Rapture (iiO song)

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"Rapture"
Single by iiO
from the album Poetica
Released October 29, 2001
Format Maxi single
Genre Dance, electronica
Length 3:12
Label Universal Records
Writer(s) Nadia Ali, Markus Moser
Producer Markus Moser
iiO singles chronology
"Rapture"
(2001)		 "At the End"
(2002)
Music sample
Iio - "Rapture"

"Rapture" is the first single by the New York-based dance music duo iiO. Released in 2001, reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, reached the top-ten in six other countries and charted in several other countries. The song also became a dance floor hit in the United States reaching number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song was included on iiO's debut album, Poetica, which was released in 2005.

In 2010, the song was re-released by former iiO frontwoman Nadia Ali as a single from her remix compilation, Queen of Clubs Trilogy: the Best of Nadia Ali Remixed. The song was her most successful solo release peaking at number three in Romania, while charting in several European countries.

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[edit] Music video

The video to "Rapture" was directed by Andy Hylton and features the duo, one of the few electronica videos that does so, since usually models are hired to appear in the video, and the artists do a cameo. The video develops in a technological city where Nadia Ali is seen in a room full of machines that scan her, digitize her, and project a hologram of her high above the city, while Markus Moser is seen in a car driving through the city.

The 2008 release of Rapture Reconstruction features a limited re-edited video as a multimedia bonus. It does not change the "storyline" of the clip, but includes many different angles and scenes to the original version.

[edit] Tracklisting

[edit] Official remixes

No. Title Length
1. "Rapture (Original Radio Edit)"   3:12
2. "Rapture (Original Extended)"   6:48
3. "Rapture (John Creamer & Stephane K French Edit)"   3:51
4. "Rapture (John Creamer & Stephane K Edit)"   4:28
5. "Rapture (John Creamer & Stephane K Remix)"   9:54
6. "Rapture (Riva Edit)"   4:05
7. "Rapture (Riva Remix)"   7:36
8. "Rapture (Deep Dish Space Remix)"   12:29
9. "Rapture (Deep Dish Miami Dub)"   10:51
10. "Rapture (Aloud Remix)"   5:50
11. "Rapture (Soulside Remix)"   6:35
12. "Rapture (Armin van Buuren Edit)"   4:15
13. "Rapture (Armin van Buuren Remix)"   9:24
14. "Rapture (Armin van Buuren Made Radio Edit)"   3:09
15. "Rapture (Paul van Dyk Remix)"   7:29
16. "Rapture (Paul van Dyk Remix) [vinyl]"   10:14

[edit] Rapture Reconstruction: Platinum Edition

No. Title Length
1. "Rapture (Starkillers Dirty Girl Made Single Edit)"   3:32
2. "Rapture (Starkillers Dirty Girl Remix)"   8:33
3. "Rapture (Starkillers Undone Made Single Edit)"   3:03
4. "Rapture (Starkillers Undone Remix)"   9:36
5. "Rapture (Hardware & Orue Electro Remix)"   8:18
6. "Rapture (Hardware & Orue Electro Dub)"   8:16
7. "Rapture (Friscia & Lamboy Remix)"   10:44
8. "Rapture (Friscia & Lamboy Dub)"   10:37
9. "Rapture (Lametta Harmony Remix)"   5:53
10. "Rapture (Lametta Made2Chill Remix)"   3:58

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[2] 59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[4] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 10
France (SNEP)[7] 50
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 12
Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 21
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] 34
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 8
Romania (UPFR)[14] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 64
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 44
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19] 2

[edit] Nadia Ali re-release

"Rapture"
Single by Nadia Ali
from the album Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition and Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Diamond Edition
Released 3 December 2010 (2010-12-03)
(see release history)
Format Digital download
Genre EDM
Label Smile in Bed Records
Writer(s) Nadia Ali, Markus Moser
Producer

Tristan Garner, Gareth Emery, Tim Bergling
Nadia Ali singles chronology
"Fantasy"
(2010)		 "Rapture"
(2010)		 "Pressure"
(2011)
Music video
"Rapture" (Avicii Remix) on YouTube

Nadia Ali re-released the song as a single from her remix compilation Queen of Clubs Trilogy. Released as the only single from the compilation, it was remixed by Avicii, Gareth Emery and Tristan Garner. Ali said she chose the three to remix the track because they were considered tastemakers in electronic dance music.[20] She said she also chose to re-release the track, because she wanted to introduce it to a new generation of music listeners who were not familiar with the original iiO version.[21]

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Rapture" was shot in December, 2010 in Sacramento, California and directed by Brando Neverland.[22] The video premiered on January 24, 2011 on YouTube and was set to the Avicii Remix. The concept of the video portrays Ali's elevation as the "Queen of Clubs".

[edit] Tracklisting

No. Title Length
1. "Rapture (Avicii New Generation Radio Edit)"   3:42
2. "Rapture (Avicii New Generation Remix)"   7:08
3. "Rapture (Tristan Garner Elevation Radio Edit)"   3:42
4. "Rapture (Tristan Garner Elevation Remix)"   8:02
5. "Rapture (Gareth Emery Radio Edit)"   3:37
6. "Rapture (Gareth Emery Remix)"   7:16

[edit] Charts

Chart (2010/11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Dance Chart)[23] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[25] 17
France (SNEP)[26] 24
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[27] 77
Romania (UPFR)[28] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 63
Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[30] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 40

[edit] Year-end chart

Chart (2011) Position
Romanian Top 100[32] 40

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format
Netherlands[33] December 3, 2010 Armada Music Digital download
Belgium[34]
United States[35] December 8, 2010 Smile in Bed Records
Germany[36] December 21, 2010 PinkStar Records
Spain[37] January 12, 2011 Blanco Y Negro
Norway[38] January 14, 2011 Catchy Tunes
Sweden[39]
United Kingdom[40] March 27, 2011 Ministry of Sound Recordings
Australia[41] April 8, 2011 Ministry of Sound Australia

[edit] Cover versions

[edit] References

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  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – iiO – Rapture" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
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  13. ^ "Charts.org.nz – iiO – Rapture". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  14. ^ "Romanian Top 100". Romanian Top 100. http://www.rt100.ro. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
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  17. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  18. ^ "iiO Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/artist/iio/191695#/artist/iio/chart-history/191695?f=359&g=Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2011. 
  19. ^ "iiO Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for iiO. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  20. ^ Nair, Shwetha (18 December 2010). "I like shy guys: Nadia Ali". iDiva. Times Internet Limited. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zErzOWpV. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  21. ^ "Making of Nadia Ali "Rapture" Music Video". Smile in Bed. February 11, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PhB0s94Pl0. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  22. ^ "Rapture" (Avicii Remix) Official Music Video Smile in Bed July 26, 2011
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  29. ^ "Nadia Ali – Rapture – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  30. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Dance Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  31. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
  32. ^ "ROMANIAN TOP 100 – clasamentul anului 2011". http://andreea.fm/2012/01/01/romanian-top-100-clasamentul-anului-2011/. Retrieved 2012-01-01. 
  33. ^ Rapture - Single by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011
  34. ^ Rapture - Single by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011
  35. ^ Rapture (Extended Mixes) by Nadia Ali Beatport Retrieved April 26,2011
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  37. ^ Rapture - EP by Nadia Ali Juno Download Retrieved April 26, 2011
  38. ^ Rapture - EP by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011
  39. ^ Rapture - EP by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011
  40. ^ Rapture - EP by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011
  41. ^ Rapture - EP by Nadia Ali iTunes Store Retrieved April 26, 2011

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