- Today the Sun's on Us
Infobox Single |
Name = Today the Sun's on Us
Artist =Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from Album = Trip The Light Fantastic
B-side = "Duel"
Released =August 13 ,2007
Format =Digital download ,CD single
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:45 (Radio edit)
4:18 (Album version)
Label = Fascination
Writer = Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Steve Robson, Nina Woodford
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "Me and My Imagination "
(2007)
This single = "Today the Sun's on Us"
(2007)
Next single = "If I Can't Dance "
(2008)"Today the Sun's on Us" is a pop song written bySophie Ellis-Bextor , Steve Robson and Nina Woodford for Ellis-Bextor's third album, "Trip the Light Fantastic" (2007). It's the third and final single taken from the album. The song is a mid-tempoballad written about "giving yourself permission to enjoy things when the going is good, despite the fact you know the good may not last forever". [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=408833 UK 2-track CD single] . eil.com. RetrievedAugust 11 ,2007 .] It was released as the album's third single onAugust 13 ,2007 in the UK. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Today-Suns-Us-Sophie-Ellis-Bextor/dp/B000T8QEJ4 Today the Sun's on Us (Single)] . Amazon.co.uk. RetrievedAugust 11 ,2007 .]Critical reception
"Today the Sun's on Us" has received mixed reviews from music critics.
PlayLouder 's Jeremy Allen compared the song to Ellis-Bextor's performances withtheaudience "when they were at their very best", [Allen, Jeremy. [http://playlouder.com/review/+trip-the-light-f/ "Trip The Light Fantastic" review"] .PlayLouder .May 25 2007 . RetrievedJuly 9 2007 .] and "Scotland on Sunday" named the song as the best from the album. [Somerville, Colin. [http://playlouder.com/review/+trip-the-light-f/ "CD Reviews"] . "Scotland on Sunday".May 20 2007 . RetrievedJuly 9 2007 .] Arwa Haider in a review for "Metro" wrote that the song was too safe and radio-friendly, saying that it "won't set pulses racing". [Haider, Arwa. [http://playlouder.com/review/+trip-the-light-f/ "Trip The Light Fantastic" review"] . "Metro".May 21 2007 . RetrievedJuly 9 2007 .]Yahoo! was not impressed with the song and described it as "a slow, downbeat, adult pop number" that is "reminiscent ofthe Cardigans on a bad day". [Mackay, Emily. [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070524/33/21a40.html "Trip The Light Fantastic" review"] .Yahoo! .May 24 2007 . RetrievedJuly 9 2007 .]Popjustice called the "Today the Sun's on Us" "brilliant" and ranked it number eight on its list of the greatest singles of 2007. [ [http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2024&Itemid=266 "The Greatest Singles of 2007"] .Popjustice . RetrievedJune 12 2008 .]Music video
The
music video was directed bySophie Muller and was filmed inIceland in June 2007. [http://fan-sites.org/sophie/press/226.php "New Interview With Sophie"] . SophieEllisBextor.net.June 18 2007 . RetrievedJuly 2 2007 .] The video was inspired by the story ofBonnie and Clyde , and features Ellis-Bextor trying to keep her partner interested in her.Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Today the Sun's on Us".
UK CD single
(1741966; ReleasedAugust 13 2007 )
# "Today the Sun's on Us" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
# "Duel" – 4:24Promotional CD single [ [http://www.music-house.co.uk/eurosolution/release_information.php?SingleID=2171 "Release Information: "Today The Sun's On Us""] . Music-House.co.uk. Retrieved
August 11 2007 .]
# "Today the Sun's on Us" (Richmann remix) – 6:38
# "Today the Sun's on Us" (Richmann Radio edit) – 4:10
# "Today the Sun's on Us" (Radio edit) – 3:45Charts
References
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