"Lovers on the Sun"
Single by David Guetta featuring Sam Martin
from the album "Listen" and EP "Best Night of Your Life"
ReleasedJune 30, 2014
Genre
Length
  • 3:23 (radio edit)
  • 5:53 (extended)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • David Guetta
  • Avicii
  • Frédéric Riesterer
  • Giorgio Tuinfort
  • Daddy's Groove (additional)
David Guetta singles chronology
"Blast Off"
(2014) 		"Lovers on the Sun"
(2014) 		"Dangerous"
(2014)
Sam Martin singles chronology
"All these Roads"
(2013) 		"Lovers on the Sun"
(2014) 		"Dangerous"
(2014)
Music video
"Lovers on the Sun" on YouTube

"Lovers on the Sun" is a song by French music producer David Guetta from his sixth studio album, Listen. It features vocals by American singer and songwriter Sam Martin.[2] It was released as a digital download and the lead single from the album on 30 June 2014. It was produced by Guetta, Avicii, Riesterer, and Tuinfort, with additional production from Italian house production team Daddy's Groove.[3] The track crowned the singles chart in Austria, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom, and reached the top 40 in most of the countries where it charted.

Mallory Knox covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[4]

Background

The song is inspired by Spaghetti Western film scores.[5]

Composition

"Lovers on the Sun" is a country, folk and EDM song.[6] Mike Einziger of the band Incubus, who also played on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", also plays guitar on this track. The song is written in the key of B minor, at a tempo of 125 beats per minute, with Martin's vocals ranging from A2 to B4.[7] The chord progression of the chorus (Bm/D/F#m/E) bears similarity to Daft Punk's 2013 single "Get Lucky".

Music video

A lyric video was produced for the song with a Wild West theme.[8] An accompanying music video was released on 12 August 2014 again with a Wild West theme.[9] It was directed by Marc Klasfeld,[10] and stars Ray Liotta who portrays a villain and Jamie Gray Hyder, portraying a hero "the Sexy" rescuing Andrew Keegan "the Good". Idolator said the video was "refreshing" and called it "a special effects-filled extravaganza".[11]

Critical reception

4Music celebrated the song's "double DJ power" (Guetta and Avicii, who co-wrote and co-produced the track) and suggested that it "must mean this'll be a big hit".[8]

Track listing

Digital download — radio edit[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin)3:23
Digital download — extended[13]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin)5:53
Digital download — remixes[14]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (Stadiumx remix)6:00
2."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (Showtek remix)4:53
3."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (Blasterjaxx remix)5:43
4."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (extended)5:55
Digital download — EP[15]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin)3:23
2."Blast Off" (with Kaz James) (radio edit)3:07
3."Bad" (with Showtek featuring Vassy) (radio edit)2:50
4."Shot Me Down" (featuring Skylar Grey) (radio edit)3:11
German CD single[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin)3:23
2."Lovers on the Sun" (featuring Sam Martin) (extended)5:55
Japanese CD EP[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Lovers on the Sun" (radio edit)3:23
2."Blast Off" (radio edit)3:07
3."Bad" (radio edit)2:50
4."Shot Me Down" (radio edit)3:11
5."Lovers on the Sun" (extended)5:55
6."Blast Off" (original mix)5:37
7."Bad" (original mix)4:30
8."Shot Me Down" (extended)5:15

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single.[18]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[79] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[80] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[81] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[82] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[83] Gold 30,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[84] Platinum 40,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[85] 3× Platinum 120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[86] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[87] Platinum 600,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[88] Platinum 2,600,000†
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[89] Platinum 8,000,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
France June 30, 2014 (EP)[15] Digital download
July 21, 2014 (remixes)[14]
Germany August 1, 2014[16] CD single
United Kingdom August 17, 2014[90] Digital download

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