Under the Sun | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | L.A.B. |
Album: | L.A.B. V |
Released: | [1] |
Genre: | country rock |
Length: | 4:52 |
Label: | Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa |
Producer: | Brad Kora |
Prev Title: | Mr Reggae |
Prev Year: | 2021 |
Next Title: | Real Ones |
Next Year: | 2022 |
"Under the Sun" is a country rock song by New Zealand band L.A.B., released as a single from their album L.A.B. V in December 2021. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number 12 in New Zealand, and becoming the 35th most successful song of 2022 in the country.
The song was written in mid-2021,[2] by band member Brad Kora, who also produced the track. The song was debuted by the band as a part of their 2021 tour.[3]
The song was released as a single by L.A.B. on 17 December 2021, on the same day as the album L.A.B. V was released.[1]
Alex Behan of Stuff felt "blow[n] away" by the track, feeling that it was like a song released by a different band. Behan praised the song as "perfectly structured, with just a tinge of country twang that sounds like it could have existed forever."[4] Tim Gruar of Ambient Light Blog gave the song a mixed review, feeling it was a middle of the road track.[5]