This Is What It Feels Like

Album: Instinct (2013)
Charted: 6 96
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Songfacts®:

  • Armin van Buuren is a Dutch electronic music producer and DJ who has hosted a weekly radio show called A State of Trance since 2001, which claims to have around 20 million weekly listeners in over 25 countries. He has been listed as the world's #1 DJ on several of DJ Magazine's annual pools, including for four consecutive years between 2007–2010.
  • This is the first single from van Buuren's fifth album, Instinct. The song features vocals by Canadian singer-songwriter Trevor Guthrie, who is the former lead singer of the now defunct Pop group soulDecision. They were best known for the song "Faded," which was a #1 hit in Canada and peaked at #22 on the United States Hot 100.
  • The song was Armin van Buuren's first top ten hit in the UK. His previous best chart placing was "Communication," which peaked at #18 in 2000.

Comments: 1

  • Dyoweh from Singapore, SingaporeNothing to hold but the memories and frames
    Oh they remind me of the battle I face
    Without your love, without you I drown
    Somebody save me I'm going down

    And I don't even know how I survive
    I won't make it to the shore without your light
    No I don't even know if I'm alive
    Oh, without you now
    This is what it feels like

    awesome lyrics!
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