To the Bright and Shining Sun

To the Bright and Shining Sun

Infobox Single
Name = To the Bright and Shining Sun


Artist = The Walls
from Album = "New Dawn Breaking
B-side =
Released = July 11 2002
Format = 7", CD
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Rock
Length = ?
Label = Earshot Records
Producer = ?
Chart position = * #11 - (Irish Singles Chart)
Last single =
Last single = 3rd
"Something's Wrong"
(2000)
This single = 4th
"To the Bright and Shining Sun"
(2002)
Next single = 5th
"Drowning Pool"
(2004)
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"To the Bright and Shining Sun" is the best known song by Irish rock band, The Walls. It was released as a single on July 11 2002, reaching #11 in Ireland and receiving a huge amount of airplay that summer. It eventually featured on their second album "New Dawn Breaking" in 2005.

Background

The song started out as an instrumental piece of music with the opening riff being the main feature. That piece of music was used in a major TV and radio ad campaign in Ireland. Radio stations started calling the band, asking them for the full version with vocals. As this didn't exist at the time, the band set about writing and recording a finished version of the song to be released as a single. It went straight to #11 in the Irish Singles Chart on the week of its release, spending a total of three weeks there. [http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement]

"To the Bright and Shining Sun" later featured on the EA Sports soundtrack for the UEFA Euro 2004 official licenced game.

External links

* [http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd3KugMRYbU Music video]
* [http://www.thewalls.ie/walls_new/template.php?ID=tabs&song=bright Intro of "To the Bright and Shining Sun"]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/The+Walls/_/To+the+Bright+and+Shining+Sun The Walls on Last.fm]


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