Daylight (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Daylight
Artist = Kelly Rowland featuring Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes


from Album = Ms. Kelly Deluxe
Format = Digital download, vinyl single, CD single
Released = March 4, 2008 (U.S. digital)cite web|title="Grammy Winning R&B/Pop Superstar Kelly Rowland Kicks It New School with the Release of "Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe"|work=EarthTimes.org|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/grammy-winning-rbpop-superstar-kelly-rowland-kicks-it-new-school,298613.shtml|accessdate=2008-03-05]
May 5, 2008 (UK)cite web|title="New Single Daylight feat. Travis from Gym Class Heroes- out 5th May"|work=KellyRowland.Bebo.com|url=http://kellyrowland.bebo.com|accessdate=2008-03-29]
August 1, 2008 (GER)cite web|title="Release.beat.preview"|work=Musicbeat.de|url=http://www.musicbeat.de/?http://www.musicbeat.de/releasebeat/releasebeat.php?show=preview|accessdate=2008-06-29]
Recorded = 2007; Fresh Kills
(New York City, New York)
Genre = R&B, pop rap
Length = 3:33 (album version)
3:30 (no rap version)
Label = Columbia
Writer = Harold Payne, Bobby Womack
Producer = S*A*M & Sluggo
Chart position =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Kelly Rowland
Type = singles
Last single = "Work"
(2008)
This single = "Daylight"
(2008)
Next single = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = U.S. digital single coverExtra album cover
Upper caption =
Background = khaki


Lower caption = U.S. digital remix EP cover

"Daylight" is a R&B song written by Bobby Womack and Harold Payne, released in 1976 as a single by Womack.

In 2007, the song was re-recorded by American R&B singer Kelly Rowland and front man Travis McCoy of the indie hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes for the soundtrack of French film "Asterix at the Olympic Games". Co-produced by S*A*M & Sluggo, it was released as the lead single from Rowland's re-release album "", with a release date of March 2008 (see 2008 in music) for the United States, May 5 2008 for the U.K. and August 1 for German-speaking Europe.

Writing and recording

Rowland's cover version of the Bobby Womack single was recorded sometime around October 2007 in London, while she was over in the United Kingdom promoting the release of "Ms. Kelly". Although she "had a great time recording it,"cite web|title=Interview: "Kelly Rowland's All About Action"|work=TeenMusic|url=http://www.teenmusic.com/d.asp?r=165757&c=1004&p=4|accessdate=2008-01-17] Rowland has stated that she felt actually nervous about meeting with Travis McCoy in the studio: "When we got into the studio it was just magic together and I'm happy that it was because you always wonder how a collaboration is going to come out," she said, noting the song her favorite addition to "". "I remember listening to 'Daylight' and I was like, 'Oh my god, this feels like a great day. Got the wind in your hair, just feels good.' That's what I loved about it the most. Nobody would probably expect for myself and Travis to do a record together and that's also what I liked about the collaboration. It is just unexpected and it came out great."cite web|title=Interview: "Interview: Kelly Rowland Goes Deluxe"|work=TeenMusic|url=http://www.teenmusic.com/d/171686/1004/interview-kelly-rowland-goes-deluxe.html|accessdate=2008-03-21] Actually recorded for the soundtrack for "Asterix at the Olympic Games" (2008), Rowland was so satisfied with the track, she wanted to include on the "Diva Deluxe" re-release and release it as a single as well: "I love doing collaborations - it's always good to do something that's out the box."cite web|title=Interview|work=Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a87989/kelly-rowland.html|accessdate=2008-03-22]

Music video

The video for "Daylight" was directed by Jeremy Rall and produced by Gina Leonard for Siblings Inc. and shot in New York City, New York, just ten blocks from the Empire State Building. A seven-seconds snippet of the video premiered on NBC's "Clash of the Chiors". The clip shows Rowland among a bunch of people in a party scene alongside Travis McCoy. About shooting, Rowland said: "Shooting the music video for the song was hilarious, with Travis especially. He looked so funny and cute when he was riding a weird modified-bicycle in the middle of the bustling city." The other members of Gym Class Heroes make cameos in the video.

The full video fially premiered on "Vivement Dimanche" in France on January 6, 2008 including clips from the "Asterix" film. Stateside, the video premiered on MySpace on January 17, excluding the "Asterix" clips; the same day it also premiered on BET's "106 & Park" as the 'New Joint' of the day. In the UK, the "Daylight" video premiered on music channel Bubble Hits on March 19, 2008.

The video have a really successful airplay at the philippine MTV, gaining number four in the philippine top ten music video.

Chart Performance

"Daylight" charted at number 36 in the UK due to heavy download sales. The physical release of "Daylight" was on the 5 May 2008 and the song climbed over twenty-two places to number 14, the largest climber within the UK Singles Chart top 40 that week. "Daylight" became Rowland's eighth consecutive top twenty hit there, although it was not as successful as the first two singles from "Ms. Kelly", "Like This" and "Work", both of which peaked inside the UK top 5. In its second week of release, single fell one place to #15. "Daylight" has also reached a high peak of #12 on the Brazil Dance Club Play chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Daylight.";U.S. digital single
# "Daylight" (Album Version) - 3:34

;U.S. digital remix EP
# "Daylight" (Hex Hector remix) - 3:11
# "Daylight" (Maurice Joshua Nu Soul remix) - 3:33
# "Daylight" (Karmatronic remix) - 3:28
# "Daylight" (Loze Daze remix) - 10:37
# "Daylight" (Dan McKie Nightlight dub mix) - 7:59

;UK CD single
# "Daylight" (Album Version) - 3:33
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Radio Edit - with Rap) - 3:29

;UK Promo CD
# "Daylight" (Album Version) - 3:33
# "Daylight" (No Rap Version) - 3:30

;UK Remix Promo CD
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Club Mix)
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Radio Edit - with Rap) - 3:29
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Radio Edit)
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Rodox Dub)
# "Daylight" (Joey Negro Urban Mix)
# "Daylight" (Karmatronic Club Mix) - 6:59
# "Daylight" (Original Version) - 3:33

Charts

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