Sunrise (Simply Red song)

"Sunrise" is a song by English musical group Simply Red. It was released in March 2003 as the first single from the album Home. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number three in Canada, number four in Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal, and number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

"Sunrise"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Home
Released	24 March 2003
Recorded	November 2001–February 2002
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, dance-pop, funk
Length	3:19
Label	Simplyred.com
Songwriter(s)	Sara Allen Daryl Hall Mick Hucknall John Oates
Producer(s)	Mick Hucknall Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Ain't That a Lot of Love" (1999) "Sunrise" (2003) "Fake" (2003)
Music video
"Sunrise" on YouTube

Content

The song contains samples of Hall & Oates's 1981 hit "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and incorporates some of the same lyrics.

Reception

David Jeffries of AllMusic panned the track, calling it the worst on its parent album. He added: "Hall & Oates get sampled and credited, but the vocal hook from Ace's "How Long" gets lifted without acknowledgment. It sounds as shoddy as one of the song-combining "mash-up" bootlegs that swept through the U.K., and could be a cover-up for Hucknall's lack of songwriting ideas."[1]

Video

The main success of "Sunrise" was due in part to the sensual video being shot on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. It was filmed in February 2003 at the Das Canoas house designed by the renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer for himself, which has since been open to the public.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 35 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 35 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 22 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 15 France (SNEP)[8] 17 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 14 Greece (IFPI)[10] 4 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 24 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 14 Italy (FIMI)[13] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 11 Portugal (AFP)[17] 4 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[18] 17 Scotland (OCC)[19] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 22 UK Singles (OCC)[21] 7 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[22] 22 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 5 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[24] 36 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] Love To Infinity & ATFC Remixes 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 76 Italy (FIMI)[27] 17 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 41 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[30] 69 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 88 UK Singles (OCC)[32] 63 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[33] Gold 5,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000 ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2003 (U.S.)

References

1. Jeffries, David. Home - Simply Red. AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Simply Red – Sunrise". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – Sunrise" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Sunrise" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Simply Red – Sunrise" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Simply Red Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 16. 19 April 2003. p. 12. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
8. "Lescharts.com – Simply Red – Sunrise" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Simply Red – Sunrise". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
10. IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles Chart
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sunrise". Irish Singles Chart.
13. "Italiancharts.com – Simply Red – Sunrise". Top Digital Download.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – Sunrise" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
16. "Charts.nz – Simply Red – Sunrise". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 17. 19 April 2003. p. 13. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
18. "Romanian Top 100: Editia 21, saptamina 2.06–8.06, 2003". Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2005.
19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Simply Red – Sunrise". Swiss Singles Chart.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
22. "Simply Red Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
23. "Simply Red Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
24. "Simply Red Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
25. "Simply Red Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
26. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2003" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
27. "Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
28. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
29. "Jaaroverzichten 2003" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
30. "Topul anului 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
31. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
32. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
33. "Canadian single certifications – Simply Red – Sunrise". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
34. "British single certifications – Simply Red – Sunrise". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song
• Simply Red - Sunrise on YouTube