"Saturday Sun" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and was released on 1 February 2018 as the fourth single from Joy's second studio album Nation of Two.
Joy explains "I wrote this last year when I was in Malibu. I guess it’s about meeting someone really great and not wanting to miss the chance of seeing them again. When I was writing this song, I was travelling from my little AirBnB in Venice Beach to the studio in Malibu and I got to drive my car on this beautiful stretch of coastal highway and I think that drive inspired some of the lyrics."
An acoustic version of the song was released on 4 May 2018.
A Luca Schreiner version of the song was released on 8 June 2018 and a Ryan Riback version on 6 July 2018.
Music video The video was released on 12 April 2018.
Reception Brandon John from Tone Deaf said "In keeping with much of his best work, it’s about as hopeful a tune as you could reasonably ask for, dripping with the optimism of a young romantic as Vance proclaims his new love to the sun over bright acoustic and a swelling horn section."
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Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA) 47
Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 30
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