Pair of Dice

"Pair of Dice"
Single by Tiësto and Allure
from the album A Town Called Paradise
Released8 October 2012
GenreProgressive house[1]
Length6:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tiësto singles chronology
"We Own the Night"
(2012) 		"Pair of Dice"
(2012) 		"United"
(2013)
Allure singles chronology
"You Say It'll Be Okay"
(2012) 		"Pair of Dice"
(2012) 		"Ready"
(2013)

"Pair of Dice" is an instrumental production by Dutch disc jockey and producer Tiësto and Dutch production band Allure, composed of the Janssen brothers, Sjoerd and Wouter (the two members of the duo Showtek) and David van den Hurk. It was released on 8 October 2012 in the Netherlands.

Background and release

Allure is a hidden project launched by Tiësto in 1998 on Magik Muzik. He produced several trance songs with this alias until 2008. In 2011, he decided to widen the project to the duo Showtek. Together they produced an album in 2011, called Kiss from the Past.[2] After the album, Tiësto left Allure and he has been substituted by David van den Hurk who represents Allure during live performances.'[3]

It is the third time that the Janssen brothers collaborate with Tiësto after "Maximal Crazy" and "Hell Yeah!".

Set Yourself Free

"Set Yourself Free"
Song by Tiësto featuring Krewella
from the album A Town Called Paradise
Released13 June 2014
GenreProgressive house[1]
Length4:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
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Two years later, Tiësto release a vocal version of "Pair of Dice" called "Set Yourself Free" with credited vocals from American band Krewella and uncredited vocals from Matthew Koma for his fifth album A Town Called Paradise.

Background

Tiësto declared about the song : "I always thought it would be a great vocal track but never could find good vocals for it. So I sent the track to Krewella and they really did well in the moment. I like their voices. Together with Matthew Koma they came up with 'Set Yourself Free' and I think it's such a feel-good anthem. The melody and the music fit so well together."[4]

Track listing

Digital Download (MF024)
  1. "Pair of Dice" - 6:00
2017 7" Translucent Pink Vinyl
  1. "Pair of Dice" (Extended Mix) - 6:00
  2. "Pair of Dice" (Radio Edit) - 3:06

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
Position
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 10

References

  1. ^ a b "Tiësto & Allure - Pair of Dice". Tiëstoblog. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tiësto, under the pseudonym Allure..." Soon Night. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Artist : Allure". Discogs. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tiësto - A Town Called Paradise - Track by Track". YouTube. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tiësto & Allure – Pair of Dice" (in French). Ultratop Dance.