19
8.	"Break My Fall (feat. BT)"	BT	7:14
9.	"In the Dark (feat. Christian Burns)"	Christian Burns	4:36
10.	"Dance4life (feat. Maxi Jazz)"	Maxi Jazz	5:22
11.	"Elements of Life"		8:25
12.	"He's a Pirate" (Tiësto Remix)"		7:00

Note: In some territories (including the United States), track 12 is "He's A Pirate" (7:00), a remix of the theme music of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl also featured on the CD single, and on initial retail shipments of Best Buy's exclusive version of the movie soundtrack.^[9] "Everything (Acoustic Version)" is excluded.

Limited Edition Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything (Acoustic Version)"	3:34
2.	"Dance4life (Fonzerelli Remix)"	7:48
3.	"Lethal Industry (Richard Durand Remix)"	8:41

Note: The Limited Edition contains the original album with the remix of "He's A Pirate" and a bonus disc.

Credits

• Composer(s), Producer(s): Tiësto & D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij
• Written By: Tiësto
• Mastered By: Emily Lazar
• Photography: Stephanie Pistel
• Tiësto & D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij composed every song, including composers mentioned below.
  • "Everything" Composer(s): Daniël Stewart & JES
  • "Sweet Things" Composer(s): BT
  • "Bright Morningstar" Composer(s): BT
  • "Break My Fall" Composer(s): BT
  • "Elements of Life" Composer(s): Geert Huinink
  • "He's A Pirate (Tiësto Remix)" Producers(s): Geoffrey Zanelli, Hans Zimmer & Klaus Badelt

Production

During the production of the album Tiësto in several cases sent a demo with the music to certain artists, and they replied back with the lyrics and vocals and other duration times. In the case of Christian Burns from BB Mak, Tiësto met him through MySpace and got in contact with him and the production of the single "In The Dark".^[10] The album consists of rock, trance and experimental music, which shows the style Tiësto has grown throughout the years since his previous albums which contained lyrics, In My Memory and Just Be. Producer Brian Transeau collaborated with Tiësto in three tracks, he composed "Bright Morning Star" and "Sweet Things", he also performed the vocals in the single "Break My Fall". Together, they produce more tracks which were not released in the album, Tiësto has mentioned they would work again during the coming summer.^[11]

“	It's a very experimental piece of work and combines the style of rock with trance and electronic, this is the first time that I have combined these different genres. I have always liked rock music so it made sense.	”
—said Tiësto[12]

Marketing

In support of the album, he embarked on his Elements of Life World Tour, the Elements of Life World Tour DVD was released in a party which was held on 29 February 2008 from 8 p.m. - 3 a.m. in London at the IndigO2 club.^[13] With the successful release of Elements of Life, Tiësto and fashion designer Giorgio Armani collaborated together on a limited edition Tiësto T-shirt available at Armani Exchange stores. His single "Sweet Things" comes with the shirt including an exclusive "A|X Remix" by Tom Cloud which shows the great influence Tiësto has in fashion culture.^[14] The charity raised over $300,000.^[15] Tiësto and Reebok introduced the new 'Tiësto shoe' in November 2007. The shoebox comes with a special limited-edition Tiësto & Reebok CD, containing the Elements of Life album and the bonus disc. Only 1000 pair units were available for sale in Netherlands.^[16] On 28 April, Tiësto released Elements of Life: Remixed, a recompilation of the Elements of Life album with all songs except "He's A Pirate" being replaced by remixed versions, and "He's A Pirate" being replaced by "No More Heroes", a joint production with mute performer trio Blue Man Group.^[17]

Music videos

• "He's A Pirate (Tiësto Remix)"
• "Dance4life"
• "In the Dark"
• "Break My Fall"
• "Elements of Life"

Charts and Certification

Charts Chart Peak position Australia Album Chart[citation needed] 44 Belgium Album Chart[citation needed] 3 Canada[citation needed] 24 Finland Album Chart[citation needed] 40 Greece Album Chart[citation needed] 1 Hungary Album Chart[citation needed] 3 Irish Album Chart[citation needed] 5 Mexico Top 100 Albums[citation needed] 13 Mexico Top International Albums[citation needed] 8 Netherlands Album Chart[citation needed] 1 Norway Album Chart[citation needed] 26 Romania Album Chart[citation needed] 18 Switzerland Album Chart[citation needed] 77 UK Album Chart[citation needed] 14 Billboard 200 (U.S.)[citation needed] 71 Billboard Top Electronic Albums (U.S.)[citation needed] 1 Billboard Top Digital Albums (U.S.)[citation needed] 8 Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[citation needed] 7 Venezuela Albums Chart[citation needed] 18

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Belgium (BEA)[18] Gold   Hungary (Mahasz)[19] Gold 3,000x xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Netherlands	6 April 2007	Magik Muzik	CD, Album	Magik Muzik CD 07
			CD, Album	Magik Muzik CD 07S
			CD, Limited Edition, Bonus Disc	Magik Muzik CD 07/2
	19 June 2007		4 x vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Album	Magik Muzik LP 07
	2007		CD, Limited Edition Album	CD 07RBK
Japan	28 March 2007		CD, Album	Magik Muzik CD 07
		Superb Trax	2 x CD	AVCD-23213-4
		Avex Taiwan Inc.	CD, Album, DVD, NTSC, Bonus Disc	AVICD60439DB
Russia	2007	Dance Planet Ltd.	CD, Album	DP068-07
Germany	6 April 2007	Kontor Records	CD, Album	0180732KON
United Kingdom	16 April 2007	Nebula Records	CD, Album	NEBCD9015
	May 2007		2 x vinyl, 12", Sampler	NEBT9015
	May 2007		2 x vinyl, 12", Sampler	NEBTX9015
Norway	2007	DJ Beat Records Scandinavia	CD, Album	DJB077CD
Lithuania	15 May 2007	Bomba Records (Lithuania)	CD, Album	BBCD225
United States	April 10, 2007	Ultra Records	CD, Album	UL 1515-2
Romania	10 April 2007	NRG!A	CD, Album	4088-2
		Roton	CD, Album	4088-2

See also

• Elements of Life World Tour
• Elements of Life World Tour DVD
• Elements of Life: Remixed

References

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7. 72,000 albums sold in the U.S. http://www.tiesto.com/

External links

• Tiesto.com