| "Sunday Morning" | ||||
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| Single by Mitch James | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Sony Music New Zealand | |||
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| Producer(s) | DNA Songs | |||
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| "Sunday Morning" on YouTube | ||||
"Sunday Morning" is a song by New Zealand musician Mitch James. Originally intended as the lead single from his second album, it was released on 22 November 2019. The song was a hit in New Zealand, becoming the 13th most successful New Zealand song in 2020.
The song was written in August 2018 in Sydney, alongside Australian production duo DNA, who cowrote the song with James. [1] [2] The song was inspired by events in James' personal life, and describe the break-up of a long-term relationship. James was inspired to write about the feelings of being used at the end of the relationship, and incorporated the imagery of sinners going to church on Sunday mornings. [1] After recording, the song was mixed by Simon Gooding at Roundhead Studios. [2]
"Sunday Morning" is a pop song, [1] that describes the difficulties of wanting to be in a relationship with someone who has major differences and differences in values. [3]
"Sunday Morning" was released as a single on 22 November 2019, [2] [4] with a music video for the song being released a month later on 13 December. [5] The song debuted at number 37 in New Zealand in December, returning to the charts for two weeks in February 2020. [6] The song was certified gold in early March 2020, [7] and platinum in August of the same year. [8] By the end of 2020, it had become the 13th most successful New Zealand song of the year. [9]
Music critic Thomas Bleach reviewed the song positively, describing the song as "showcasing a more playful side" of James. He praised the lyrics as "candidly honest", the melody as "soothingly sweet", and likened the production to Ed Sheeran and Dean Lewis, noting it was "bolder and brighter" than James' previous works. [10]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ) [8] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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