Strong Ones

2015 single by Armin van Buuren featuring Cimo Fränkel
"Strong Ones"
Single by Armin van Buuren featuring Cimo Fränkel
from the album Embrace
Released16 October 2015
RecordedArmada Studios, Amsterdam
GenreProgressive house[1]
Length
  • 3:08 (radio edit)
  • 4:55 (extended mix)
Label
  • Armind
  • Armada
Songwriter(s)
  • Armin van Buuren
  • Benno de Goeij
  • Cimo Fränkel
  • Andreas Moe
  • Sebastian Thott
Producer(s)
  • Armin van Buuren
  • Benno de Goeij
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Off the Hook"
(2015)
"Strong Ones"
(2015)
"Heading Up High"
(2016)
Cimo Fränkel singles chronology
"Here I Stand"
(2015)
"Strong Ones"
(2015)
"Back to 94"
(2016)

"Strong Ones" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features vocals from Dutch singer and songwriter Cimo Fränkel. The track was released in the Netherlands by Armind as a digital download on 16 October 2015 as the third single from van Buuren's sixth album Embrace.

Reception

According to Tim Olsson from webmedia We Rave You, "The brilliant vocals by Cimo Fränkel really stand out in the mixture combined of guitar sounds and the incredible progressive melody and production work of Armin van Buuren."[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Strong Ones" was first released onto YouTube on 23 October 2015.[3] The music video was shot in Portugal.[4]

Track listing

  • Netherlands Digital download (ARMD1250)
  1. "Strong Ones" (Extended Mix) – 4:55
  • Netherlands Digital download (ARMD1250A)
  1. "Strong Ones" – 3:08
  2. "Strong Ones" (Extended Mix) – 4:55
  • Netherlands Digital download - Remixes (ARMD1251)
  1. "Strong Ones" (Dave Winnel Remix) – 5:22
  2. "Strong Ones" (Deem Remix) – 4:35
  3. "Strong Ones" (Möwe Remix) - 5:35
  • Netherlands Digital download - Remixes Part II (ARMD1258)
  1. "Strong Ones" (Jase Thirlwall Remix) – 7:30
  2. "Strong Ones" (Le Visiteur & My Oh My Mix) – 5:55

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 59
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[7] 24

References

  1. ^ "Armin van Buuren Feat. Cimo Fränkel – Strong Ones (2015, File)". Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Armin van Buuren ft. Cimo Fränkel – Strong Ones". Tim Olsson. We Rave You. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Fränkel - Strong Ones (Official Music Video) on YouTube
  4. ^ "Armin van Buuren launches official music video of "Strong Ones"". A State of Trance. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Fränkel – Strong Ones" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. ^ "Armin van Buuren feat. Cimo Fränkel – Strong Ones" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ^ "Armin van Buuren Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard.
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Studio albums
  • 76
  • Shivers
  • Imagine
  • Mirage
  • Intense
  • Embrace
  • Balance
  • Feel Again
Compilation albums
  • 10 Years
Mix albums
A State of Trance
A State of Trance Ibiza
Universal Religion
EPs
  • Old Skool
Singles
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  • "Touch Me"
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  • "Eternity"
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Video games
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