Balance (Armin van Buuren album)

Balance
Balance
Studio album by Armin van Buuren
Released	25 October 2019
Recorded	2017–2019
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	90:28
Label	Armada; Kontor; SME;
Producer	Armin van Buuren (exec.); Benno de Goeij (exec.); Garibay; Avalan; Valentijn Hoogwerf; Avian Grays; Toby Gad; Josh Cumbee; AFSHeeN; Kevin Saunderson; Rasmus Svensson-Blixt; Jesse Wilson; Tierce Person; Angel Lopez; Scott Storch; Lucas & Steve; Shapov; Above & Beyond; BT; Tempo Giusto; Luke Bond;
Armin van Buuren chronology
Singles from Balance
	"I Need You"; Released: 6 January 2017; "Sunny Days"; Released: 16 June 2017; "Sex, Love & Water"; Released: 2 February 2018; "Therapy"; Released: 20 April 2018; "Blah Blah Blah"; Released: 18 May 2018; "Wild Wild Son"; Released: 12 October 2018; "Lonely for You"; Released: 15 February 2019; "Show Me Love"; Released: 1 March 2019; "Turn It Up"; Released: 15 March 2019; "Don't Give Up on Me"; Released: 29 March 2019; "La Résistance de l'Amour"; Released: 12 April 2019; "Phone Down"; Released: 19 April 2019; "Revolution"; Released: 7 June 2019; "Something Real"; Released: 12 July 2019; "Stickup"; Released: 9 August 2019; "Waking Up with You"; Released: 6 September 2019; "Mr. Navigator"; Released: 13 September 2019; "It Could Be"; Released: 20 September 2019; "High on Your Love"; Released: 27 September 2019; "Don't Let Me Go"; Released: 4 October 2019; "All Comes Down"; Released: 11 October 2019; "Unlove You"; Released: 18 October 2019; "Million Voices"; Released: 25 October 2019; "Sucker for Love"; Released: 26 October 2019; "Miles Away"; Released: 27 October 2019; "Runaway"; Released: 28 October 2019; "Always"; Released: 29 October 2019; "Song I Sing"; Released: 30 October 2019;

Balance is the seventh studio album by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 25 October 2019 through Armada Music, succeeding his 2015 album Embrace.[2][3] It was also released as a double album with each part consisting of 14 tracks.[4] It features collaborations with Above & Beyond, BT, Lucas & Steve, Garibay, Inner City, Shapov, Rudimental, Tempo Giusto, Ne-Yo and Haliene.

Critical reception

Rachel Narozniak from Dancing Astronaut wrote that Balance "emblematizes the artistic diligence" driving van Buuren since his debut appearance, while comprising a "broad assembly of dance styles, anthemic chord progressions, vocal-centric constructions, and ear-catching lyrical concepts and hooks". She praised the variety of both dance-pop and trance tracks within the album, which Narozniak felt showed van Buuren's willingness to go beyond his "sonic comfort zone" of producing traditional trance music.[1]

Track listing

Track details and metadata adapted from Apple Music.[5]

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sucker for Love" (with Avalan)	Armin van Buuren Benno de Goeij Valentijn Hoogwerf Julien Vahle	Armin van Buuren Avalan de Goeij Hoogwerf	2:56
2.	"Something Real" (with Avian Grays featuring Jordan Shaw)	Armin van Buuren Avian Grays de Goeij Andreas Moe Eelke Kalberg Ryan Fieret Jesse Draak Jordan Shaw	Armin van Buuren Avian Grays	2:59
3.	"Wild Wild Son" (featuring Sam Martin)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Samuel Martin	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:33
4.	"Phone Down" (with Garibay featuring Justin Stein)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Fernando Garibay Justin Stein Ramiro Padilla	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Garibay	3:12
5.	"Blah Blah Blah"	Armin van Buuren Andrew Bullimore Joshua Record	Armin van Buuren	3:03
6.	"Sunny Days" (featuring Josh Cumbee)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Gordon Goothredde Tobias Gad Josh Cumbee Afshin Salmani	Armin van Buuren Toby Gad AFSHeeN Cumbee	3:30
7.	"Runaway" (featuring Candace Sosa)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Candace Nicole Sosa Jordan Young	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:57
8.	"It Could Be" (vs. Inner City)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Kevin Saunderson Rasmus Svensson-Blixt Moa Hammar	Armin van Buuren Saunderson Svensson-Blixt	2:37
9.	"Unlove You" (featuring Ne-Yo)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Jesse Wilson Shaffer Smith Tierce Person	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Wilson Person	2:30
10.	"Therapy" (featuring James Newman)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij James Newman Michael Busbee	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:06
11.	"Waking Up with You" (featuring David Hodges)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Jaden Michaels David Hodges David Naish	Armin van Buuren	2:59
12.	"Sex, Love & Water" (featuring Conrad Sewell)	Armin van Buuren Angel Lopez Scott Storch Conrad Sewell Fiora Cutler Charles Reece	Armin van Buuren Lopez Storch	3:17
13.	"Don't Give Up on Me" (with Lucas & Steve featuring Josh Cumbee)	Armin van Buuren Lucas De Wart Steven Jansen Cumbee Salmani	Armin van Buuren Lucas & Steve	3:05
14.	"Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Matluck)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Roel Schutrups Diederik Bakker Maxwell Elliot Federico Vindver Jesse Draak	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Schutrups Bakker Draak	3:15
Total length:				43:59

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"La résistance de l'amour" (vs. Shapov)	Armin van Buuren Alexander Shapovalov	Armin van Buuren Shapov	3:31
16.	"Million Voices"	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Bullimore Record Alistair Lloyd-Webber	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:07
17.	"Show Me Love" (vs. Above & Beyond)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Jonathan Grant Anthony McGuinness Paavo Siljamaki	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Above & Beyond	3:31
18.	"Song I Sing" (featuring HALIENE)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Kelly Sweet Matthew Steeper	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	4:22
19.	"High on Your Love" (with Rudimental featuring James Newman)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Amir Izadkhah Piers Aggett Kesi Dryden Jonathan Harris Daniel Watts Newman	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:08
20.	"I Need You" (with Garibay featuring Olaf Blackwood)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Garibay Olaf Blackwood	Armin van Buuren Garibay	3:26
21.	"Lonely for You" (featuring Bonnie McKee)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Bonnie Leigh McKee Jessica Malakouti	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:13
22.	"Always" (with BT featuring Nation of One)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Brian Transeau Kristi Krings	Armin van Buuren BT de Goeij	3:39
23.	"Turn It Up"	Armin van Buuren Ki McPhail Duck Blackwell	Armin van Buuren	2:52
24.	"Mr. Navigator" (vs. Tempo Giusto)	Armin van Buuren Tuomas Lähteenoja	Armin van Buuren Tempo Giusto	2:32
25.	"Revolution" (with Luke Bond featuring KARRA)	Armin van Buuren Lucas Bond Karra Jillian Madden	Armin van Buuren Luke Bond	3:16
26.	"All Comes Down" (featuring Cimo Frankel)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Cimo Frankel Yoshi Green Rik Anemma	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:17
27.	"Miles Away" (featuring Sam Martin)	Armin van Buuren de Goeij Martin	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	3:46
28.	"Stickup"	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	Armin van Buuren de Goeij	2:49
Total length:				46:29

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	70
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	99
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[9]	70
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	45
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12]	15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	52
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[15]	1
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[16]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[17]	Gold	20,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Narozniak, Rachel (25 October 2019). "Armin van Buuren's 7th studio album heeds its name: 'Balance' [Album Review]". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
Lombardo, Scott (5 September 2019). "Armin van Buuren announces album title and ASOT 950 Event". EDMTunes. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
"Armin van Buuren's 'Balance' album tracklist features HALIENE, Tempo Giusto, BT and... NE-YO". 6 September 2019.
"Armin van Buuren Announces New Album: 'Balance' – Armin van Buuren".
"Balance by Armin van Buuren". Apple Music.
"Austriancharts.at – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
"Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 44.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – Armin van Buuren – Balance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
"Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
"Armin van Buuren Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.
"Dutch album certifications – Armin Van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2 November 2019. Enter Balance in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2019 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

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[dancingastro_balance-1] Narozniak, Rachel (25 October 2019). "Armin van Buuren's 7th studio album heeds its name: 'Balance' [Album Review]". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[2] Lombardo, Scott (5 September 2019). "Armin van Buuren announces album title and ASOT 950 Event". EDMTunes. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[3] "Armin van Buuren's 'Balance' album tracklist features HALIENE, Tempo Giusto, BT and... NE-YO". 6 September 2019.

[4] "Armin van Buuren Announces New Album: 'Balance' – Armin van Buuren".

[5] "Balance by Armin van Buuren". Apple Music.

[ac_Austria_Armin_van_Buuren-6] "Austriancharts.at – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[ac_Flanders_Armin_van_Buuren-7] "Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[ac_Wallonia_Armin_van_Buuren-8] "Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[ac_Czech_-9] "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 44.Týden 2019 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Armin_van_Buuren-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Armin_van_Buuren-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – Armin van Buuren – Balance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 October 2019.

[ac_Poland_-12] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Armin_van_Buuren-14] "Swisscharts.com – Armin van Buuren – Balance". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[ac_UKDance_-15] "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Armin_van_Buuren-16] "Armin van Buuren Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.

[NetherlandsArmin_Van_BuurenBalancealbumCertRef-17] "Dutch album certifications – Armin Van Buuren – Balance" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2 November 2019. Enter Balance in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2019 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".