"Communication" is an instrumental composition by Dutch DJ and producer Armin. It was initially released on 19 July 1999 as 12" vinyl in the Netherlands by Cyber Records. A vocal version of the track featuring Carmen Van Den Brakel was released the next year. The track is known as one of the favourite of Armin van Buuren's fanbase. The track reached a notable success in the United Kingdom. It is the first single from Armin's first studio album, 76.
Armin continued then to produce remixes of the track, including "Communication Part 3" released on 2 April 2007 which is the fourth single of Armin's compilation 10 Years.
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Background and release
In an interview with Musikexpress, Armin explained that he produced the track alone for 2 days in his parents' house of Leiden. He declared that he was inspired by Speedy J's Ginger album.
"Communication" was first released in the Netherlands in 1999 on Cyber Records. The track later became van Buuren's first single from his debut studio album 76. In February 2000, it reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
A second version, "Communication Part 2", was released in 2000, followed by "Communication Part 3" in 2007. In 2013, van Buuren released Communication Part 3 (Remixes), featuring remixes by James Dymond, John Askew, Faruk Sabanci and Tomas Heredia. In 2024, Music on Vinyl, Armada Music and van Buuren issued Communication Part 1–3 on vinyl to mark the track's 25th anniversary.
Music video
An animated music video was realised for the track 12 years after its official release. It was published on 24 November 2009 by Armada Music's Youtube channel. It shows a robot in front of a conveyor belt fixing metal plates on the wall with Armin van Buuren's logo. Later the robots shares some data towards satellite dishes. At the end, the robot plays the UK CD single of "Communication" was created by Ben Liebrand.
Track listing
Netherlands - 12" - Cyber (CR033)
"Communication" (Original Mix) – 9:35
"Communication" (Vincent de Moor Mix) – 7:25
Netherlands - CD - Combined Forces
"Communication" (Pronti & Kalmani Vocal Radio Edit) – 3:44
"Communication" (Pronti & Kalmani Instrumental Radio Edit) – 3:42
"Communication" (Original 12" Version) – 9:35
"Communication" (Vincent de Moor Remix) – 7:25
"Communication" (Quake Remix) - 8:45
"Communication" (Jon Vesta Remix) - 8:56
Europe - CD - Combined Forces
"Communication" (Pronti & Kalmani Vocal Radio Edit) – 3:44
"Communication" (Original Version) – 9:34
UK - 12" - AM PM (12AMPM129)
"Communication" (Original 12" Mix) – 6:44
"Communication" (Jon Vesta Remix) – 6:07
"Communication" (Quake Remake) - 6:59
UK - CD - AM PM (CDAMPM129)
"Communication" (Radio Edit) – 3:28
"Communication" (Quake Radio Edit) – 2:38