Sun Is Shining (Lost Frequencies song)

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"The Sun Is Shining Down"
Song by JJ Grey & Mofro
from the album Country Ghetto
Released2007
Recorded2007
Genre Soul
Length5:58
Songwriter(s) J.J.Grey
"Sun Is Shining"
Sun-Is-Shining-by-Lost-Frequencies.jpg
Single by Lost Frequencies
from the album Alive and Feeling Fine
Released9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)
Length3:09
Label Armada Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lost Frequencies
Lost Frequencies singles chronology
"Truth Never Lies"
(2019)
"Sun Is Shining"
(2019)
"Black & Blue"
(2019)
Music video
"Sun Is Shining" on YouTube

"The Sun Is Shining Down" is a song written by J.J.Grey of the musical formation JJ Grey & Mofro. It is included in their 2007 album Country Ghetto .

Contents

Lost Frequencies made an adaptation and remix changing the title slightly to "Sun Is Shining" and included it in his 2018 album Alive and Feeling Fine . "Sun Is Shining" was released on 9 August 2019 becoming a hit in Belgium, Felix de Laet's home country. Although not credited in the title, the featuring vocals of the song are those of Vince Freeman. [1] The song is a crossover between House music of a religious theme and lyrics.

Credits

The lyrics are credited to J.J. Grey and the arrangement to Felix de Laet who uses the stage name Lost Frequencies in his productions. The 2018 album also includes a Delux Remix of the song as well.

According to Felix de Laet, the title of his album Alive and Feeling Fine actually came to him thanks to the refrain lyrics "I'm alive and I'm feeling fine" in the song "Sun Is Shining". [2]

"The Sun Is Shining Down"

The original "The Sun Is Shining Down" written by JJ Grey of the musical formation JJ Grey & Mofro appears in their 2007 album Country Ghetto . Although never a single, it was very popular in the formation's live performances. The Lost Frequencies' adaptation keeps the lyrics to the original in its entirety.

Context

The songwriter J.J. Grey says that in writing the lyrics of "The Sun Is Shining Down", he was inspired by a perceived conversation between his grandfather and grandmother when she was taking him to hospital as he had fallen seriously ill. It's Grey's perception of "the last words they had together" as he explains in the beginning of a live video release of the song. She asks him: "How many more days can you hold out / How much longer can you wait?" and he answers: "Glory, Glory - Hallelujah / The sun is shining, shining down / Glory, Glory - Hallelujah / I'm alive and I'm feeling, feeling fine" [3] Grey says in the excerpt from the video that his grandfather never made it to the hospital and died on the way.

Credits

The credits for the original track:

Music video

The Christian religious-themed song alongside an official video was shot in a rural church setting. The music video directed by Jesse Vulink, edited by Danny Leysner and produced by Erik van der Zwan stars Harvey Gibbs a Dutch DJ [4] also known as DJ Mr. Gibbs, who is a DJ singer songwriter member of the group Rock 'n Rolla. The video shows Gibbs singing in front of a church congregation and is later joined by a gospel choir as those in church get inspired and start to clap with the song. At the end, he leads the crowd outside the church where they continue to sing and dance in the countryside.

Release and chart performance

The song released as a single on 9 August 2019 being the sixth single from the album after "Crazy", "Melody", "Like I Love You" in 2018 and "Recognise" featuring Flynn and "Truth Never Lies" featuring American singer Aloe Blacc in 2019. After "Sun Is Shining", a 7th and final single was released from the album being "Black & Blue"'

The remix became a charting hit in Belgium reaching number 5 in the Belgian Flemish Singles Chart and number 24 in the Belgian Wallonia chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Sun Is Shining"
Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [5] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [6] 24

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Sun Is Shining"
Chart (2020)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 99

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References

  1. https://tidal.com/browse/credits/5170287 Tidal, Vince Freeman's song credits
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  3. JJ Grey & Mofro - The Sun Is Shining Down - Shot on January 22, 2011 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia for official DVD Brighter Days
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