The winning song topped a fan ranking and finished ahead of some of dance music's biggest classics.

There may be no dance song more iconic than Darude's "Sandstorm." It's instantly recognizable. Hear one second of its neon orange synth, and it's stuck in your head for the rest of the day, but how… ...

This October marks twenty years since the 1999 release of the Finnish DJ Darude’s “Sandstorm,” one of the most culturally significant electronic dance singles of all time. A monster crossover hit of ...

Finnish producer Darude discusses the 20 year anniversary of his iconic hit 'Sandstorm.' By Zel McCarthy While a song known for its jackhammer synth stabs isn’t prone to subtlety, this past weekend ...

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Despite the fact that apps like Shazaam exist and there are whole websites dedicated to answering music questions, people still ask in the online comments of trailers, mashups, and mixtapes, “What’s ...

Darude’s classic single ‘Sandstorm’ has been played simultaneously across multiple Finnish radio stations to mark its 25th birthday. The progressive trance track was originally released in Darude’s ...

Internet memes can change your life. One day you’re working at Subway, arguing with customers about the actual length of a footlong, and the next you’re a meme sensation. It only takes the right ...

“Sandstorm” by Darude might not be the most critically acclaimed piece of music out there, but it is honest, pure, and strong. It’s a trance track that, to quote my colleague Sam Byford, is to dance ...

"Can anyone ID this?" "Yeah, it's Darude 'Sandstorm'", so the old joke goes. Even 18 years after its release, the trance classic regularly does the rounds on the 'net and such is its popularity, a ...

Last fall, Ricky Werner and his brother-in-law, Russ Rabon, were watching ESPN. Playing was a segment detailing the creation of “Jump Around” as the unofficial anthem for Wisconsin Badgers Athletics.