"Great Spirit" is a song by Dutch

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and

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Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

in collaboration with Israeli producers duo

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. It features vocals from the French band Hilight Tribe. It is the first

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song by Armin van Buuren. The track was released in the

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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''.

Background and release

declared about the song: “I’ve wanted to work with

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

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and they will be thrilled to know that it's finally been released.”

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

and it lly gone beyond our wildest dreams! We are really happy with the results!”

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…"

Track listing

* Netherlands Digital download # "Great Spirit" – 7:37 * Netherlands Digital download # "Great Spirit" - 3:36 # "Great Spirit" (Extended Mix) - 7:37 * Netherlands Digital download Wildstylez Remix # "Great Spirit" ( Wildstylez Extended Remix) – 4:49

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References

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