Chase the Sun (song)

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"Chase the Sun"
Planet Funk - Chase the Sun single cover.png
Single by Planet Funk
from the album Non Zero Sumness
Released29 January 2001 (2001-01-29) (UK)
RecordedMay 2000
Studio Souled Out! (Naples, Italy)
Genre Electronic dance music, electronica [1]
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Marco Baroni
  • Domenico "GG" Canu
  • Sergio Della Monica
  • Simon Duffy
  • Alex Neri
Producer(s) Planet Funk
Planet Funk singles chronology
"Chase the Sun"
(2001)		"Inside All the People"
(2002)

"Chase the Sun" is a song by Italian electronic music group Planet Funk with vocals from Finnish singer Auli Kokko. The melody is taken from Ennio Morricone's tune "Alla luce del giorno" (English: "In Daylight") from the score of the 1969 film Metti, una sera a cena ("English: Think About a Night at Dinner"). [2] The song was released across Europe in 2000 and 2001 as the lead single from Planet Funk's debut studio album, Non Zero Sumness (2002). "Chase the Sun" peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and additionally reached the top five in Greece, Romania, and Spain.

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes. [4]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormats(s)Label(s)Ref.
Italy2000CDBustin' Loose [20]
United Kingdom29 January 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [33]
SpainFebruary 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Vendetta [34]
Australia2 April 2001CDVirgin [35]

Usage

The song was used by CBBC in early 2001 for its continuity links. [36] [37]

The song is also used by Sky Sports for their coverage of darts in the UK. The song is played in the auditorium during the advert breaks of Sky-owned tournaments and it has developed a cult following amongst darts fans, who tend to rave and chant during the breaks. [38] [39]

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