Sunlight (Modestep song)

"Sunlight"
Single by Modestep
from the album Evolution Theory
Released 12 August 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Drumstep, electronic rock, hard rock
Length 3:50
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Josh Friend, Tony Friend, Matthew Curtis, Nick Tsang
Producer(s) Modestep
Modestep singles chronology
"Feel Good"
(2011)		 "Sunlight"
(2011)		 "To the Stars"
(2011)

"Sunlight" is a song by the London-based dubstep and electronic rock band Modestep, and the second single from their debut studio album, Evolution Theory. The single was released on 12 August 2011 in the United Kingdom as a digital download. On 21 August 2011 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 16. The song is known as "Sunlight (2011)" in download sites because the song was modified by the band from a 2010 demo version which was not released commercially.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Sunlight" was first released onto YouTube on 3 July 2011 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.[1] It features old age pensioners stealing alcohol from a supermarket, riding bicycles along a promenade and partying whilst a vinyl record with the Modestep logo on it plays in the background. The pensioners are later shown gambling and littering, and meet some younger girls who take them to a club where Modestep are playing live. One pensioner is shown taking cocaine as the tempo of the track speeds up, and then fire eaters provide entertainment whilst the pensioners dance. The video ends by flashing through clips of parties in numerous locations, and ends with three of the pensioners staggering along a pebbled beach.

When asked about the video, Josh stated that he and his brother had the idea to act how modern kids would at any age, so for the video, they gathered some elderly people and told them to smash up a room as best they can, the best ones got the part for the video.[2]

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Sunlight (2011)"   3:50
2. "Sunlight (2011)" (Torqux & Twist Remix) 5:18
3. "Sunlight (2011)" (Jacob Plant Remix) 4:11

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[3] 25
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[4] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 16

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 12 August 2011[6] Digital download Polydor Records

References

  1. ↑ "Modestep - Sunlight (Official Video)". YouTube.
  2. ↑ "UKFis5 #02: The Story Behind Modestep – Sunlight". UKF. UKF.com. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-08-27". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-08-27" UK Dance Chart.
  5. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-08-27" UK Singles Chart.
  6. ↑ "Sunlight (2011) - Single by Modestep". iTunes. http://www.apple.com/uk/itunes/.

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