"Lovers on the Sun" is a song by French music producer David Guetta from his sixth studio album, Listen. It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Sam Martin. It was released as a digital download and the lead single from the album on 30 June 2014. It was produced by Guetta, Avicii, Riesterer, and Tuinfort, with additional production from Italian house production team Daddy's Groove. The track crowned the singles chart in Austria, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom, and reached the top 40 in most of the countries where it charted.
Mallory Knox covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
Background The song is inspired by Spaghetti Western film scores.
Composition "Lovers on the Sun" is a country, folk and EDM song. Mike Einziger of the band Incubus, who also played on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", also plays guitar on this track. The song is written in the key of B minor, at a tempo of 125 beats per minute, with Martin's vocals ranging from A2 to B4. The chord progression of the chorus (Bm/D/F#m/E) bears similarity to Daft Punk's 2013 single "Get Lucky".
Music video A lyric video was produced for the song with a Wild West theme. An accompanying music video was released on 12 August 2014 again with a Wild West theme. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld, and stars Ray Liotta who portrays a villain and Jamie Gray Hyder, portraying a hero "the Sexy" rescuing Andrew Keegan "the Good". Idolator said the video was "refreshing" and called it "a special effects-filled extravaganza".
Critical reception 4Music celebrated the song's "double DJ power" (Guetta and Avicii, who co-wrote and co-produced the track) and suggested that it "must mean this'll be a big hit".
Track listing
Credits and personnel
David Guetta – songwriter, producer Sam Martin – songwriter, guitar Frédéric Riesterer – instruments, producer, songwriter Giorgio Tuinfort – songwriter, producer Jason Evigan – songwriter, guitar Michael Einziger – songwriter, guitar Avicii (Tim Bergling) – songwriter, producer, instruments, piano Daddy's Groove – additional producer, programming, mixer Ralph Wegner – sound designer Xavier Stephenson – recording engineer Aaron Ahmad – recording engineer Paul Power – orchestra recording, orchestra mixer Franck van der Heijden – orchestra arrangement, conductor Ben Mathot – first violin Floortje Beljon – first violin Ian de Jong – first violin Inger van Vliet – first violin Marleen Veldstra – first violin
Sara de Vries – first violin Sofie van der Pol – first violin Tseroeja van den Bos – first violin Diewertje Wanders – second violin Elise Noordhoek – second violin Judith Eisenhardt – second violin Judith van Driel – second violin Maartje Korver – second violin Marleen Wester – second violin Annemarie Hensens – alt violin Bram Faber – alt violin Mark Mulder – alt violin Yanna Pelser – alt violin David Faber – cello Jascha Bordon – cello Thomas van Geelen – cello Hinse Mutter – bass Jesse Feves – bass
Credits adapted from CD single.
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Lovers on the Sun" Chart (2014) PeakpositionIndia International Singles (IMI)Top Music Albums Charts via iTunes Store India2Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)2Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)14 Slovenia (SloTop50) 5
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Lovers on the Sun" Chart (2014) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)24 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)37 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)32 Germany (Official German Charts)14 Hungary (Dance Top 40)26Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)31 Hungary (Single Top 40)20 Italy (FIMI)30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)45 Netherlands (Single Top 100)35 Poland (Dance Top 50)2 Poland (ZPAV)41 Russia Airplay (TopHit)40 Slovenia (SloTop50)33 Spain (PROMUSICAE)38 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)41 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)18 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 74 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)60US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)36 Chart (2015) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40) 41
Certifications
Release history +Release history and formats for "Lovers on the Sun" Region Date Format Label France 30 June 2014 (EP) Digital download 21 July 2014 (remixes) Germany 1 August 2014 CD single United States 5 August 2014 Contemporary hit radio United Kingdom 17 August 2014 Digital download
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