Elements of Life cover art

  Studio Album · No. 3

Elements of Life Songwriting Credits by Tiësto

2007 Magik Muzik 12 tracks 79 min

Produced by Tiësto, DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij

Magik Muzik TranceProgressive TranceElectronic
92%
Authorship
Artist

Holds writing credit on 11 of 12 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 12 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Tiësto carries a lyricist or composer credit.

92%
11 trackswritten by Tiësto 1 trackoutside writers
Tiësto's roles on this album

Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist0%
Composer92%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

12
Tracks
5
Lyricists
4
Producers
2007
Released
Data Insight

Elements of Life formalizes Tiësto's studio partnership with DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij, who co-writes and co-produces most of the album beside him. The instrumental tracks carry no lyricist and rest on the two of them, while the vocal collaborations with JES, Christian Burns, and Maxi Jazz add those singers as the authors of the words. The closing 'He's a Pirate' is a Tiësto remix of a Hans Zimmer film theme, the one track where the underlying composition is not his.

Elements of Life is the third studio album by Tiësto, released in 2007 and his last record rooted firmly in trance before his later turn toward dance-pop. Co-produced throughout with DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij, it pairs sweeping instrumentals with a strong run of vocal collaborations, including 'Everything' with JES, 'In the Dark' with Christian Burns, and 'dance4life' with Maxi Jazz. BT returns as a co-writer and co-producer on several tracks. Tiësto and Reijers-Fraaij write and produce the music, while the featured singers supply the words on the vocal songs. The album moved strong numbers on release and ranks among the high points of his trance-era catalog.

Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Ten Seconds Before Sunrise
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Tiësto (Producer)
2
Everything
Jes Brieden Tijs Michiel VerwestDJ Waakop Reijers-FraaijJes Brieden TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-FraaijJes Brieden JES (Vocals)
3
Do You Feel Me
Julie Thompson Tijs Michiel VerwestJulie ThompsonDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Julie Thompson (Vocals)
4
Carpe Noctum
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Tiësto (Producer)
5
Driving to Heaven
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Tiësto (Producer)
6
Sweet Things
Charlotte Martin Tijs Michiel VerwestBTCharlotte Martin BTTiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Charlotte Martin (Vocals)
7
Bright Morningstar
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestBT BTTiësto Tiësto (Producer)
8
Break My Fall
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestBT BTTiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij BT (Vocals)
9
In the Dark
Christian Burns Tijs Michiel VerwestChristian BurnsDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Christian Burns (Vocals)
10
dance4life
Maxi Jazz Maxi JazzTijs Michiel VerwestDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Maxi Jazz (Vocals)
11
Elements of Life
Not documented Tijs Michiel VerwestGeert HuininkDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij TiëstoDJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij Tiësto (Producer)
12
He's a Pirate
Not documented Hans ZimmerKlaus BadeltGeoff Zanelli Tiësto Tiësto (Remixer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 14 contributors

TM
Tijs Michiel Verwest
Writer
On this album11 written
DW
DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij
Writer · Producer
On this album8 written
B
BT
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album3 written
JB
Jes Brieden
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
CM
Charlotte Martin
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
CB
Christian Burns
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
GH
Geert Huinink
Writer
On this album1 written
GZ
Geoff Zanelli
Writer
On this album1 written
HZ
Hans Zimmer
Writer
On this album1 written
JT
Julie Thompson
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written
KB
Klaus Badelt
Writer
On this album1 written
MJ
Maxi Jazz
Writer · Vocals
On this album1 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Elements of Life

Who wrote Tiësto's Elements of Life?
Tiësto and DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij wrote and produced most of the album's music together. The words on the vocal tracks come from guests like JES, Christian Burns, and Maxi Jazz.
Who is DJ Waakop Reijers-Fraaij?
He is Tiësto's longtime studio collaborator, co-writing and co-producing the bulk of Elements of Life with him.
What are the main vocal tracks on the album?
'Everything' with JES, 'In the Dark' with Christian Burns, and 'dance4life' with Maxi Jazz are the standout vocal collaborations.
Is He's a Pirate a Tiësto original?
No. It is his remix of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' theme written by Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, and Geoff Zanelli, included as a bonus track.
Was Elements of Life a trance album?
Yes. It was Tiësto's last album rooted firmly in trance before he shifted toward electro house and dance-pop on later records.
How are the songs credited?
Tiësto is on the music of every track, usually with Reijers-Fraaij; the instrumentals have no lyricist, while the vocal songs add the featured singers as co-writers of the words.
Data note: Instrumental tracks carry no lyricist credit. The bonus track 'He's a Pirate' is a Tiësto remix of a film composition by Hans Zimmer, Klaus Badelt, and Geoff Zanelli, credited to them. Writing and per-track producer credits taken from the album track listing as reproduced on Wikipedia.

Sources

Wikipedia: Elements of Life Wikipedia: Tiësto MusicBrainz: Elements of Life (release group) Cover Art Archive: Elements of Life Cover Art Archive: Elements of Life by Tiësto