He also began releasing trance with other people as a group, typically with Robert Smit, who had co-founded the Tsunami record label with him.

[6] Trance music was becoming hugely popular throughout Europe in 1998, with releases entering the top 5 in many countries, and some singles reaching number 1.

He also produced a remix for 'La' by Marc Et Claude in 1997, which entered the Top 40 in the UK the following year when it was released in that region.

[11] The black sleeve was deliberately damaged, and by cutting out letters from newspapers and splicing them together, they used them to write on the front of the cover, "Something to blow your brains out".

Pete Tong would start playing the song in November and after its release on his Essential Selection radio show, which was a major source of dance music throughout the UK.

[18] "Out of the Blue" received several remixes upon release from Angelz, Lucien Foorta, Mauro Picotto, Corsten himself and others.

[19] He would remix it again for his "Full on Ferry" show in 2007, the new mix being titled the "Violin Edit", upon its eventual release in 2010 as part of the Out of the Blue bonus disc.