Darude

. The song's video, made in 2004, features many former gang members who a part of an agency that talk people out of gangs and into entertainment industry. Today, Darude is considered a strong trance/electronic artist by many, and Sandstorm can still be heard at dance clubs worldwide. Down is also a song by Blink 182. This album was less of a success than his previous works, but is still considered relatively good. There is a heavy metal band named Down. In 2002 he released his second album Rush. A computer (or other) system can go down when it essentially loses power or crashes.

Darude toured the world for nine months in 2001. Down is a colloquial synonym for depressed or blue. The second single Feel the Beat followed in Sandstorm's success, becoming a #1 hit in Finland before becoming a worldwide smash. The reference is to the ball or ball carrier being brought to a halt, often by being knocked down. The song was the worldwide number one selling vinyl record in the year 2000, a record of sorts for a trance number. Down, used in American football, is a stage of play; four downs are allowed in a "possession"; three downs are allowed in Canadian football. In June 2000 Darude became the first Finnish artist ever to reach top 3 position on UK's single chart. Mammals have an undercoat sometimes called down hair.

The song first conquered the Finnish and other European charts before creeping onto the UK charts (via the Internet at first, getting airplay in discos and clubs before it was officially released to a waiting audience), and finally taking the world by storm. Down feathers are the fine undercoat of birds under the visible exterior feathers, and is often used as insulation in clothing. His first hit single Sandstorm, was a result of a collaboration with Finnish producer and artist JS16 or Jaakko Salovaara, the man behind successful artists like Bomfunk MC's and Dallas Superstars. Darude landed a deal with JS16's 16 Inch Records, and co produced the song with him. Down is a district in Northern Ireland. Hoping his tracks would be big hits someday, Darude started making his music on a PC first, and then moved on to samplers and decks. County Down is a county in Northern Ireland. The name evolved to the Rude, da Rude, and finally Darude. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder.

His friends started calling him Rude Boy after the track. Earlier this was adown, meaning "from the hill". At a party with some friends, he played Swedish artist Leila K's track Rudeboys several times in a row. Up and down are the only two well-defined directions in the presence of gravity. His artist name Darude comes from the start of his career. Down is the negative direction along the z-axis. Darude (Ville Virtanen) is a Finnish DJ. See downland.

Official JS16 site (http://www.js16.com/). A down is a hill, usually made of chalk and in southern England. 16 Inch Records (http://www.16inchrecords.com/). Blue Chip Records (http://www.bluechiprecords.com/). Official Darude site (http://www.darude.com/).