Morning Sun (Robbie Williams song)

"Morning Sun" is the third official single from British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' eighth studio album, Reality Killed the Video Star. It was released on 8 March 2010, and it is the official charity single for Sport Relief 2010.[3] Written around the time of pop star Michael Jackson's death, the song was originally meant to be a tribute to the late star, co-written by Don Black who wrote Jackson's 1972 song "Ben". However, Williams' later commented that it was more about himself. The song's title could likely be a reference to The Jackson 5 1970 song, "Can I See You In The Morning?" which references the lyric, "morning sun".

"Morning Sun"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Reality Killed the Video Star
B-side"Elastik"[1]
Released8 March 2010[2]
RecordedJune 2009
London, United Kingdom
GenrePop rock
Length4:06 (Album Version)
3:50 (Radio Edit)
3:55 (Music Video)
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Robbie Williams, Don Black, Kelvin Andrews, Daniel Spencer, Richard Scott, Scott Ralph
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"You Know Me"
(2009)		 "Morning Sun"
(2010)		 "Shame"
(2010)
Music video
"Morning Sun" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for the single was directed by Vaughan Arnell and filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood.[4] It shows Williams as an astronaut on a mission in the International Space Station.

Critical reception

UK website Digital Spy gave the song three stars out of five and commented that: "[Morning Sun] is a bit like something from mid-'90s Britpoppers Electrasy - a straightforward trad-rock song complete with metronomic piano chords, swooning strings and the rest. Two minutes in, it gets close enough to 'I Am the Walrus' for George Martin to consider giving his lawyer a bell. Sure, it's the most adventurous release of Williams's career, but it's pleasant to its bones and the lyrics have just enough about them to avoid the trap of self-regarding introspection that marred the likes of 'Strong' and 'Come Undone' in the past."[5]

Promotion

Williams performed the song on 23 January 2010 at the NRJ Music Awards where he also received two awards for International Male Artist of the Year and the NRJ Award of Honour.[6] "Morning Sun" was performed on 13 February 2010 (Williams' 36th birthday) on the UK TV show So You Think You Can Dance.[7] The song was also performed as part of a greatest hits medley at the 2010 BRIT Awards where Williams won the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Music Award on 16 February.[8] "Morning Sun" was performed by Williams at the 2010 Echo Awards in Berlin on 4 March, where he won the award for Best International Male Artist.[9] He performed the single yet again on appeal night for Sport Relief 2010.

Track listing
International CD single
  1. "Morning Sun" (radio edit) — 3:50
  2. "Elastik" — 4:37
Digital EP
  1. "Morning Sun" (album version) — 4:03
  2. "Morning Sun" (Live from BBC Electric Proms) — 3:57
  3. "Elastik" — 4:37

Chart performance
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[10] 57
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[11] 12
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[11] 27
Dutch Singles Chart[12] 19
German Singles Chart[13] 32
UK Singles Chart[13] 45

References
  1. "New Single Morning Sun Released Today". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. "Robbie Performs Live On BBC Dance Show". RobbieWilliams.com. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. "Robbie's Morning Sun Aids Sport Relief". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. "Morning Sun Video: First Look". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  5. "Music - Singles Reviews - Robbie Williams: 'Morning Sun'". Digital Spy. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  6. "Robbie Wins Two NRJ Music Awards". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  7. "Robbie Performs Live On BBC Dance Show". RobbieWilliams.com. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  8. "Robbie At The BRIT Awards 2010: Tune In Tonight". RobbieWilliams.com. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  9. "Die Preistraeger :: Echo 2010". Echopop.de. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  10. Austrian Singles Chart
  11. Steffen Hung. "Robbie Williams - Morning Sun". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  12. Megacharts. "Dutch Top 40". Megacharts.
  13. "Robbie Williams - Morning Sun - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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