Black Out the Sun
"Black Out the Sun" is the third overall single from singer-songwriter Darren Hayes' fourth studio album, Secret Codes and Battleships. The single was released on 2 October 2011. The song debuted at #101 on the UK Singles Chart. The song received its first airplay on BBC Radio 2 on 25 August 2011. The single was not released in Australia, and instead, the song "Bloodstained Heart" was released in its place.
Composition
"Black Out the Sun" was co-written by Darren Hayes and Swedish writer and producer Carl Falk, who has previously worked with The Wanted and Nicole Scherzinger.[1] The song was originally written for British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis as part of his task of writing songs for other artists, but ultimately Hayes kept it for himself.[2] The single was mixed by Robert Orton, who has previously worked with t.A.T.u. and Lady Gaga.[3]
Music video
The music video premiered on Hayes' YouTube channel on 21 August. The video features Hayes on a deserted beach surrounded by cloaked figures. It was shot at a sound stage at Village Roadshow studios in Queensland, using vintage anamorphic lenses from the '70s.[4] Arjanwrites said of the video, The new video for "Black Out the Sun" is a perfect match for the atmospheric quality of the pop ballad. Standing on a deserted beach and surrounded by grim reapers, Hayes seems isolated, lost and confused. The dark and lifeless wasteland pictured in the video is the perfect backdrop for Hayes' state of mind in the song.[5]
Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Black Out the Sun" (album version) |
Darren Hayes, Carl Falk |
4:10 |
| 2. |
"Black Out the Sun" (orchestral version) |
Hayes, Falk |
4:09 |
| 3. |
"Black Out the Sun" (extended version) |
Hayes, Falk |
6:36 |
| 4. |
"Black Out the Sun" (7th Heaven Club Mix) |
Hayes, Falk |
8:11 |
|
Total length:
|
23:06 |
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Black Out the Sun" (album version) |
Darren Hayes, Carl Falk |
4:10 |
| 2. |
"Black Out the Sun" (Live in the Attic) |
Hayes, Falk |
4:36 |
References