The Sun Has Come Your Way

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"The Sun Has Come Your Way"
Single by Sam & Mark
B-side
  • "I'm Gonna Be With You"
  • "These Days"
Released24 May 2004
Genre Pop
Length3:17
Label 19
Songwriter(s) Peter Agren, Tobias Karlsson
Producer(s) David Eriksen
Sam & Mark singles chronology
"With a Little Help from My Friends" / "Measure of a Man"
(2004)
"The Sun Has Come Your Way"
(2004)

"The Sun Has Come Your Way" is a song written by Peter Agren and Tobias Karlsson and produced by David Eriksen. The song was recorded by Pop Idol contestants Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, under their collective name Sam & Mark and was released as a single in May 2004. The single peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Sun Has Come Your Way" - 3:17
  2. "I'm Gonna Be With You" - 2:35
  3. "These Days" - 4:14

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 19 [1]

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References

  1. "Sam and Mark - The Sun Has Come Your Way". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 March 2010.