"Eternity" is a song by

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Armin van Buuren and

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under the alias Alibi. It was released in on 21 June 2000 in the

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on Armind as

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and

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. It is the second single from

's compilation album '' Magik Five: Heaven Beyond''. The track was supported by

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who played it at

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and decided to sign it on his label

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Critical review

16 years after its release, webmedia ''We Rave You'' estimates that "Eternity" is "A beautiful mix of pounding dance-floor driven percussion progressing into a beautiful array of dreamy, melodic sounds, this is one of those tunes that sits as one of the benchmarks in

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and lives long in the memory of fans of the genre. An absolutely timeless chord progression runs throughout this tune and the climax is nothing short of epic."

Music video

A music video of the song was realised in 2000. It features a little boy playing his drum in the wood and surrounded by dancers.

Track listing

; Netherlands - 12" - Armind (ARMD004) # "Eternity" (Original IC Mix) - 7:33 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Mix) - 9:20 ; Netherlands - CD single - Armind (ARM004-3) # "Eternity" (Original IC Edit) - 3:37 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Edit) - 3:53 ; Netherlands - CD maxi-single - Armind (ARM004-9) # "Eternity" (Original IC Edit) - 3:31 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Edit) - 3:49 # "Eternity" (Original IC Mix) - 7:33 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Mix) - 9:20 ; Netherlands - 12" Remixes - Armind (ARMD010) # "Eternity" (

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New Horizon Mix) - 8:42 # "Eternity" (Vank Remix) - 7:31 ; Germany - 12" - Vandit (VANDIT RECORDS 009) # "Eternity" (Original IC Mix) - 7:33 # "Eternity" (

Eternal Mix) - 7:16 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Mix) - 9:20 ; Germany - CD maxi-single - Urban # "Eternity" (Original IC Edit) - 3:31 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Edit) - 3:49 # "Eternity" (

Eternal Mix) - 7:16 # "Eternity" (Original IC Mix) - 7:33 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Mix) - 9:20 ; Netherlands - Digital download reissue - Armada Digital (ARDI206) # "Eternity" (Original IC Mix) - 7:49 # "Eternity" ( Armin van Buuren's Rising Star Mix) - 9:24 # "Eternity" (

Eternal Mix) - 7:15 ; Estonia - Digital download # "Etenity" (Kaimo K Rework) - 6:17

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References

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