Sky is the limit
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Studio album by DJ Antoine | |||||||||||||||||
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January 25, 2013 |
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occupation | DJ Antoine | ||||||||||||||||
DJ Antoine & Mad Mark |
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Sky Is the Limit , also 2013 - Sky Is the Limit , is the tenth studio album by DJ Antoine . It consists of two or three CDs and was released on January 25, 2013.
background
DJ Antoine first announced on November 22, 2012 on his official YouTube channel that he would release an album on January 25, 2013. It published three versions of the album: the standard version, which consists of two CDs, a limited edition with three CDs and a deluxe box, in addition to three CDs, a Limited Bracelet ( bracelet ), an autographed poster and sticker contains. The guest musicians or singers are not specified for all songs.
Working together
The Swiss singer Maury , who had sung earlier hits such as All We Need , I Feel or Broadway , also played a number of tracks on this CD as a singer, songwriter and producer. The Canadian songwriter, composer and singer Jenson Vaughan sang the vocals of Sky Is the Limit , Bella Vita and Something in the Air , among others . He can also be heard on 2 other songs and worked as a songwriter and composer on 12 songs. The singer, songwriter and composer Craig Smart, known as a member of the Underdog Project , also works as a singer and author on a number of songs, examples of which are Meet me in Paris , Bella Vita , Already There and Crazy World . He sang a total of 7 songs and the musician wrote 12 tracks. The DJ team FlameMakers, who contributed to eight songs, the DJ B-Case , who contributed to three songs, the rapper TomE, with whom two songs were created, and Nick McCord, who also sang two songs, gave further guest contributions . Individual songs were sung by different musicians. World-famous musicians also took part. The American rapper Pitbull contributed a part to the album. The singer Shontelle , known for her single Impossible , which became a world hit in 2013 with a cover by James Arthur , sang Perfect Day and Kalenna Harper, who already sang the songs Welcome to St. Tropez and I'm On You and also enjoyed great success P. Diddy , among other things with the song Coming Home , sang one of the songs on the album.
Description of the CDs
- first CD ( ↓ track list)
The first CD consists entirely of new songs. Various musicians, often not mentioned, are involved here. DJ Antoine was supported in all songs by his studio partner and good friend Mad Mark . There are also cover songs , such as Power to the People by fii.
- second CD ( ↓ track list)
On CD number two you will also find mostly new songs, with Mad Mark and the DJ duo FlameMakers also contributing to many of the songs. As a special , this CD contains a remix of the song Ma Chérie , in which the American rapper Pitbull is involved. Likewise, the song is Beautiful Liar in two variations to find, on the one hand as a dance - and also as a rock version . The title Girls 4x can only be found in a remix version on this CD. The original can be found on the later published remix version of the album.
- third CD ( ↓ track list)
The third CD is only included in the limited edition. It consists of a special DJ mix that contains selected songs from this album that merge into one another. The radio versions were not used for this , but the extended versions of the songs. In download portals such as Amazon or iTunes it is only available as a 76-minute single track.
publication
Sky Is the Limit appeared almost worldwide. In the selected countries it was released at different times via different record labels . There were also different numbers of songs. In one country more and less in the other, for example the song Every Breath was included on the Japanese version of Sky Is the Limit . Various CD covers were also selected.
Publication dates (selection)
country | date | Number of tracks | Label |
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January 25, 2013 | 36 | Kontor Records |
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1st February 2013 | 36 | X-Energy Records |
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May 15, 2013 | 15th | Global Productions |
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May 14, 2013 | 21st | Global Productions |
reception
criticism
DJ Antoine himself says about his album:
- “I associate enormous emotional value with this album. Mad Mark and I have never worked so intensely, over 15 months on new songs. I also invested a lot of private time. Nothing was good enough until we were later satisfied with the result through a few versions and song recordings. "
However, a reviewer of the Albumcheck site gave a less positive review:
- “Somehow the music doesn't hold any particular surprises in store. The same beat runs like a red thread between the two pieces of silver. For some it's good and outgoing party music, for me it's more of a mixed work that is well-intentioned. But not very varied. "
successes
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Within just a few hours, the album was number one on the German, Austrian and Swiss iTunes album charts . In Germany, it entered the official album charts at number 6 in the first week. In Austria it jumped to number 2 and in Switzerland the album reached number one on the album charts. With the release of the remix album, the album returned to the official album charts.
Although the songs House Party , Sky Is the Limit and Perfect Day did not initially appear as single, they reached the single charts in various countries due to heavy downloads in several music portals . Crazy World and We Will Never Grow Old also hit the charts in the “Barnes & Heatcliff Remix” from the remix album thanks to frequent downloads .
Singles
Bella Vita
Bella Vita was the album's first single release. It appeared parallel to the album on January 25, 2013. The music video was released on January 24 on the official YouTube channel of the record label Kontor Records . In the video, DJ Antoine can be seen going down the stairs in a large house and going outside. He presses a button on his car key and the car appears in front of him. He gets in and steps on the accelerator and the car disappears and appears in another location. He drives through cities, mountains and deserts. Antoine sees a couple kissing, a man walking down a street with two women laughing, a boy on skis hovering over the car and many other situations. Then he goes to a lookout tower and sees the world below. At the end he reappears in front of his house with his car. He goes back to his house, has a sip of champagne, and lights a cigar . The song rose to the top of the Swiss charts and became DJ Antoine's first number one hit single. In Germany, Bella Vita rose to rank 37 and in Austria to place 22, but rose in week two to place 25 up to the highest position five. After three weeks, Bella Vita reached its highest position to date with 15th place in Germany.
Sky is the limit
After the success that Sky Is the Limit had before the single was released, the song was selected as the second single release. The shooting of the official music video began on June 8, 2013. Antoine regularly published pictures of the shoot. The video appeared for the first time on the Kontor Records YouTube channel . In the music video, DJ Antoine can be seen making several live performances. He makes part of the mouth movements to sing. At the beginning of the instrumental part, the audience is shown freaking out. There are always scene changes to other appearances or other situations. For example, he looks down on a city from a viewing platform, walks through the streets, meets friends or goes to a church. At the end you can see him again on the viewing platform. He lets two pigeons fly into the sunset. The track was released on March 15, 2013 as a CD single. The remix single was released at the end of June. Sky Is the Limit rose to 15th place in Germany, 8th in Austria and 7th in Switzerland.
All I Live For
All I Live For is the third single from the album. Like Sky Is the Limit, she also appeared as a single on March 15, 2013. The track is not from DJ Antoine, but only from his studio partner in collaboration with the FlameMakers, but he was involved as a remixer.
House party
House Party was the fourth single to be released. It was released on September 27, 2013. The American singer U-Jean played with the voice . The DJ and producer B-Case also worked as a guest musician . Even before it was released, the title hit the singles charts thanks to strong download sales. The music video was released on September 27, 2013, uploaded to Kontor.TV parallel to the single release . It more or less shows the flow of the text. Three 17-year-old boys watch two people of the same age out of the window. You follow them to a junkyard. There, look around an abandoned building and walk down a corridor until you come across a DJ Antoine statue. One of the boys touches the statue by a hole. Then the eyes open and at the onset of the first beat, the wall behind the figure breaks and the image changes inside. There the lights go on and a visual mixer appears above a table. At the same time, other scenes are shown in which, besides U-Jean, Antoine and B-Case, a lot of other teenagers can be seen. The three performers sing along to the lyrics and a young woman looks at a robot. Her eyes light up briefly and she holds out her arm to him. He uses laser beams to draw the text House Party on the skin. The three boys can also be seen. You walk through the crowd and make eye contact with different women. Then a kind of spaceship is shown. It's a flashback, because DJ Antoine, U-Jean and B-Case step out of this. The musicians are eagerly awaited and the party continues until two police officers suddenly storm in. U-Jean sings the part The cops at the door, they wanna know what's going on and we singin 'House Party . This is exactly how it is played in the music video: The police officers party with the others. The next morning the three boys are lying on the remains of the hall and think the next moment it is just a dream, but when they look at their arm, they see the words House Party .
Crazy World
Crazy World is the fifth single from the album. It was also released with remixes on December 27, 2013. The song is only sung by Craig Smart. The accompanying music video was uploaded on December 19, 2013. It is made in the rotoscopic style. Francesco de Prezzo, who had already privately created a video of this kind for Antoines and Tyla Durden's song Over the Rainbow , was the director. In this, various people, including DJ Antoine, are shown in drawings and caricatures . It should be set up “crazy”. A certain meaning therefore does not emerge from the pictures. The people shown initially drive through the streets on skateboarding, for example. To start the last chorus, they jump up and down dancing.
Title List (January 2013)
# | title | Guest musician | length |
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1 | Sky Is the Limit (Album Version) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan | 4:38 |
2 | Crazy World (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:14 |
3 | Perfect Day (Radio Edit) | feat. B-Case & Shontelle ; more vocals by DJ Antoine , Mad Mark , Maury | 2:57 |
4th | Hello Romance (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | Vocals by Maury | 2:55 |
5 | Bella Vita (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan & TomE | 3:24 |
6th | Children Of The Night [We Are] (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | with Morandi | 3:40 |
7th | Meet Me In Paris (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:21 |
8th | Give It Up for Love (Album Version) | with Nicola Fasano, Steve Forest feat. U-Jean | 4:17 |
9 | My Corazon (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Craig Smart, Jenson Vaughan & Tideman | 3:29 |
10 | House Party (Radio Edit) | feat. B-Case & U-Jean | 3:27 |
11 | To The People (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | feat. fii | 3:17 |
12 | Keep On Dancing (With The Stars) (Album Version) | feat. Jade Novah | 4:16 |
13 | Everlasting Love (Album Version) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:58 |
14th | Now Or Never (Radio Edit) | with Cristian Marchi | 2:57 |
15th | Something in The Air (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan & TomE | 3:19 |
16 | We Will Never Grow Old (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Anne Judith Wik | 3:38 |
17th | On Top of the World (Radio Edit) | feat. B-Case, Nick McCord & Joey Moe | 3:12 |
18th | Welcome to My Home (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | feat. The One | 3:01 |
19th | Already There (Album Version) | Vocals by Craig Smart & Jenson Vaughan | 4:45 |
20th | You and Me (Radio Edit) | feat. B-Case & U-Jean | 3:04 |
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1 | Pop It Up [We Wanna Party] (Album Version) | feat. Juiceppe | 3:48 |
2 | Festival Killer (Album Version) | with FlameMakers | 4:23 |
3 | Beautiful Liar (Album Version) | feat. Nick McCord | 4:27 |
4th | Paralyzed (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Album Edit) | with Syke'N'Sugarstarr feat. Destineak | 3:55 |
5 | Without You (Album Version) | with FlameMakers feat. Ladina Spence | 3:38 |
6th | Love Song (Album Version) | with FlameMakers | 3:55 |
7th | It's Like Insomnia (Album Version) | with FlameMakers feat. Jojo B | 3:44 |
8th | Paradise (Album Version) | feat. Kalenna of Dirty Money | 4:34 |
9 | Girls 4x (FlameMakers Album Version) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 4:08 |
10 | Firelight (Album Version) | with FlameMakers; Vocals by Grace Tither | 3:53 |
11 | All I Live For (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | with FlameMakers; Vocals by Maury | 3:53 |
12 | These Boots (Radio Edit) | Vocals by Alisha Pillay | 3:27 |
13 | Like A Hurricane (Album Version) | with FlameMakers feat. Max Barskih; Vocals by Katrin | 3:10 |
14th | You're Ma Chérie (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Radio Edit) | feat. Pit bull ; more vocals by Angel | 3:12 |
15th | Beautiful Liar (Original Mix) | feat. Nick McCord | 4:01 |
16 | Night is coming | feat. Hellmut | 3:50 |
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1 | Sky Is the Limit (Album Version) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan | 5:19 |
2 | House Party (Extended Mix) | feat. B-Case & U-Jean | 3:26 |
3 | Festival Killer (Extended Mix) | with FlameMakers | 5:25 |
4th | Bella Vita (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Extended Mix) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan & TomE | 4:08 |
5 | Pop It Up [We Wanna Party] (Extended Mix) | feat. Juiceppe | 5:03 |
6th | Beautiful Liar (Extended Mix) | feat. Nick McCord | 4:30 |
7th | Without You (Extended Mix) | with FlameMakers feat. Ladina Spence | 3:46 |
8th | Children Of The Night [We Are] (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Extended Mix) | with Morandi | 3:50 |
9 | Perfect Day (Extended Mix) | feat. B-Case & Shontelle ; more vocals by DJ Antoine , Mad Mark , Maury | 3:38 |
10 | My Corazon (Extended Mix) | Vocals by Craig Smart, Jenson Vaughan & Tideman | 4:01 |
11 | It's Like Insomnia (Extended Mix) | with FlameMakers feat. Jojo B | 4:03 |
12 | Something in The Air (Extended Mix) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan & TomE | 4:22 |
13 | Hello Romance (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Extended Mix) | Vocals by Maury | 3:07 |
14th | Meet Me In Paris (Extended Mix) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:31 |
15th | Give It Up for Love (Extended Mix) | with Nicola Fasano, Steve Forest feat. U-Jean | 4:46 |
16 | Firelight (Extended Mix) | with FlameMakers; Vocals by Grace Tither | 4:22 |
17th | Paralyzed (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark 2k13 Extended Vocal Mix) | with Syke'N'Sugarstarr feat. Destineak | 3:41 |
18th | Love Song (Extended Mix) | with FlameMakers | 5:11 |
Sky Is the Limit (Gold Edition) / Remixed
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Remix album by DJ Antoine | ||||
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September 27, 2013 |
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Label (s) | Kontor Records | |||
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occupation | DJ Antoine | |||
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Sky Is the Limit will be released again later in the year as a Gold Edition or remixed . On September 27, 2013 the remix album will be released in various versions in selected countries.
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background
DJ Antoine released remix versions of previous studio albums. Antoine first drew attention to this year's event on his SoundCloud page, where he uploaded a mash-up of the songs Sky Is the Limit and Crazy World . These mash-ups were already part of his remix CD last year. On September 13, 2013, the album was made available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon with previews.
Description of the CDs
- first CD ( ↓ track list)
The first CD consists of a DJ mix of the most successful and best songs on the album. House Party appears as a remix on the album under the name Airplay-Edit . DJ Antoines and Mad Mark's song We Don't Care (Like A Honey Badger) , which appeared on the CD under the pseudonym "AK Babe", also appeared. In download portals, the mix only appeared as a one-hour single download.
- second CD ( ↓ track list)
CD number two shows a selection of songs from the original album, only that the songs can be found in remixed versions by various DJs and projects such as Klaas or Barns & Heatcliff. It should be noted that the original version of Girls 4x can be found on the remix album for the first time . On the standard album, the FlameMakers mix was included. That means that the song versions were virtually "exchanged".
- third CD
A selection of songs from the album appear on the third CD, but these can be found in mash-ups . That means a song, for example Already There is played instrumental and the a cappella of You And Me is played at the same time . This was done with many different songs. The songs merge into one another without a break. This mix was also only offered as a one-hour download in download portals.
publication
The remix version was released in the selected countries on September 27, 2013 and was released on various record labels . In addition, the album titles were not always the same.
Publication dates (selection)
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Sky Is the Limit (Gold Edition) | Kontor Records |
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Sky Is the Limit (Gold Edition) | Kontor Records |
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2013-Remixed (Sky Is the Limit) | Phonag Records |
Title List (September 2013)
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1 | House Party (Jerome Radio Edit) | feat. U-Jean & B-Case | 3:39 |
2 | We Will Never Grow Old (Barnes & Heatcliff Radio Edit) | Vocals by Anne Judith Wik | 3:35 |
3 | Crazy World (Brooks Radio Edit) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:26 |
4th | Perfect Day (Dirty Disco Youth Radio Edit) | feat. Shontelle & B-Case | 3:18 |
5 | Sky Is the Limit (Joachim Gaurraud Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan | 3:53 |
6th | Bella Vita (Jerome Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan, Craig Smart & TomE | 3:29 |
7th | Without You (Killbeatz Radio Edit) | with FlameMakers feat. Ladina Spence | 3:40 |
8th | On Top with the World (Tom Jones Radio Edit) | feat. Nick McCord & B-Case | 3:27 |
9 | Give It Up For Love (Barnes & Heatcliff Radio Edit) | feat. U-Jean, Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest | 3:37 |
10 | Pop It Up [We Wanna Party] (FlameMakers Radio Edit) | feat. Juiceppe | 3:11 |
11 | It's Like Insomnia (Ivan Gough Radio Edit) | with FlameMakers feat. Jojo B | 3:09 |
12 | You And Me (CJ Stone Radio Edit) | feat. U-Jean & B-Case | 3:07 |
13 | To the People (Klaas Radio Edit) | feat. fii | 3:22 |
14th | Sky Is the Limit (Da Brozz Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan | 3:33 |
15th | Everlasting Love (StoneBridge & JC Radio Edit) | Vocals by Maury | 2:22 |
16 | Children of the Night [We Are] (Andreas Radio Edit) | with Morandi | |
17th | Now or Never (Flava & Steven Radio Edit) | with Cristian Marchi | 3:12 |
18th | Something in the Air (Rivaz Radio Edit) | Vocals by Jenson Vaughan & TomE | 3:35 |
19th | My Corazon (Amfree Radio Edit) | Vocals by Craig Smart | 3:12 |
20th | Hello Romance (Houseshaker & Thimlife Radio Edit) | Vocals by Maury | 3:46 |
21st | Girls 4x (Radio Edit) | Vocals by | 3:23 |
22nd | You And Me (CJ Stone Club Radio Edit) | Vocals by | 3:43 |
CD2 | |||
2013-Sky Is the Limit Remixed | (Continuous DJ Mix) | 1:18:15 | |
CD3 / Mash-Up Megamix | |||
# | Instrumental | Vocals | length |
1 | Meet Me In Paris | Bella Vita | 2:37 |
2 | Festival killer | Sky Is The Limit | 2:39 |
3 | Crazy World | Everlasting Love | 2:20 |
4th | Hello Romance | All I Live For / Sky Is the Limit | 3:09 |
5 | It's like insomnia | We Will Never Grow Old | 3:12 |
6th | Ma Chérie | To The People | 3:14 |
7th | We Will Never Grow Old | It's like insomnia | 3:02 |
8th | Now or Never | My Corazon | 2:23 |
9 | Perfect Day | Pop It Up (We Wanna Party) | 3:26 |
10 | My Corazon | Now or Never | 2:26 |
11 | Sky Is The Limit | Crazy World | 3:24 |
12 | All I Live For | Hello Romance | 3:04 |
13 | On Top Of The World | Like a hurricane | 2:23 |
14th | Love song | These boots | 4:30 |
15th | Bella Vita | Without you | 3:30 |
16 | Without you | Already There | 3:22 |
17th | Children Of The Night | Girls 4x | 3:28 |
18th | You and me | House party | 3:23 |
19th | Already There | You and me | 3:59 |
20th | Like a hurricane | On Top Of The World | 3:34 |
21st | Beautiful liar | Keep On Dancing (With The Stars) | 3:08 |
22nd | These boots | Welcome to My Home | 2:17 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of Sky Is the Limit
- ↑ Video announcing the album
- ↑ Maury reports on his collaboration on the album ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Release: Germany
- ↑ Release: Italy
- ↑ Release: Japan
- ↑ Release: USA
- ↑ Antoine's own opinion about the album ( memento of the original from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Review of the album check page
- ↑ Chart placements: DE AT CH
- ↑ Chart placement CH
- ↑ Bella Vita on MyVideo
- ↑ Announcement of the shooting
- ↑ Sky Is the Limit on YouTube
- ↑ Booklet from Sky Is the Limit
- ↑ Release: Germany (Remixed)
- ↑ Release: Austria (Remixed)
- ↑ Release: Switzerland (Remixed)
- ↑ Booklet from Welcome to DJ Antoine