The Best of Cascada

The Best of Cascada is the third compilation album released by German dance trio, Cascada. It was released 22 March 2013 in Germany. Consisting of past singles, "The Best of Cascada" also features 3 new songs. The album's first single, "The Rhythm of the Night", a cover of the Corona hit, was released in 2012 and peaked at number 26 in Germany. The second single, "Glorious", was released a month before the album and achieved success in Germany, peaking inside the top-ten, being their first single in 4 years to do so.

The Best of Cascada
Greatest hits album by
Cascada
Released29 March 2013[1]
Recorded2004-13
GenreEurodance, electropop
Length58:33
LabelZooland
ProducerYanou, DJ Manian
Cascada chronology
Back on the Dancefloor
(2011)		 The Best of Cascada
(2013)		 Acoustic Sessions
(2013)
Singles from The Best of Cascada
  1. "The Rhythm of the Night"
    Released: 22 June 2012
  2. "Glorious"
    Released: 8 February 2013
  3. "The World Is in My Hands"
    Released: 2 August 2013

Content

The album consists of twelve singles, three new songs and two acoustic tracks. From their first album, "Everytime We Touch" (2006), three songs were included: "Everytime We Touch", "Miracle" and their cover of Savage Garden's hit "Truly Madly Deeply".[2] From their second album, "Perfect Day" (2008), three songs were included: "What Hurts the Most", "Because The Night" and "Perfect Day".[2] From their third album, "Evacuate the Dancefloor" (2009), three singles were included: "Evacuate the Dancefloor", "Fever" and "Dangerous".[2]

From their fourth album, "Original Me" (2011), only two songs were included: "Pyromania" and "San Francisco".[2] The song "Summer of Love", from their 2012 compilation "Back on the Dancefloor", was also included.[2] The new material consists of three songs; the first being "The Rhythm of the Night", a cover of Corona hit, "Glorious" and "The World Is in My Hands".[2] The album closes with two acoustic songs: an acoustic version of "Glorious" and an acoustic version of "Enemy", a song present on "Original Me".[2]

Singles

In May 2012, lead vocalist Natalie Horler announced that a new single of the band was set to be released in the next few months.[3] In early June, a video clip of Horler performing a cover of Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night" surfaced online.[4] On 22 June, "The Rhythm of the Night" was released.[5] The single peaked inside the top-ten in Austria, while peaking within the top-forty in Germany and Switzerland.[6][7]

In 2013, after a Christmas album, the band recorded "Glorious" for a chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The single was released on 8 February 2013[8] and it was placed at number 21 in the Eurovision Final. However, the single gained success in Germany, peaking at number 6, becoming their first top-ten single since "Evacuate the Dancefloor" (2009) and their fourth top-ten overall.[7] The third and last new song "The World Is in My Hands" will also be a single, with a video being released on 19 July 2013.[9] The single was released on 2 August 2013.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Glorious (Video Edit)"Andres Ballinas, Tony Cornelissen, Yann "Yanou" Peifer, Manuel ReuterYann Peifer, DJ Manian Reuter3:29
2."The World Is in My Hands (Video Edit)"Ballinas, Peifer, Reuter, Victor FinkePeifer, Reuter, Finke2:59
3."Evacuate the Dancefloor (Radio Edit)"Allan Eshuijs, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:26
4."The Rhythm of the Night (Video Edit)"Francesco Bontempi, Michael Gaffey, Peter Wilfred Glenister, Annerley Gordon, Giorgio SpagnaReuter, Peifer3:22
5."Summer of Love (Video Edit)"Ballinas, Cornelissen, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:36
6."San Francisco"Tony Cornelissen, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:46
7."Everytime We Touch (Radio Edit)"Stuart MacKillop, Maggie Reilly, Peter RisavyReuter, Peifer3:17
8."Miracle (Radio Mix)"Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:38
9."What Hurts the Most (Radio Mix)"Steve Robson, Jeffrey SteeleReuter, Peifer3:39
10."Because The Night"Patti Smith, Bruce SpringsteenReuter, Peifer3:24
11."Truly Madly Deeply (Radio Edit)"Darren Hayes, Daniel JonesReuter, Peifer2:55
12."Fever"Ballinas, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:20
13."Pyromania (Radio Edit)"Eshuijs, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:29
14."Dangerous (Radio Edit)"Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer2:59
15."Perfect Day"Eshuijs, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:42
16."Glorious (Acoustic Version)"Ballinas, Cornelissen, Peifer, ReuterReuter, Peifer3:39
17."Enemy (Acoustic Version)"Peifer, Reuter, RobsonReuter, Peifer3:53

Release history
CountryRelease dateRecord label
Germany29 March 2013Zooland Records[1]

References
  1. "The Best of Cascada: Cascada: Amazon.de: MP3 - Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "The Best of Cascada - Cascada". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. "Cascada Video Message". Facebook. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. (in German) Promi-Pärchen: Geissens: „Wir wetten, dass der FC aufsteigt“ | Die Geissens | EXPRESS. Express.de.
  5. "iTunes - Music - The Rhythm of the Night (Remixes) - EP by Cascada". iTunes. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ""Cascada – The Rhythm Of The Night – Austriancharts.at"". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ""Cascada - Singles Chart" in Germany". MusicLine.De. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  8. iTunes - Music - Glorious - Single by Cascada. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  9. "Cascada lanza el videoclip de 'The World Is In My Hands', su nuevo single" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. "Amazon.com: The World Is in My Hands (Video Edit): Cascada". Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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