Elements of Life

Elements of life
Studio album by
Tiësto
Released6 April 2007 (2007-04-06)
Recorded2007
GenreTrance, rock, pop[1]
Length
  • 78:58 (standard version)
  • 99:01 (limited edition)
Label
Producer
  • Tiësto
  • DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij
  • BT
Tiësto chronology
In Search of Sunrise 5: Los Angeles
(2006) 		Elements of life
(2007) 		In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza
(2007)
Singles from Elements of Life
  1. "dance4life"
    Released: 18 August 2006
  2. "In the Dark"
    Released: March 2007
  3. "Break My Fall"
    Released: July 2007
  4. "Elements of Life"
    Released: July 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[1]
BBC(favorable)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
PopMatters(5/10)[5]

Elements of Life is the third studio album by Dutch DJ Tiësto. It was released on 6 April 2007 (see 2007 in music). The album contains collaborations with Jes of Motorcycle, Julie Thompson of Holden & Thompson, Charlotte Martin, Christian Burns, BT and Maxi Jazz of Faithless. BT collaborates with Tiësto for the first time since "Love Comes Again" and Faithless's rapper Maxi Jazz is featuring on "Dance4Life". The album has more tracks featuring vocals than previous albums (excluding the remixed Just Be).

The album was nominated in the category "Best Electronic/Dance Album" at the 50th Grammy Awards.[6] In April 2007 the album moved 72,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album also received gold certifications in Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands and Romania.[7]

  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Elements of Life: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "Tiesto - Elements of Life CD Review". About.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Paul (May 10, 2007). "BBC - Music Review of Tiësto - Elements of Life". BBC. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  4. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (April 6, 2007). "Elements of Life: Music Review: Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Schiller, Mike (July 6, 2007). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. 2007-12-05. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12.
  7. ^ "Elements of Life Gold Status". Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-03-12.