(Reach Up for The) Sunrise

"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" is a song recorded by English pop rock band Duran Duran. It was released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album, Astronaut (2004) and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band. Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their fourteenth top-ten hit in their native country. It was highly successful in Italy, where it reached number two, as well as in Denmark and Spain, peaking at number six in both countries. In the United States, the single topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, Duran Duran's third and last song to do so.

"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Astronaut
B-side"Know It All"
Released4 October 2004
Recorded2001–2004
StudioSphere Studios (London)
Genre
Length3:27
LabelEpic – 675353
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Last Day on Earth"
(2001)		 "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
(2004)		 "What Happens Tomorrow"
(2005)
Music video
"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" on YouTube

Chart performance

The single was released on 27 September and 28 September 2004 in various markets. "Sunrise" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart in October 2004 and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on 4 December 2004. The Jason Nevins newly produced version is the main version of the song. It marked the band's first top ten since "Ordinary World" in the UK, even though its chart stay was only four weeks. Elsewhere, the song reached number six in Denmark and Spain and number two in Italy, where it became the soundtrack of a telephone advertising campaign.[1]

Music video

The video was directed by Michael and Mark Polish (aka the Polish Brothers), and featured each band member on their own journey across various landscapes, only to be joined together on a stage before an intense sunrise for the chorus.

Each band member's storyline was filmed in a different film or digital format, creating a very different look for each set of scenes. Several versions of the video were made available on the Internet, with each version focusing on the storyline of one band member.

The band plays the Jason Nevins version live in concert. Jason has co-production credit, to which he is credited in the liner notes on the album.[2]

Other appearances

Apart from the single, "Sunrise" has also appeared on:

Albums:

Singles:

Track listing

CD: Epic / 675353 1 (UK)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24 -
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Alex G Cosmic Mix)" - 5:44

CD: Epic / 675353 2 (UK)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)" - 4:15
  3. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix)" - 7:25
  4. "Know It All" - 2:30
  5. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" [Video] - 3:24

CD: Epic / 675273 2 (Australia)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Alex G Cosmic Mix)" - 5:44
  3. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix)" - 7:25
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta NY Tribal Mix)" - 5:55
  5. "Know It All" - 2:30

CD: Epic / 34K 71976 (USA)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24
  2. "Know It All" - 2:30

3"CD: Epic / 6752733 (Germany)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta NY Tribal Mix)" - 5:55

CD: Epic / ESK 56921 (USA)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" - 3:24

CD: Epic / DEP 835 DJ promo (Argentina)(only available on the 'Astronaut' Album presale)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix)" - 7:25
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta Apple Jaxx Mix)" - 6:15
  3. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta NY Tribal Mix)" - 5:55
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Alex G Cosmic Mix)" - 5:44
  5. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)" - 4:15
  6. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Jason Nevins Club Mix)" - 7:10
  7. "Know It All" - 2:30

CD: Epic / DJ promo (USA)

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Jason Nevins Club Mix)"
  2. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix)"
  3. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta Apple Jaxx Mix)"
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise (Peter Presta NY Tribal Mix)"

Personnel

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

Production

  • Don Gilmore – producer, engineer
  • Duran Duran – producer
  • Nile Rodgers – vocal producer
  • Jason Nevins – additional producer, programming, engineer, mixer
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing
  • Daniel Mendez – engineer
  • Francesco Cameli – assistant engineer
  • Leon Zervos – mastering

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Covers, samples, & media references

At the end of an episode of Las Vegas, the band appeared, performing the song in the Montecito as was normal during the Second Season.

As of 2005, the Jason Nevins newly produced version of the song is used in the beginning sequence of the television programme Sunrise on Seven Network in Australia. It was also used in Telecom Italia Mobile commercials with Adriana Lima.[29] The Jason Nevins version appeared on an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy as well as the television soundtrack, released on Capitol Records.

Also, the Jason Nevins Club Mix is featured in the 2007 arcade game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2.

See also

References
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  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PFBjOBhNLg
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