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{{about|the Darius Danesh album and title song|the unrelated song|Dive In (Trey Songz song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name       = Dive In
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[Darius Danesh]]
| cover      = Dive In cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 2 December 2002
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Mercury Records]]
| producer   = The Misfits ([[Pete Glenister]], Deni Lew), The Matrix, Mike Hedges, Alex James, Darius Danesh
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Live Twice (album)|Live Twice]]
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Dive In
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Colourblind (Darius Danesh song)|Colourblind]]
| single1date = 29 July 2002
| single2     = [[Rushes (song)|Rushes]]
| single2date = 25 November 2002
| single3     = [[Incredible (What I Meant to Say)]]
| single3date = 3 March 2003
| single4     = [[Girl in the Moon]]
| single4date = 9 June 2003
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[Top of the Pops (magazine)|''TOTP Magazine'']]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.0|5}}
|rev2=''[[Smash Hits]]'' |rev2Score={{Rating|5.0|5}}
|rev3=[[BBC]] News Review|rev3Score=(not rated) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/2525417.stm link]
|rev4=[[Yahoo! Music]] |rev4Score={{Rating|8.0|10}} [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/27496.html link]}}
'''''Dive In''''' is the debut album by [[Darius Danesh]], released on 2 December 2002. It was a huge success and went platinum in the [[UK]], charting at number 6 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] during the competitive pre-Christmas sales. He wrote all 12 songs on the album, collaborating with a number of other producers such as The Misfits ([[Pete Glenister]], Deni Lew) and The Matrix. [[Steve Lillywhite]] was executive producer and Darius himself produced the track "Better Than That".
==Album information==
The first single "[[Colourblind (Darius Danesh song)|Colourblind]]", was released on 29 July 2002 and went straight to number 1 in the UK for two weeks and was certified silver. The second single "[[Rushes (song)|Rushes]]", also did well, going to number 5 in the UK charts, and the third single "[[Incredible (What I Meant to Say)]]" went to number 9. The fourth and last single "[[Girl in the Moon]]" did not do as well but still got to number 21. The album actually has 69 tracks, but after the first 12 they are all 5 seconds of silence until the last one, which is a songwriting demo of "Gotta Know Tonight", effectively making it a [[hidden track]]. This songwriting demo has lyrics and music written by Danesh, showing the song as it was first written before other producers added their production ideas to the song. The album was certified platinum in the UK for selling over 300,000 copies.
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| title1          = [[Colourblind (Darius Danesh song)|Colourblind]]
| writer1         = Darius Danesh, [[Pete Glenister]], Deni Lew
| extra1          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length1         = 3:35
| title2          = [[Rushes (song)|Rushes]]
| writer2         = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew
| extra2          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length2         = 3:43
| title3          = [[Incredible (What I Meant to Say)]]
| writer3         = Darius Danesh, The Matrix
| extra3          = The Matrix
| length3         = 3:37
| title4          = [[Girl in the Moon]]
| writer4         = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew
| extra4          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length4         = 4:02
| title5          = I'm Not Buying
| writer5         = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew
| extra5          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length5         = 4:21
| title6          = Dive In
| writer6         = Darius Danesh, Chris Braide, Andrew Frampton
| extra6          = Mike Hedges
| length6         = 3:37
| title7          = Gotta Know Tonight
| writer7         = Darius Danesh, Chris Braide, Andrew Frampton
| extra7          = Mike Hedges
| length7         = 4:12
| title8          = Sliding Doors
| writer8         = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew
| extra8          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length8         = 4:24
| title9          = Simple Like the Truth
| writer9         = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew
| extra9          = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length9         = 3:58
| title10         = Better Than That
| writer10        = Darius Danesh, [[Alex James (songwriter)|Alex James]], Louis Read
| extra10         = Alex James, Louis Read
| length10        = 3:33
| title11         = Mockingbird
| writer11        = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister, Deni Lew, Nicky Graham
| extra11         = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length11        = 4:01
| title12         = Mercury Rising
| writer12        = Darius Danesh, Pete Glenister
| extra12         = The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew)
| length12        = 4:54
}}
==Personnel==
* Artwork – Tom Bird
* Executive Producer – Steve Lillywhite
* Photography – Norman Watson
* Producer – The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew), (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Darius-Dive-In/release/1850561 |title= - Dive In (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref>
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20021208|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 May 2021}}
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{{album chart|UK2|6|date=20021208|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 May 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20020106/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=21 May 2021}}</ref>
| 66
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official UK Albums Chart 2003|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|accessdate=21 May 2021|website=[[UKChartsPlus]]}}</ref>
| 159
|}
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==Certifications==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Certification
!align="left"|Sales
|-
|align="left"|UK
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Music recording sales certification|Platinum]]<ref>{{cite web|title=BPI Certifications|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|website=www.bpi.co.uk|accessdate=31 December 2016|location=Type in "Dive In" for the title and click 'Exact match'|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710164143/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|align="right"|300,000+
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Darius Danesh}}
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[[Category:Darius Campbell albums]]
[[Category:2002 debut albums]]
[[Category:19 Recordings albums]]
[[Category:Mercury Records albums]]