Tsunami (Dvbbs and Borgeous song) explained

Tsunami
Cover:Tsunami-by-DVBBS-Borgeous.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dvbbs and Borgeous
Released:September 9, 2013
Genre:Big room house
Length:3:57
Label:
Producer:
Chronology:Dvbbs
Prev Title:We Know
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Stampede
Next Year:2013

"Tsunami" is a song released by Canadian electronic music duo Dvbbs and American DJ Borgeous, produced and written by KSHMR. It was released as a single on September 9, 2013 on the Dutch label Doorn Records.

It is considered one of the most popular big room house songs of all-time along with "Animals" by Martin Garrix, "Epic" by Sandro Silva and Quintino, "Spaceman" by Hardwell and "Tremor" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

This song is also the Philadelphia Phillies home run song.

Background

The creator of the track "Tsunami" was initially unknown. The single, which had been widely played at festivals for months, had been released and promoted by DJ Sander van Doorn, although he denied being the producer.[1]

Radio DJ Pete Tong confirmed the song to be the work of DVBBS and Borgeous when he played it on his show on BBC Radio 1 on August 16, 2013.[2] Billboard magazine called it "the most played tune at [2013's] Tomorrowland", a Belgian electronic music festival.[1] It was officially released on Doorn Records on August 19, 2013.[1] [3]

A week later, it reached number one on the Beatport 100.[4]

In 2014 Army Football used Tsunami for its kick off song for home games per recommendation of Army Football S&C staff (Tim Caron, Will Greenberg, Darren Mustin, Brian Philips). Starting in the 2015–16 NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks play "Tsunami" whenever forward Jared McCann scores a goal at Rogers Arena, as part of their system of using personalized goal songs for each player.[5]

Starting in the 2019 MLB season, the Philadelphia Phillies play "Tsunami" whenever a Phillie hits a home run.[6]

The Jay Cosmic remix of "Tsunami" is the entrance song for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano.[7]

Played during football games, especially during kickoffs, by cadets of United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.[8]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance)1
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance)1
Netherlands (Mega Dance Top 30)[9] 1
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[10] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 27
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 41
France (SNEP)[13] 56
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[14] 36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 67
Chart (2014)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 46
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 54
France (SNEP)[20] 143
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 94
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[22] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 68
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] align=center 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 27
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[27] 49

Certifications

Tsunami (Jump)

Tsunami (Jump)
Cover:Tsunami (Jump).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dvbbs and Borgeous featuring Tinie Tempah
Released:March 9, 2014
Genre:
Length:2:39
Label:Ministry of Sound
Producer:
Chronology:Dvbbs
Prev Title:Raveology
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Immortal
Next Year:2014

The vocal mix, retitled "Tsunami (Jump)", features vocals from English singer and rapper Tinie Tempah. It was released in the United Kingdom through Ministry of Sound on March 9, 2014.[28] It has received extensive airplay in Britain via the likes of Rinse FM, Capital XTRA and BBC Radio 1Xtra. The song topped the UK Singles Chart on 16 March 2014, making it also Dvbbs and Borgeous' first charting single in the UK as well as a UK Dance Chart topper and Tinie Tempah's fourth number one in the UK.[29]

Music video

An official video to accompany the release of the single's vocal mix was premiered on YouTube on January 23, 2014, at a total duration of two minutes and 40 seconds.[30]

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
Australia (ARIA)[31] 93
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[32] 67

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Zel McCarthy, "Sander van Doorn’s ‘Tsunami’ Mystery Almost Revealed", Billboard, August 16, 2013.
  2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037xlkx "Avicii World Exclusive, Ray Foxx, Felix Da Housecat, DJ W!ld & Chris Malinchak"
  3. http://www.djmag.ca/2013/08/16/dvbbs-borgeous-tsunami-preview/ "DVBBS & Borgeous – Tsunami (Preview)"
  4. Sean Lewis, "DVBBS and Borgeous storm the Beatport 100 with ‘Tsunami’", Beatport, August 26, 2013.
  5. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=784005/ Canucks goal songs
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvBTqpQOUaE|Philadelphia Phillies 2019 Home Run Song
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBfQny9vlu0|Jordan Romano's Superstar Walk Out
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACzv6AHuBxk|Army-Navy game 12-13-14
  9. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=sd&year=2014&date=20140111 Dance Top 30 : 11/01/2014
  10. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2013&date=20131228 3fm Mega Top 50 : 28/12/2013
  11. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2013. Ultratop. October 22, 2019.
  12. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2013. Ultratop. October 22, 2019.
  13. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2013. SNEP. fr. August 8, 2020.
  14. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2013. October 22, 2019. Mahasz.
  15. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013. Dutch Top 40. October 22, 2019.
  16. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013. MegaCharts. Dutch. October 22, 2019.
  17. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2013. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. October 22, 2019.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2014. Ultratop. October 22, 2019.
  19. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2014. Ultratop. October 22, 2019.
  20. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2014. SNEP. fr. August 8, 2020.
  21. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German . . offiziellecharts.de . October 22, 2019.
  22. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2014. October 22, 2019. Mahasz.
  23. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014. Dutch Top 40. October 22, 2019.
  24. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2014. MegaCharts. Dutch. October 22, 2019.
  25. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2014. TopHit. ru. April 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401100816/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2014-01-01. April 1, 2023.
  26. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2014. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. October 22, 2019.
  27. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014. Billboard. October 22, 2019.
  28. Web site: Tinie Tempah features on dance track 'Tsunami (Jump)'. Digital Spy. 2013-11-28.
  29. Web site: Dvbbs, Borgeous and Tinie Tempah storm to Number 1 with Tsunami (Jump). Official Charts Company. 2014-03-16.
  30. Web site: DVBBS & Borgeous feat. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump) (Ministry of Sound TV). YouTube. 2014-01-23.
  31. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 7, 2015.
  32. Web site: The Official Top 100 Biggest Songs of 2014 revealed. Copsey. Rob. December 31, 2014. Official Charts Company. June 28, 2015.