Let the sun shine
| Let the sun shine | |
|---|---|
| Labrinth | |
| publication | September 24, 2010 |
| length | 2:59 |
| Genre (s) | Grime , R&B |
| Author (s) | September 24, 2010 |
| text | Labrinth |
| music | Labrinth, Da Diggler |
| Publisher (s) | Syco |
| album | Electronic Earth |
Let the Sun Shine is a song by British grime and R&B singer Labrinth . It was first released on iTunes on September 24, 2010 , and hit the charts in Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom. It is the debut single Labrinths. The song is included in Labrinth's album Electronic Earth .
backgrounds
After Labrinth already had two top 10 hits with Tinie Tempah , Let the Sun Shine was his first single, in which he himself was the main artist. Labrinth wrote the song when he was young, telling Digital Spy , “'Let The Sun Shine' was a baby picture for me. Usually my mum pulls them out once in a while and I get so embarrassed. Some of my older tracks are making it through to the album, but a lot of them make me hang my head in shame! ""
On September 24th he told The Sun about the song: “My brother was sleeping in the bunk bed behind me and kept waking up saying, 'Keep it down, you're making too much noise.' At that time, I felt I was learning so much musically and it felt like the most perfect moment writing that track with the first rays of sun shining into the room. People listen to it and they say it sounds like a 'eureka!' moment and it was. "
Music video
The music video for the song was not published on YouTube , but on other websites. In the music video you can see Labrinth standing and singing in different places. As soon as the chorus begins, rays of sunlight shine on it. At the end of the video, he looks at the floor. Another video for Let the Sun Shine was released on YouTube in 2012 , in which Labrinth can be seen singing the song live.
reception
Chart success
| Charts | Top ranking |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
|
3 |
 Scotland
|
3 |
 Ireland
|
32 |
In the UK, the single moved up to number three on the charts. In total, she was able to stay there for 12 weeks. The single also reached number three in the charts in Scotland. The Irish charts could also be reached, but only 32nd.
criticism
The song usually received positive reviews. For example, Robert Copsey of Digital Spy said:
"[...] and with a chorus that fuses gospel, funk and R&B, it certainly feels worthy of a eureka moment. Oh, and as if we couldn't be any more impressed, apparently there's even a "Cyndi Lauper-esque track" waiting on his album. Bring. It. On. "
and gave the song four stars out of five.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine at Discogs (English)
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine on iTunes
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine at songfacts.com
- ↑ Music video ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at blog.thenext2shine.com
- ↑ Let The Sunshine (VEVO LIFT UK Presents: Labrinth - Live ...) . YouTube , accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine at officialcharts.com
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine at officialcharts.com (Scottish charts)
- ↑ Let the Sun Shine at chart-track.co.uk
- ^ Robert Copsey: Labrinth: 'Let The Sun Shine'. Digital Spy , September 23, 2012, accessed June 4, 2012 .
