Shine On (Jet song)

"Shine On"
Single by Jet
from the album Shine On
B-side	"Coming Home Soon"
Released	7 November 2006
Format	CD, download
Recorded	Barbados, Summer 2006
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:36
Label	Atlantic, Capitol Records (Australia)
Writer(s)	Nic Cester
Producer(s)	Dave Sardy
Jet singles chronology
"Rip It Up" (2006) "Shine On" (2007) "I Spy I Spy" (2007)

"Shine On" is a song by Australian rock band Jet, and is the seventh track on their second album Shine On. The single was released as the third single from that album in and Australia on the 7 November 2006. A digital EP was released to the American iTunes Store in December 2006. It was subsequently released as a CD and 7" vinyl single in the UK on the 5 March 2007.

The song was written by Nic to comfort his family after his father's death. He is quoted as saying "It was inevitable I would write a song that dealt with all of that, but it was almost too big a subject for me to handle," Nic also says. "Then I got a phone call from my mum saying everyone was depressed so I wrote the song through Dad's eyes, what he would say to help everyone through. We recorded it in one take, but it was emotional, very heavy. We couldn't be happier with this album."

The title of the song is speculated to be in homage to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a similarly themed song by Pink Floyd, though this has not been confirmed. Similarly, the refrain of "Shine on, for everyone" is reminiscent of "Instant Karma!", a song by John Lennon.

The song was featured on the final episode of the television series The O.C. and also in a season final episode of Cold Case. The song was also in a first season episode of Brothers & Sisters. In a recent interview with Heat magazine, the comedy chathost declared, "I love this song. I would be more than delighted to hear it through my coffin!"

The song charted poorly in Australia only reaching #54 on the singles charts, similarly in the UK it only reached #114. The song failed to chart in the United States but it did chart on the Modern Rock charts at #30.

This song features in the tribute to Fred Hollows and Fred Hollows Foundation advertisement on Australian television.

Track listings

Australian versions

• CD/iTunes

1. "Shine On" (radio edit) - 3:43
2. "Coming Home Soon" - 4:23
3. "The Only Place That's Up from Here Is Down" (demo) - 3:09
4. "Eleanor" (full band version) - 3:33
5. "Shine On" (album version) - 4:36

British versions

• Promo CD

1. "Shine On" - 3:43

• 7"

1. "Shine On" - 3:43
2. "Eleanor" (full band version) - 3:33

• CD

1. "Shine On" - 3:43
2. "Coming Home Soon" - 4:23

American versions

• Promo CD^[1]

1. "Shine On" (radio edit) – 3:43
2. "Shine On" (album version) – 4:38

• iTunes EP

1. "Shine On" - 4:36
2. "Where Are All My Good Friends" - 3:37
3. "Jane Jones" - 2:53

Release details

Live Appearances

Sound Relief

References

External links

• Discography - Jet - Shine On (Single), Billboard