Parade of the Athletes
2004 compilation album by Tiësto
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Parade of the Athletes is a retrospective mix by Dutch DJ Tiësto of his live set performed during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on 13 August 2004.[4] 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 piece in 1999), and "Athena", which is also a remix of Adagio in G minor, a piece often attributed to Tomaso Albinoni, but actually composed by Remo Giazotto.
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| Released | 7 September 2004 | |||
| Genre | Trance | |||
| Length | 72:25 | |||
| Label | Black Hole | |||
| Producer | Tiësto | |||
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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.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heroes" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 8:36 |
| 2. | "Breda 8pm (DJ Montana Edit)" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Ancient History" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Traffic" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Euphoria" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Athena" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Olympic Flame" | Tijs Michiel Verwest, Daniël Stewart, Geert Huinink | 5:34 |
| 8. | "Lethal Industry" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Coming Home" | Tijs Michiel Verwest | 6:28 |
| 10. | "Adagio for Strings" | Samuel Barber | 5:57 |
| 11. | "Victorious" | Tijs Michiel Verwest, Daniël Stewart, Geert Huinink | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Forever Today" | Tijs Michiel Verwest, Daniël Stewart, Geert Huinink | 7:06 |
Charts and certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2004 | Magik Muzik | Magik Muzik CD 04 | |
| 14 October 2004 | Magik Muzik LP 04 | |||
| Spain | 21 October 2004 | Vale |
|
VLCD 322-1 |
| Electropolis |
|
VLMX 1697-3 | ||
| United States | 2 November 2004 | Nettwerk America |
|
0 6700 30393 2 1 |
| Australia | 8 October 2004 | Bang On! | CD | BANGCD037 |
| Mexico and Latin America | 2004 | Corporacion Discografica Iberoamericana |
|
2552-2 |
| Asia | 2004 | Avex Asia Ltd. |
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AVTCD-95786 |
| Germany and Europe | 15 October 2004 | Edel |
|
0158472 KON |
| Kontor |
|
Kontor409 | ||
| Russia | 2004 | Dance Planet Ltd. | CD | DPCD029-04 |
| United Kingdom | October 2004 | Nebula |
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NEBT 9011 |
| NEBTX 9011 | ||||
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MX335917688d17 |