System F ‘Out of the Blue’ | The Making of a Trance Classic

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System F, aka Ferry Corsten, gives us exclusive insight into the making his classic trance anthem, ‘Out of the Blue’. Released in 1999 via his own Tsunami imprint, the track reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and entered the Top 40 in the Netherlands.

Here, Ferry tells us about making ‘Out of the Blue’, from its roots in Italo and creating the iconic melody on one of the first Roland JP-8000 synths in the Netherlands, to the vinyl pressing’s ransom letter promo campaign, and early radio success with the likes of Judge Jules and Pete Tong.

Electronic music history is rich with unforgettable and timeless classics. In our series, DJ Mag explores the tales behind some of the world’s favourite dance tracks, told by the people that made them.

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34 thoughts on “System F ‘Out of the Blue’ | The Making of a Trance Classic”

  11. this is the song that we used to run in to the nightclub and hit the dance floor straight away if it was playing… drunk or not drunk, it did not matter… Straight to the dance floor.

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  24. top 10 pieces of music that have ever graced humanity. I'll never not get goosebumps from this one. Long live Ferry 🩵🩵🩵 (maybe one day we'll get new System F! a guy can hope 😂)

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  27. I drove from Washington DC to Philly, listening to this track on repeat the entire way. Too bad I was speeding and thereby reduced the number of times I could have been listening to it. This track still destroys 24+ years on

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  28. Sometime around 2003-2004 Ferry was DJing in Turnmills, London. A big fan of his, in my early 20s, off my face, lost my mates, as you do, I met a lovely couple probably in their 40s. For whatever reason they took a liking to me and we ended up chatting, dancing, to the bar a few times, few drinks etc. After a while the guy said he had to go sort something out and asked me to look after his wife, so we hung out together for a bit and then Ferry came on.

    A bit into his set the guy comes back and says my mate said he wants to meet you. I followed him up to the DJ booth and who was his mate? Ferry Corsten. They ushered me into the (tiny) booth to say hi, barely enough room for 1 person let alone all of us. Ferry was so friendly and took time to chat to me in between tunes (I was probably talking a load of rubbish), we all then went back to the dancefloor and carried on with the night, I was buzzing!

    I have no idea who these people were or how they knew Ferry. I'm 40 now and this memory still makes me so happy, I cant remember your names, I don't even think I can remember your faces but I remember how much of a good time we had that night and he fact you went out of you way to make that happen for me will stay with me forever. Cheers random couple from Turnmills!

    ❤

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  29. Thank you for posting this. This is HANDS DOWN still my favorite Trance tune of all time, and is the reason I transitioned from playing House to playing Trance. And absolute legend of a track, and still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Thank you Ferry Corsten for being the anthem to my life.

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  33. For a period in 1999, every rave ended with this song, and when it ended everyone would throw their glowsticks in the air. I still get the chills listening to it, thank you Ferry and keep doing your thing!

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