Sunrise (Morgan Wallen song)

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"Sunrise"
Song by Morgan Wallen
from the album One Thing at a Time
ReleasedMarch 3, 2023
Genre Country rap [1]
Length3:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • John Byron
  • Blake Pendergrass
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"Sunrise" on YouTube

"Sunrise" is a song by American country music singer Morgan Wallen, released on March 3, 2023 from his third studio album One Thing at a Time . It was written by John Byron and Blake Pendergrass, and it was produced by Joey Moi and Jacob Durrett.

Contents

Composition

"Sunrise" contains a trap-leaning beat composed and centers on memories with a former partner told from the perspective of a man. [2] Morgan Wallen uses the metaphor of the sunrise to describe a flashback of a memory of a past love affair. [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for "Sunrise"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 31
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [5] 62
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 30
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 14

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Sunrise"
Chart (2023)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [8] 43

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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