The Ideal Crash

The Ideal Crash is the third studio album by Belgian rock band dEUS, released in March 1999. The album was recorded in Spain, U.K. and Belgium and was mixed at Olympic Studios and includes the single "Instant Street", which became an underground hit in Europe. It was produced and mixed by David Bottrill.

The Ideal Crash
Studio album by dEUS
Released	16 March 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Art rock, indie rock
Length	56:14
Label	Island
Producer	David Bottrill
DEUS chronology
In a Bar, Under the Sea (1996) The Ideal Crash (1999) Pocket Revolution (2005)
Singles from The Ideal Crash
"Instant Street" Released: February 1999 "Sister Dew" Released: May 1999 "The Ideal Crash" Released: October 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
NME	8/10[3]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Put the Freaks Up Front"	dEUS	5:14
2.	"Sister Dew"	Tom Barman Craig Ward	5:35
3.	"One Advice, Space"	Barman Kelvin Smits Ward	5:46
4.	"The Magic Hour"	Barman Ward	5:23
5.	"The Ideal Crash"	Barman	5:00
6.	"Instant Street"	Barman Ward Mommens	6:15
7.	"Magdalena"	Barman Ward Mommens	4:58
8.	"Everybody's Weird"	Barman Ward	4:51
9.	"Let's See Who Goes Down First"	Klaas Janzoons Ward Barman Mommens	6:23
10.	"Dream Sequence #1"	Barman Ward	6:31
Total length:			56:14

Personnel

dEUS

• Tom Barman: vocal, guitar, keyboards, synthesiser, etc.
• Jules de Borgher: drums, percussion, etc.
• Klaas Janzoons: piano, violin, synthesiser, vocal, etc.
• Danny Mommens: bass guitar, etc.
• Craig Ward: guitar, vocal, etc.

guest musicians

• Bart Maris: horns (1, 8)
• Pol Mareen: horns (1, 8)
• Mark Demaseneer: horns (1, 8)
• Els Dedonker: horns (1)
• Piet Jorens: percussion (2, 6, 9)
• Browndog (Lucy Wilkins, Rebecca Doe, Robert Spriggs, Oli Kraus): strings (2, 4, 10)
• David Bottrill: piano (3)
• Kelvin Smits: keyboards (3)
• Guy Van Nueten: synthesizers (8)
• Sandra Pardo: vocal (8)

String arrangements by Klaas Janzoons

Horn arrangement on (1) by Craig Ward/Tom Barman/Klaas Janzoons

Horn arrangement on (8) by Craig Ward/David Bottrill/Ben Findlay

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[6]	Gold	25,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "The Ideal Crash – dEUS". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
2. Sullivan, Caroline (26 March 1999). "dEUS: The Ideal Crash (Island)". The Guardian.
3. Goldsmith, Mike (12 April 1999). "dEUS – The Ideal Crash". NME. Archived from the original on 16 October 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
4. Pocket Revolution - The unofficial dEUS-weblog
5. Deus, Official Charts Company
6. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.