Staring at the Sun (Anastacia song)

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"Staring at the Sun"
Anastacia - Staring at the Sun.jpeg
Single by Anastacia
from the album Resurrection
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
RecordedLondon Police Station
(North Hollywood, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sam Watters
  • Louis Biancaniello
Anastacia singles chronology
"Stupid Little Things"
(2014)		"Staring at the Sun"
(2014)		"Lifeline"
(2014)

"Staring at the Sun" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Anastacia from her sixth studio album, Resurrection (2014). It was written by Louis Biancaniello, Marley Munroe and Sam Watters, and produced by Watters and Biancaniello. The song was digitally released by BMG Rights as the second single from the album on August 25, 2014. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

According to Marcus Floyd of Renowned for Sound , "Staring at the Sun" is a "strong opening number" for the album where "you can hear and relate to the pain Anastacia clearly expresses with that voice of hers". [2] Stating that the song recalls the "Anastacia’s signature sound", Pip Ellwood-Hughes of Entertainment Focus wrote that "Staring at the Sun" with her "powerful" and "soulful" vocals tear through a midtempo beat signalling that she’s back and ready to take on the charts once again. [3] Jazz Tangcay of So So Gay considers the "perfect" song to open the album. [4] Tangcay also stressed the vocal performance of singer in "Staring at the Sun", writing "it serves as a reminder to its listeners of just who Anastascia is and just what she’s vocally capable of". [4] Paul Leake of Click Music comments that in the song Anastacia instead of focusing on the sad moments of her breakdown of her marriage, she use your voice to show their "undeniable resilience". [5]

Music video

On September 17, 2014, a music video for the song was released on Anastacia's official YouTube account. [6] The music video for "Staring at the Sun" was directed by DJay Brawner and producer Anthem Films. [7] On October 24, 2014, was released a music video for "Staring at the Sun (Digital Dog Remix)", which was directed by Ricki Neil. [8] [9]

Formats and track listings

  1. "Staring at the Sun" – 3:43
  2. "Staring at the Sun" (Acapella) – 3:30
  3. "Staring at the Sun" (Instrumental) - 3:43
  4. "Staring at the Sun" (Digital Dog Club Mix) - 5:42
  1. "Staring at the Sun" (Radio Edit) – 3:43
  2. "Staring at the Sun" (The Cube Guys Remix) – 6:07
  3. "Staring at the Sun" (The Cube Guys Dub) - 6:07
  4. "Staring at the Sun" (Digital Dog Club Mix) - 5:42

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from Resurrection liner notes. [12]

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [13] 31
CIS (TopHit) [14] 11

Release history

Release dates, record label and format details
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
FranceAugust 25, 2014 Digital EP BMG [10] [1]
Belgium [15]
Germany [16]
United KingdomSeptember 1, 2014 [17]
RussiaSeptember 3, 2014 Contemporary hit radio Studiya Soyuz [14]
ItalyMay 8, 2015BMG [18]
June 9, 2015Digital EP (Remixes) [11]

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  3. ↑ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (May 11, 2014). "Anastacia – Resurrection album review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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  5. ↑ Leake, Paul. "Anastacia 'Resurrection' review: the evolution of sprock 'n' roll". Click Music. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Staring At The Sun (2014) by Anastacia". imvdb. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "ANASTACIA ESTRENA EL VIDEO DE 'STARING AT THE SUN'". BMG Vip Area. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  8. ↑ "SATS REMIX VIDEO". Anascia.com. October 24, 2014. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Loxton, Rachel. "Video: US singer Anastacia calls in Ricki to rescue music video". Evening Times. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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  11. 1 2 "Staring at the Sun (Remixes) - EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. June 9, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Resurrection (Media notes). BMG Rights. 2014.
  13. ↑ "Anastacia – Staring at the Sun" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  14. 1 2 Anastacia — Defeated. TopHit. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
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