"Stardust" is an instrumental composition by

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composer and producer Jean-Michel Jarre in collaboration with Dutch disc jockey and producer

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 ...

. It was released on 31 July 2015 as digital download by

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as the fifth single from Jarre's seventeenth studio album, '' Electronica 1: The Time Machine''.

Background and release

Jean-Michel Jarre has been

's musical idol during its childhood. Van Buuren's music is often inspired by Jarre's productions. Jarre declared about the track : “I also think that this track is conveying both our identities”. Their collaboration was revealed during van Buuren's performance at Tomorrowland 2015 in

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Critical review

Tim Olsson from webmedia ''We Rave You'' noticed that "The track includes the perfect blend of both artists’ personal sounds, which was also an important goal for the track." Bulbi from French webmedia ''Guettapen'' asserted that "the result is an absolutely superb

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track. The kind of sounds which send you to the stars. It should be listened with eyes closed".

Track listing

;France - Digital download - Columbia # "Stardust" – 4:38 ;Digital download # "Stardust" (Rising Star Remix) - 5:42

Charts

References

{{Armin van Buuren 2015 songs 2015 singles Armin van Buuren songs Songs written by Armin van Buuren Columbia Records singles