Hello Sun

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"Hello Sun"
Single by Amber Smith
from the album RePRINT
ReleasedNovember 21, 2005 (2005-11-21)
RecordedMay – September 2004 at Akustair and Fenn-Ti Studios, Budapest
Genre Indie rock
Length3:35(album version)
2:45 (single version)
Label Kalinkaland
Songwriter(s) Imre Poniklo
Producer(s) Robin Guthrie and Amber Smith
Amber Smith singles chronology
"There Is No Way"
(2001)
"Hello Sun"
(2005)
"Sea Eyes"
(2006)
Music video
"Hello Sun" on YouTube

"Hello Sun" is a song by the Hungarian indie rock band Amber Smith. It is the second track and lead single from the band's third album, RePRINT (2005), released on CD single by Kalinkaland Records and on vinyl by Phoebe Records. Written by Imre Poniklo, the song uses a verse-chorus form.

Contents

Track listings

7": Kalinkaland

  1. "Hello Sun" – 3:12
  2. "Sea Eyes" (remix) – 4:22
  3. "Pete and Julie" - 3:12
  4. "RePRINT" - 4:23

Credits and personnel

Performance
Technical

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References

  1. "rePRINT, Amber Smith, Music CD". Discogs . Retrieved November 14, 2012.