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Single by David Guetta featuring Sam Martin | ||||
from the album Listen | ||||
Released | June 30, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013-2014 | |||
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"Lovers on the Sun" on YouTube |
"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. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4]
The song is inspired by Spaghetti Western film scores. [5]
"Lovers on the Sun" is a country,folk and EDM song. [6] 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. [7] The chord progression of the chorus (Bm/D/F#m/E) bears similarity to Daft Punk's 2013 single "Get Lucky".
A lyric video was produced for the song with a Wild West theme. [8] An accompanying music video was released on 12 August 2014 again with a Wild West theme. [9] It was directed by Marc Klasfeld, [10] 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". [11]
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". [8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) | 3:23 |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) | 5:53 |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin; Stadiumx remix) | 6:00 |
2. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin; Showtek remix) | 4:53 |
3. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin; Blasterjaxx remix) | 5:43 |
4. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin; extended) | 5:55 |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) | 3:23 |
2. | "Blast Off" (with Kaz James; radio edit) | 3:07 |
3. | "Bad" (with Showtek featuring Vassy; radio edit) | 2:50 |
4. | "Shot Me Down" (featuring Skylar Grey; radio edit) | 3:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) | 3:23 |
2. | "Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (extended) | 5:55 |
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1. | "Lovers on the Sun" (radio edit) | 3:23 |
2. | "Blast Off" (radio edit) | 3:07 |
3. | "Bad" (radio edit) | 2:50 |
4. | "Shot Me Down" (radio edit) | 3:11 |
5. | "Lovers on the Sun" (extended) | 5:55 |
6. | "Blast Off" (original mix) | 5:37 |
7. | "Bad" (original mix) | 4:30 |
8. | "Shot Me Down" (extended) | 5:15 |
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Credits adapted from CD single. [18]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [80] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [81] | Gold | 15,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [82] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [83] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [84] | Gold | 30,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [85] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF) [86] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [87] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [88] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [89] | Platinum | 2,600,000† |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [90] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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France | 30 June 2014 (EP) [15] | Digital download |
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21 July 2014 (remixes) [14] | |||
Germany | 1 August 2014 [16] | CD single | |
United Kingdom | 17 August 2014 [91] | Digital download |
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