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(Reach Up for The) Sunrise

(Reach Up for The) Sunrise

2004 single by Duran Duran


"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" is a song recorded by English rock band Duran Duran. It was released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, Astronaut (2004) and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band. The song was sent to US radio on 30 August 2004 and was issued physically over the following few months.

Quick Facts Single by Duran Duran, from the album Astronaut ...

Upon its release, "Sunrise" debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their 14th top-10 hit in their native country. It was highly successful in Italy, where it reached number two, as well as in Denmark and Spain, peaking at number six in both countries. In the United States, the single topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, Duran Duran's third and last song to do so.

Chart performance

"Sunrise" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart in October 2004 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on 4 December 2004. The Jason Nevins newly produced version is the main version of the song. It marked the band's first top ten in the UK since "Ordinary World" and their highest charting single since "A View to a Kill,[1] even though its chart stay was only four weeks. Elsewhere, the song reached number six in Denmark and Spain and number two in Italy, where it became the soundtrack of a telephone advertising campaign.[2]

Music video

The video was directed by Michael and Mark Polish (aka the Polish Brothers), and featured each band member on their own journey across various landscapes, only to be joined together on a stage before an intense sunrise for the chorus.

Each band member's storyline was filmed in a different film or digital format, creating a very different look for each set of scenes. Several versions of the video were made available on the Internet, with each version focusing on the storyline of one band member.

The band plays the Jason Nevins version live in concert. Nevins has co-production credit, to which he is credited in the liner notes on the album.[3]

Track listings

Personnel

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

Production

  • Don Gilmore – producer, engineer
  • Duran Duran – producer
  • Nile Rodgers – vocal producer
  • Jason Nevins – additional producer, programming, engineer, mixer
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
  • Daniel Mendez – engineer
  • Francesco Cameli – assistant engineer
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Charts

More information Chart (2004–2005), Peak position ...

Release history

More information Region, Date ...

Covers, samples, and media references

At the end of an episode of Las Vegas, the band appeared, performing the song in the Montecito as was normal during the second season.

As of 2005, the Jason Nevins-produced version of the song is used in the beginning sequence of the television programme Sunrise on Seven Network in Australia. It was also used in Telecom Italia Mobile commercials with Adriana Lima,[44] and also appeared on an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as well as the television soundtrack, released on Capitol Records.

The Jason Nevins club mix was featured in the 2007 arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2.

See also


References

  1. "Duran Duran". Official Charts.
  2. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (UK CD1 liner notes). Epic Records. 675353 1.
  3. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (European CD single liner notes). Epic Records. EPC 675273 1.
  4. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (UK CD2 liner notes). Epic Records. 675353 2.
  5. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (German mini-CD single liner notes). Epic Records. EPC 675273 3.
  6. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (US CD single liner notes). Epic Records. 34K 71976.
  7. Duran Duran (2004). (Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Australian CD single liner notes). Epic Records. 675273 2.
  8. "Duran Duran – (Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. "Duran Duran – (Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 43. 23 October 2004. p. 59. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  13. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 43, saptamina 25.10 – 31.10, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 February 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. "Mix e singoli" (PDF) (in Italian). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  15. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  16. "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. 17 December 2004. p. 26.
  17. "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. 16 December 2005. p. 31.
  18. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1570. 27 August 2004. p. 17. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  19. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13/09/2004" (PDF). ARIA. 20 September 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Date incorrectly says 13 September on source.
  20. "Uge 40+41" [Week 40+41] (PDF) (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  21. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 October 2004. p. 33.
  22. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise". Amazon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

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