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 by Sophie 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-tempo ballad 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. Retrieved August 11, 2007.] It was released as the album's third single on August 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. Retrieved August 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 with theaudience "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. Retrieved July 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. Retrieved July 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. Retrieved July 9 2007.] Yahoo! was not impressed with the song and described it as "a slow, downbeat, adult pop number" that is "reminiscent of the 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. Retrieved July 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. Retrieved June 12 2008.]

Music video

The music video was directed by Sophie Muller and was filmed in Iceland in June 2007. [http://fan-sites.org/sophie/press/226.php "New Interview With Sophie"] . SophieEllisBextor.net. June 18 2007. Retrieved July 2 2007.] The video was inspired by the story of Bonnie 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; Released August 13 2007)
# "Today the Sun's on Us" (Radio Edit) – 3:45
# "Duel" – 4:24

Promotional 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) – 3:45

Charts

References