The Ideal Crash

The Ideal Crash
Studio album by
Released16 March 1999
Recorded1998–1999
GenreArt rock, indie rock
Length56:14
LabelIsland
ProducerDavid Bottrill
DEUS chronology
In a Bar, Under the Sea
(1996)
The Ideal Crash
(1999)
Pocket Revolution
(2005)
Singles from The Ideal Crash
  1. "Instant Street"
    Released: February 1999
  2. "Sister Dew"
    Released: May 1999
  3. "The Ideal Crash"
    Released: October 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Guardian
NME8/10

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 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.