Sun Goes Down (David Jordan song)

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"Sun Goes Down"
SunGoesDown.jpg
Single by David Jordan
from the album Set the Mood
Released4 February 2008 (2008-02-04) [1]
Studio Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas)
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Jordan
  • Simon Pilton
Producer(s) Steve Lipson
David Jordan singles chronology
"Place in My Heart"
(2007)
"Sun Goes Down"
(2008)
"Move On"
(2008)

"Sun Goes Down" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Jordan, taken from his first album, Set the Mood (2007). "Sun Goes Down" was A-listed by BBC Radio 1 and entered the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone on 13 January 2008 at number 84. Following its physical release on 4 February 2008, it rose to number four on 17 February. Jordan first performed the song live at the Royal Variety Performance in December 2007.

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Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

David Jordan's debut single, 'Place In My Heart', might not have been a hit, but the Barnet boy still has the whiff of a superstar about him. Did you catch his set at The Royal Variety Performance last month? Those lithe, swivelling hips put Mick Jagger to shame.

If 'Sun Goes Down' doesn't propel the Trevor Horn protégé towards the top of the charts, it's likely that nothing will. A mixture of Celtic fiddles, stomping, glammy beats and a chorus that could quite easily have been nicked from a Victorian playground chant, it sounds like nothing else around at the moment, while also sounding like something you've had in your CD collection for decades. Pretty nifty, eh? Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg. [2]

Track listings

UK CD single 1 [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down" 
2."Finest of Ways" 
UK CD single 2 [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down" 
2."Finest of Ways" 
3."Sun Goes Down" (Delinquent Remix) 
Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down"3:18
2."Sun Goes Down" (Delinquent Remix)4:45

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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