| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [2] |
| NME | 8/10[3] |
The Ideal Crash is the third studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS, released in March 1999. The album was recorded in Spain and includes the single "Instant Street", which became an underground hit in Europe.
The Ideal Crash was the first dEUS album to be directly released through a major label (Island Records) but it's also the only dEUS album that didn't get a US release. The album cover art is the first dEUS CD cover that does not feature a painting by ex-guitar player Rudy Trouvé.
Commercial performance
The Ideal Crash was issued to immediate success in Belgium, obtaining a gold certification for sales of 25,000 copies after one week of release. By April 2008, The Ideal Crash had sold about 250,000 copies.[4]
The singles "Instant Street" and "Sister Dew" entered the UK Singles Chart, peaking at numbers 49 and 62 respectively.[5]
Track listing
- "Put the Freaks Up Front" (dEUS) – 5:14
- "Sister Dew" (Tom Barman, Craig Ward) – 5:35
- "One Advice, Space" (Barman, Ward, Kelvin Smits) – 5:46
- "The Magic Hour" (Barman, Ward) – 5:23
- "The Ideal Crash" (Barman, Ward, Danny Mommens) – 5:00
- "Instant Street" (Barman, Ward, Mommens) – 6:15
- "Magdalena" (Barman, Ward, Mommens) – 4:58
- "Everybody's Weird" (Barman, Ward) – 4:51
- "Let's See Who Goes Down First" (Klaas Janzoons, Ward) – 6:23
- "Dream Sequence #1" (Barman, Ward) – 6:31
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (BEA)[6] | Gold | 25,000* |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "The Ideal Crash – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (26 March 1999). "dEUS: The Ideal Crash (Island)". The Guardian.
- ^ Goldsmith, Mike (12 April 1999). "dEUS – The Ideal Crash". NME. Archived from the original on 16 October 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Pocket Revolution - The unofficial dEUS-weblog
- ^ Deus, Official Charts Company
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.