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
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Chart (2013)
Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[ 32]
27
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 33]
41
France (SNEP)[ 34]
56
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[ 35]
36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 36]
23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 37]
11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 38]
67
Chart (2014)
Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[ 39]
46
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 40]
54
France (SNEP)[ 41]
143
Germany (Official German Charts)[ 42]
94
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[ 43]
1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 44]
62
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[ 45]
68
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[ 46]
13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 47]
27
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard )[ 48]
49
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.[ 55] 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.[ 56]
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.[ 57]
Digital download – single Title 1. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah ) (radio edit) 2:39
Digital download – EP[ 58] Title 1. "Tsunami" 3:56 2. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (Friction remix) 4:09 3. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (All About She remix) 3:34 4. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (Tapesh remix) 5:36 5. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (Bill and Will remix) 5:19 6. "Tsunami (Jump)" (featuring Tinie Tempah) (Lookas and HLTR$KLTR remix) 3:39
^ a b c Zel McCarthy, "Sander van Doorn’s ‘Tsunami’ Mystery Almost Revealed" , Billboard , August 16, 2013.
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^ "DVBBS & Borgeous – Tsunami (Preview)" Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine , DJ Magazine , August 16, 2013.
^ Sean Lewis, "DVBBS and Borgeous storm the Beatport 100 with ‘Tsunami’" Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , Beatport , August 26, 2013.
^ Canucks goal songs Archived 2015-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Phillies 2019 Home Run Song
^ Romano's Superstar Walk Out
^ game 12-13-14
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