Musical Note – Paul Van Dyk’s “For An Angel” will turn 25

For An Angel the  trance track by German DJ Paul van Dyk, which served as his debut track and would become his most famous work will be 25 year old.

The song was initially released in 1994 as a track on 45 RPM on the MFS record label, which was van Dyk’s first studio album.

It was later reworked and re-released in 1998 as “E-Werk Remix” on Deviant Records, a homage to the E-Werk nightclub where van Dyk used to be the resident DJ, the song held number one on the UK Dance Chart for several weeks.

Since its release, the track has become one of the greatest and most influential trance tracks of all time. It was voted as the eighth greatest dance record of all time by Mixmag readers.

The song was featured on the Gigi D’Agostino compilation album, Il programmino di Gigi D’agostino.

via DJMAG – Wikipedia