Old Skool is an extended play (EP) by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 4 August 2016 by Armada Music.[4] Van Buuren said of the album, "What I miss sometimes in dance music is a little bit of the fun, the fun that we had by experimenting and going out of our way and doing strange things. And that's what I wanted to do with Old Skool".[5]

Old Skool
EP by
Released4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)
LabelArmada
Producer
Armin van Buuren chronology
A State of Trance 2016
(2016)
Old Skool
(2016)
A State of Trance Ibiza 2016
(2016)
Singles from Old Skool
  1. "Dominator"
    Released: 30 June 2016[1]
  2. "The Ultimate Seduction"
    Released: 14 July 2016[2]
  3. "Pull Over"
    Released: 30 June 2016[3]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dominator" (Armin van Buuren vs. Human Resource)
  • Guido Pernet
  • Jasper Drexhage
  • Johan van Beek
  • Larenzo Nash
  • Robert Mahu
2:29
2."The Ultimate Seduction" (Armin van Buuren vs. The Ultimate Seduction)2:14
3."Pull Over" (Armin van Buuren vs. Speedy J)Jochem Paap2:25
4."Quadrophonia" (Armin van Buuren vs. Quadrophonia)
  • Olivier Abbeloos
  • Lucien Foort
3:20
5."88 to Piano" (Armin van Buuren vs. MainX)Rene van den Berghe3:00
6."Old Skool" (Vigel remix)2:52
7."Old Skool Ping Pong"
  • van Buuren
  • de Goeij
  • Heard
2:48
CD version (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
8."Minimix" 
Digital download — extended versions[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dominator" (Armin van Buuren vs. Human Resource) (extended mix)
  • Pernet
  • Drexhage
  • van Beek
  • Nash
  • Mahu
4:22
2."The Ultimate Seduction" (Armin van Buuren vs. The Ultimate Seduction) (extended mix)
  • Groeneveld
  • van der Zwan
3:56
3."Pull Over" (Armin van Buuren vs. Speedy J) (extended mix)Paap4:00
4."Quadrophonia" (Armin van Buuren vs. Quadrophonia) (extended mix)
  • Abbeloos
  • Foort
4:59
5."88 to Piano" (Armin van Buuren vs. MainX) (extended mix)van den Berghe3:59
6."Old Skool" (Vigel remix) (extended mix)
  • van Buuren
  • de Goeij
  • Heard
4:03
7."Old Skool Ping Pong" (extended mix)
  • van Buuren
  • de Goeij
  • Heard
5:28

Charts edit

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 45
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 8

References edit

  1. ^ https://eu.7digital.com/artist/armin-van-buuren-vs-human-resource/release/dominator-5537062[dead link]
  2. ^ https://eu.7digital.com/artist/armin-van-buuren-vs-the-ultimate-seduction/release/the-ultimate-seduction-5558959[dead link]
  3. ^ https://eu.7digital.com/artist/armin-van-buuren-vs-speedy-j/release/pull-over-5575512[dead link]
  4. ^ "Armin van Buuren announces 'Old Skool' mini album, available for pre-order now! - Armada Music Armada Music". www.armadamusic.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04.
  5. ^ The Story Behind "Dominator". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "Old Skool - Mini Album from Armada Music Albums on Beatport". Beatport.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Old Skool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Armin van Buuren – Old Skool" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Armin van Buuren – Old Skool" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2016.