Great Spirit (song)

"Great Spirit" is a song by Dutch disc jockey and producer Armin van Buuren in collaboration with Israeli producers duo Vini Vici. It features vocals from the French band Hilight Tribe. It is the first psy trance song by Armin van Buuren. The track was released in the Netherlands by Armind as a digital download on 12 December 2016. The song is included in the tracklist of van Buuren's performance The Best of Armin Only.

"Great Spirit"
Single by Armin van Buuren vs. Vini Vici featuring Hilight Tribe
from the album The Best of Armin Only
Released12 December 2016
RecordedArmada Studios, Amsterdam
GenrePsychedelic trance[1]
Length3:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"Freefall"
(2016)		 "Great Spirit"
(2016)		 "I Need You"
(2017)
Vini Vici singles chronology
"Colors"
(2016)		 "Great Spirit"
(2016)		 "Fkd Up Kids"
(2017)
Hilight Tribe singles chronology
"Free Tibet"
(2016)		 "Great Spirit"
(2016)		 "Moyoni"
(2019)

Background and release

Armin van Buuren declared about the song: “I’ve wanted to work with Vini Vici ever since they embarked on the music scene. Few acts have such a well-defined signature sound and I am really pleased with how ‘Great Spirit’ turned out. I’ve been playing this tune in my live sets since Amsterdam Music Festival and they will be thrilled to know that it's finally been released.”[2]

Vini Vici declared about the song: “We believe that hard work, determination and passion can make every dream come true. But this is more than that. We could have never guessed that we’d collaborate with Armin van Buuren and it lly gone beyond our wildest dreams! We are really happy with the results!”[2]

Reception

According to Wackii from French webmedia Guettapen, "this collaboration is in the mood of the times and takes back all the codes of galloping psy and tribal vocals. [...] Armin's style is not found on this track but he shows one more time his amazing versatility! Nevertheless it is regrettable that the track doesn't really innovate and doesn't really represent a fusion of the styles…"[3]

Track listing
  • Netherlands Digital download (ARMD1325)
  1. "Great Spirit" – 7:37
  • Netherlands Digital download (ARMD1325B)
  1. "Great Spirit" - 3:36
  2. "Great Spirit" (Extended Mix) - 7:37
  • Netherlands Digital download Wildstylez Remix (ARMD1325R)
  1. "Great Spirit" (Wildstylez Extended Remix) – 4:49

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[4] Gold 45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 200,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[6] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Armin van Buuren Vs Vini Vici Feat. Hilight Tribe – Great Spirit (2016, File)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "Armin van Buuren vs. Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe – Great Spirit". Trance Attack. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "Preview : Armin Van Buuren vs Vini Vici & Hilight Tribe – Great Spirit [Armind]". Guettapen. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Danish single certifications – Armin van Buuren & Vini Vici – Great Spirit". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Armin van Buuren vs. Vini Vici feat. Hilight Tribe; 'Great Spirit')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. "Dutch single certifications – Armin van Buuren vs Vini Vici – Great Spirit (ft. Hilight Tribe)" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Enter Great Spirit (ft. Hilight Tribe) in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2019 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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