Sunrise (Simply Red song) explained

Sunrise
Cover:	Simply Red - Sunrise single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Simply Red
Album:	Home
B-Side:	"Positively 4th Street" (live) "Home Loan Blues" (live)
Studio:	Metropolis (London, England)
Length:	3:19
Label:	simplyred.com
Producer:	Andy Wright
Prev Title:	Your Eyes
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	Fake
Next Year:	2003

"Sunrise" is a song by English musical group Simply Red. It was released on 17 March 2003 as the first single from their eighth studio album, Home (2003), as well as the first single from frontman Mick Hucknall's new record label, simplyred.com. The song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number three in Canada, and number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Content

The song contains samples of Hall & Oates's 1981 hit "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and incorporates some of its lyrics.^[1]

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."^[2]

Music 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 Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer for himself, which has since been open to the public.

Track listings

UK CD1^[3]

1. "Sunrise" – 3:18
2. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50
3. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix) – 7:51
4. Enhanced section: video/making of the video

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Sunrise" (live at Ronnie Scott's)
2. "Positively 4th Street" (live at Ronnie Scott's)
3. "Home Loan Blues" (live at Ronnie Scott's)

European CD single^[5]

1. "Sunrise" – 3:18
2. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50
3. Enhanced section: video/making of the video

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Sunrise" – 3:18
2. "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix) – 3:25
3. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 3:11
4. "Sunrise" (live) – 3:18
5. "Positively 4th Street" (live) – 4:32

Japanese CD single^[7]

1. "Sunrise"
2. "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix)
3. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix)

Canadian CD single^[8]

1. "Sunrise" – 3:18
2. "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix) – 3:25
3. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 3:11
4. "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro mix) – 6:14
5. "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro dub) – 6:42
6. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix) – 7:51
7. "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50
8. "Sunrise" (video)
9. Making of the video

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Home album booklet.^[9]

Studio

• Recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)

Personnel

• Mick Hucknall – words, music, original version production
• Daryl Hall – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)")
• John Oates – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)")
• Sara Allen – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)")
• Andy Wright – production, mixing
• Gota Yashiki – original version production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[10]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	15
Greece (IFPI)^[12]	4
Portugal (AFP)^[13]	4
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[14]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	76
Italy (FIMI)^[16]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[17]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[18]	41
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[19]	69
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	88
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	63
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[22]	27

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	17 March 2003		simplyred.com	^[24]
Japan	21 March 2003	CD	Victor	^[25]
Australia	26 May 2003		simplyred.com	^[26]
United States	26 June 2003	Hot adult contemporary radio		^[27]
	21 July 2003	Smooth jazz radio		^[28]

See also

• List of Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play number ones of 2003

External links

• Lyrics of this song

Notes and References

1. Web site: Week Ending March 29th 2003. Masterton. James. James Masterton. Chart Watch UK. 29 March 2003. 25 November 2022.
2. Jeffries, David. Home - Simply Red. AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. UK CD1 liner notes. simplyred.com. SRS001CD1.
4. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. simplyred.com. SRS001CD2.
5. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. European CD single liner notes. simplyred.com. SPVCDS 999-66159.
6. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. simplyred.com. 980 772-1.
7. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. Japanese CD single liner notes. Victor. VICP-35089.
8. Sunrise. Simply Red. 2003. Canadian CD single liner notes. simplyred.com, Universal Music Group. 7697422512.
9. Home. Home (Simply Red album). Simply Red. 2003. UK CD album booklet. simplyred.com. SRA001CD, SPVCD889-66162, 50551317 0004 1.
10. Simply Red Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs). Billboard. 10 September 2018.
11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 21. 16. 12. 19 April 2003. 15 March 2020.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20030414005703/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles Chart
13. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 21. 17. 13. 19 April 2003. 15 March 2020.
14. Web site: Romanian Top 100: Editia 21, saptamina 2.06–8.06, 2003. 14 May 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050514165623/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10072.html . 14 May 2005.
15. Web site: Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2003. GfK Entertainment. de. 10 September 2018.
16. Web site: Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli. FIMI. it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060510010334/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2003.pdf. 10 May 2006. 14 December 2020.
17. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2003. Dutch Top 40. 9 February 2020.
18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2003. MegaCharts. nl. 10 September 2018.
19. Web site: Topul anului 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050122205325/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-2003.html. 22 January 2005. 4 May 2020.
20. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003. hitparade.ch. de. 9 February 2020.
21. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 10 September 2018.
22. The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played AC Songs. Airplay Monitor. 11. 51. 25. 19 December 2003.
23. Web site: Year-End Charts – Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks – 2004. Billboard.biz. 2004. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009071739/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2004/asititl.jsp. 9 October 2012.
24. New Releases – For Week Starting 17 March 2003: Singles. Music Week. 29. 15 March 2003. 2 September 2021.
25. Web site: サンライズ シンプリー・レッド. Sunrise Simply Red. Oricon. ja. 4 September 2023.
26. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 26th May 2003. ARIA. 25. 26 May 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030707-0000/Issue692.pdf. 6 July 2003. 12 June 2021.
27. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1508. 26. 13 June 2003. 12 June 2021.
28. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1513. 22. 18 July 2003. 12 June 2021.