Parade of the Athletes
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Parade of the Athletes is a retrospective mix by trance DJ/producer Tiësto of his live set performed during the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on August 13, 2004 (see 2004 in music). This was the first time that a DJ was asked to perform for a ceremony at the Olympics. Recognizing one of their own, the Dutch team came up to the booth while Tiësto was performing this set. All of the songs on this track are original songs composed by Tiësto except for Adagio for Strings, which is his own remix of Samuel Barber's piece by the same name(the remix was also influenced by William Orbit's original electronic remix of the song in 1999), and "Athena", which is also a remix of Albinoni's Adagio in G minor.
The album contains 8 new tracks composed exclusively for the Olympic Games Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony, and 4 other well known tracks (Traffic, Lethal Industry, Adagio for Strings and Forever Today). An unmixed version was also released.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heroes" | 8:36 |
| 2. | "Breda 8 p.m. (DJ Montana Edit)" | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Ancient History" | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Traffic" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Euphoria" | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Athena" | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Olympic Flame" | 5:34 |
| 8. | "Lethal Industry" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Coming Home" | 6:28 |
| 10. | "Adagio for Strings" | 5:57 |
| 11. | "Victorious" | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Forever Today" | 7:06 |
Credits
- Mastered By: Barney Broomer for Sonic One[2]
- Written By, Composed By, Producer, Mixed By: Tiësto
- Additional Producer: D.J. Waakop Reyers
- "Breda 8pm" DJ Montana's edit of "Dallas 4PM" from Tiësto's debut album "In My Memory".
- "Ancient History" Tiësto's interpretation of "Zanaradikos" by Thrace.
- "Traffic" samples "Psykofuk" by Sean Deason.
- "Athena" Tiësto's interpretation of "Adagio in G Minor" by Albinoni.
- "Olympic Flame" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart
- "Adagio for Strings" Composer(s): Samuel Barber
- "Victorious" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart
- "Forever Today" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands Album Chart | 4 |
| Belgium Album Chart | 18 |
| Germany Album Chart | 85 |
Releases
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2004 | Magik Muzik | CD, Mixed | Magik Muzik CD 04 |
| October 14, 2004 | 4 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Album | Magik Muzik LP 04 | ||
| Spain | October 21, 2004 | Vale Music | CD, Mixed | VLCD 322-1 |
| Electropolis | 4 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition | VLMX 1697-3 | ||
| United States | November 2, 2004 | Nettwerk America | CD, Album, Mixed | 0 6700 30393 2 1 |
| Australia | October 8, 2004 | Bang On! | CD | BANGCD037 |
| Mexico and Latin America | 2004 | Corporacion Discografica Iberoamericana | CD, Mixed | 2552-2 |
| Asia | 2004 | Avex Asia Ltd. | CD, Mixed | AVTCD-95786 |
| Germany and Europe | October 15, 2004 | Edel Records (Germany) | CD, Mixed | 0158472 KON |
| Kontor Records | 4 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition | Kontor409 | ||
| Russia | 2004 | Dance Planet Ltd. | CD | DPCD029-04 |
| United Kingdom | October, 2004 | Nebula Records | 2 x Vinyl, 12" | NEBT 9011 |
| 2 x Vinyl, 12" | NEBTX 9011 | |||
| CD, Mixed, Promo | MX335917688d17 |
References