Infinity (Guru Josh song)

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"Infinity"
Single by Guru Josh
from the album Infinity
Released 18 December 1989
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Acid house
Length 4:00
Label Deconstruction
Writer(s) Paul Walden
Producer Guru Josh
Guru Josh singles chronology
"Infinity (1990s Time For The Guru)"
(1990)		 "Whose Law (Is It Anyway)"
(1990)

"Infinity", also known as "Infinity (1990s... Time for the Guru)", is a 1989 song recorded by British acid house musician Guru Josh from his album of the same name. The song was re-released in 2008 in a remixed version named "Infinity 2008" and enjoyed renewed success in many countries.

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[edit] 1989 release

The song was first released in 1989 from the album of the same name. It achieved success in many European countries, such as Germany, UK and Austria in 1989, peaking at #5 in the UK chart in March 1990, and has been featured on numerous compilations from 1990 to the present day.

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru)
  2. "Infinity" (Spacey saxophone mix)
12" maxi
  1. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru 12" mix) — 7:25
  2. "Infinity" (Spacey saxophone mix) — 4:03
  3. "Infinity" (1990s... Time for the Guru 7" mix) — 4:00

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 4
Austrian Singles Chart[2] 5
Dutch Top 40[3] 3
German Singles Chart 2
Irish Singles Chart[4] 8
Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 5
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 4
UK Singles Chart[8] 5

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Australian Singles Chart[9] 26
Austrian Singles Chart[10] 9
Dutch Top 40[3] 28
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 20

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Germany[12] Gold 1990 150,000

[edit] Infinity 2008

"Infinity 2008"
Single by Guru Josh Project
B-side Remix
Released 19 September 2008 (CD Maxi)
10 October 2008 (CD Single)
Format CD single, CD maxi
Genre Electro house
Length 3:12
Label Ministry of Sound
Ultra Records (US)
Writer(s) Paul Walden
Producer Klaas Gerling / Jerome Isme-Ae

In 2007, the 'Guru Josh Project'[13] was formed - participants: Guru Josh, Snakebyte and the man that inspired the deal, Darren Bailie. The 'Guru Josh Project's' re-release of "Infinity" became another hit in 2008 and 2009 as a remixed version by DJ Klaas, under the title "Infinity 2008". This release enjoyed added success, reaching number one in France, Belgium, Denmark and on the Eurochart Hot 100, and number two on the German dance chart. It peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[14] The song was written by Paul Walden and produced by Klaas Gerling & Jerome Isma-Ae. It was published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.[15]

Infinity 2008 was an adaptation of Infinity written by Guru Josh licensed to BCB record label as published by EMI UK.

The music video for the song on YouTube has been viewed more than 71 million times making it one of the most-viewed videos on the website.[16]

The record companies at first made a decision not to release it outside of Europe, in countries such as Australia and the United States of America, preventing it from achieving the prior success that it enjoyed outside of Europe. However, in April 2009, the track was picked up by Ultra Records in the United States and debuted on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart at number 20 in its 2 May 2009 issue. As of the 23 May (2009) issue it reached the number one spot, dethroning Lady GaGa's "Poker Face", which spent a record setting 15-week run in that position.[17]

In France, the song was included on the famous double compilation NRJ Music Awards 2009.[18] The video features German playmate Janina Wissler (Playboy's Girl of September 2005) and Josh.[19]

[edit] Track listings

CD single
  1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas vocal edit) — 3:12
  2. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas remix) — 6:29
  3. "Infinity 2008" (Jerome Isma-ae remix) — 7:33
CD maxi
  1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas remix) — 6:29
  2. "Infinity 2008" (Jerome Isma-ae remix) — 7:30
  3. "Infinity 2008" (Steen Thottrup Chill mix) — 6:02
  4. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas vocal edit) — 3:12
12" maxi
  1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas remix) — 6:29
  2. "Infinity 2008" (Jerôme Isma-ae remix) — 7:31
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas vocal edit) — 3:12
  2. "Infinity 2008" (commercial radio edit) — 4:25
  3. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas vocal mix) — 4:54
  4. "Infinity 2008" (Klaas remix) — 6:29
  5. "Infinity 2008" (Jerôme Isma-ae remix) — 7:32
  6. "Infinity 2008" (Yvan and Dan Daniel remix) — 6:50
  7. "Infinity 2008" (Magic Mitch club mix) — 5:54
  8. "Infinity 2008" (Steen Thottrup Chill mix) — 6:00

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2008/09) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[20] 3
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[21] 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[22] 2
Canadian Hot 100[23] 35
Danish Singles Chart[24] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[23] 2
Eurochart Hot 100 1
Finnish Singles Chart[25] 6
French SNEP Singles Chart[26] 1
German Singles Chart[23] 4
Hungarian Airplay Chart[27] 1
Irish IRMA Singles Chart[4] 10
Italian FIMI Singles Chart[28] 20
Norwegian Singles Chart[29] 3
Spanish Singles Chart[30] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[31] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[32] 2
UK Singles Chart[33] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs 42
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart[34] 1
Chart (2010) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart[35] 13

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[36] 28
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[37] 11
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[38] 37
Dutch Singles Chart[39] 14
Eurochart Hot 100[40] 21
French Singles Chart[41] 18
German Singles Chart[42] 17
Swedish Singles Chart[43] 37
Swiss Singles Chart[44] 30
Chart (2009) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[45] 41
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[46] 44
Eurochart Hot 100[47] 5
French Singles Chart[48] 34
German Singles Chart[49] 30
Hungarian Singles Chart[50] 172
Italian Singles Chart[51] 54
Spanish Singles Chart[52] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[53] 8
UK Singles Chart[54] 130

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[55] Gold December 12, 2008 15,000
Germany[12] Gold 2008 150,000
Sweden[56] Gold April 3, 2009 10,000
Spain[57] 3xPlatinum 2009 120,000

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"Beggin'" by Madcon		 French SNEP number-one single (first run)
1 November 2008 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Appelle mon numéro"
by Mylène Farmer
Preceded by
"Ayo Technology" by Milow		 Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
8 November 2008 – 13 December 2008 (6 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Womanizer" by Britney Spears
Preceded by
"So What" by Pink		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
15 November 2008 – 29 November 2008 (3 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé
Preceded by
"Ça n'finira jamais" by Johnny Hallyday		 French SNEP number-one single (second run)
29 November 2008 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"Ah... si tu pouvais fermer ta gueule..."
by Patrick Sébastien
Preceded by
"Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry		 Danish number-one single (first run)
19 December 2008 – 26 December 2008 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry
Danish number-one single (second run)
16 January 2009 – 23 January 2009 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Kun for mig" by Medina
Preceded by
"Poker Face" by Lady GaGa		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
23 – 30 May 2009		 Succeeded by
"When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland

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