"Sunrise" is a song by English musical group Simply Red. It was released on 17 March 2003 as the first single from their eighth studio album, Home (2003), as well as the first single from frontman Mick Hucknall's new record label, simplyred.com. Heavily based on Hall & Oates' 1981 song "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Sunrise" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, number three in Canada, and number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.
Content The song contains samples of Hall & Oates's 1981 hit "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and incorporates some of its lyrics.
Reception David Jeffries of AllMusic panned the track, calling it the worst on its parent album. He added: "Hall & Oates get sampled and credited, but the vocal hook from Ace's "How Long" gets lifted without acknowledgment. It sounds as shoddy as one of the song-combining "mash-up" bootlegs that swept through the U.K., and could be a cover-up for Hucknall's lack of songwriting ideas."Jeffries, David. Home - Simply Red. AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Music video The video for "Sunrise" was shot on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. It was filmed in February 2003 at the Das Canoas house designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer for himself, which has since been open to the public.
Track listings
UK CD1 "Sunrise" – 3:18 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix) – 7:51 Enhanced section: video/making of the video
UK CD2 "Sunrise" (live at Ronnie Scott's) "Positively 4th Street" (live at Ronnie Scott's) "Home Loan Blues" (live at Ronnie Scott's)
European CD single "Sunrise" – 3:18 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50 Enhanced section: video/making of the video
Australian CD single "Sunrise" – 3:18 "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix) – 3:25 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 3:11 "Sunrise" (live) – 3:18 "Positively 4th Street" (live) – 4:32
Japanese CD single "Sunrise" "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix) "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix)
Canadian CD single "Sunrise" – 3:18 "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro radio mix) – 3:25 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity radio mix) – 3:11 "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro mix) – 6:14 "Sunrise" (Motivo Hi-Lectro dub) – 6:42 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity club mix) – 7:51 "Sunrise" (Love to Infinity classic mix) – 6:50 "Sunrise" (video) Making of the video
Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the Home album booklet.
Studio Recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
Personnel Mick Hucknall – words, music, original version production Daryl Hall – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)") John Oates – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)") Sara Allen – words, music ("I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)") Andy Wright – production, mixing Gota Yashiki – original version production
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2003) PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)3Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)15Greece (IFPI)IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles Chart4Portugal (AFP)4Romania (Romanian Top 100)17
Year-end charts Chart (2003) PositionGermany (Media Control GfK)76Italy (FIMI)17Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)7Netherlands (Single Top 100)41Romania (Romanian Top 100)69Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)88UK Singles (OCC)63US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)27 Chart (2004) PositionUS Adult Contemporary (Billboard)24
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom17 March 2003simplyred.comJapan21 March 2003CDVictorAustralia26 May 2003simplyred.comUnited States26 June 2003Hot adult contemporary radio21 July 2003Smooth jazz radio
See also List of Billboard number-one dance singles of 2003
References
External links Lyrics of this song