How did Robert Miles’s song “Children” become an important trance hit?

Robert Miles’s 1995 track "Children" became a significant milestone in the evolution of electronic dance music by exemplifying the shift of trance toward a more lush and melodic sound.1

While the genre originated in Germany—specifically Frankfurt—as a hard, minimalist, and hypnotic style, it underwent a transformation by the mid-1990s. "Children" emerged during this period as a global hit, helping to define the transition of trance into a more accessible and melodic form of dance music.1