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(Reach Up for The) Sunrise
Duran-Duran-Sunrise-bb
single by Duran Duran
B-side "Know It All"
Released 27 September 2004
Recorded 2004
Format 12", CD
Genre Rock, pop rock, new wave
Length 3:27 minutes
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Duran Duran
Producer(s) Duran Duran
Don Gilmore

Jason Nevins

Duran Duran

"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" is a song by Duran Duran, released as the first single from the album Astronaut and their 31st single overall. It was released by Epic Records on 27 September 2004.

About the song[]

This was was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band.

The song was written during demo sessions for the Astronaut album, which began in the south of France in June 2001. The band wrote more than 30 songs during the demo sessions that continued into 2002 and 2003.

During this period a teaser CD with short demo versions of a few of the unfinished songs (used to demonstrate the new work to potential labels and producers) was leaked to the Internet and quickly copied throughout the band's fan base. The songs on the CD were "Virus", "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise", "TV vs Radio", "Taste the Summer", "Salt in the Rainbow" and "Pretty Ones".

The band were very unhappy about the leak. With the exception of "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" which became their first single and "Taste the Summer", the leaked songs were not included in the final version of Astronaut. "Virus" later appeared as a bonus track on a Japanese edition of Astronaut.

The track featured in the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: Training Day - James M. episode aired on 23 March 2004, seven months before it was released on the Astronaut album and as a single. Duran Duran also showcased the unreleased song during The Reunion Tour.

The official version of the song is the Jason Nevins production, which is the what the band plays live in concert. Jason has co-production credit, to which he is credited in the liner notes on the album.

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. Besides the intended band version, five edits of the video were made available on the Internet, with each edit focusing on the storyline of one band member.

A further "Andy & Nick edit" was later published on iTunes Store.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes[]

The worldwide B-side was the otherwise-unreleased instrumental "Know It All", with several remixes from Jason Nevins, Eric Prydz, Ferry Corsten and Peter Presta, among others.

Complete List of Remixes[]

  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" (Eric Prydz Mix) - 6:46
  4. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Eric Prydz Edit) - 3:36
  5. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix) - 7:28
  6. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Full Intention Club Mix) - 7:10
  7. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Full Intention Dub Mix) - 6:35
  8. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Full Intention Radio Mix) - 3:07
  9. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Jason Nevins Club Mix) - 7:10
  10. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) - 4:15
  11. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Peter Presta Apple Jaxx Mix) - 6:15
  12. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Peter Presta NY Tribal Mix) - 5:55
  13. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Almighty Vocal Mix)
  14. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Almighty Instrumental Remix)
  15. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Wayne G & Andy Allder Remix) - 7:12
  16. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Wayne G & Andy Allder Remix Edit) - 3:22

Covers, samples, & media references[]

As of 2007, the Jason Nevins production of the song is used in the beginning sequence of the television programme Sunrise on Seven Network in Australia.

Chart positions[]

The single was released on 27 and 28 September 2004 in various markets. "Sunrise" peaked at number 5 on the UK singles chart in October 2004, and reached Number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on 4 December. It helped introduce Duran Duran to a yet another whole new generation of fans and marked the bands first top ten since Ordinary World in the UK even though it's chart stay was only 4 weeks.

It was #2 in Argentina with a run of thirteen weeks.[1]

Track listing[]

CD: Epic / 675353 1 (UK)

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

CD: Epic / 675353 2 (UK)

  • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Album Version) - 3:24
  • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) - 4:15
  • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Ferry Corsten Dub Mix) - 7:25
  • "Know It All" - 2:30
  • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Video) - 3:24

CD: Epic / 675273 2 (Australia)

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

Other appearances[]

Apart from the single, "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" has also appeared on:

Albums:

Singles:

Personnel[]

Duran Duran are:

Lyrics[]

Now the time has come
The music's between us
Though the night seems young
Is at an end
Only change will bring
You out of the darkness
In this moment everything is born again

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Now the fireball burns
We go round together
As the planet turns into the light
Something more than dreams to
Watch out for each other
Coz we know what it means to be alive

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Feel the new day enter your life
Feel the new day

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

Reach up for the sunrise
Put your hands into the big sky
You can touch the sunrise
Feel the new day enter your life

See also[]

References[]


DURAN DURAN
Simon Le BonNick RhodesJohn TaylorRoger Taylor
Andy TaylorWarren CuccurulloSterling Campbell
DISCOGRAPHY
ALBUMS

Duran DuranRioSeven and the Ragged TigerArenaNotoriousBig ThingLibertyDuran Duran (The Wedding Album)Thank YouMedazzalandPop TrashAstronautRed Carpet MassacreAll You Need Is NowPaper GodsFuture PastDanse Macabre

COMPILATIONS and EPs

CarnivalDecade: Greatest HitsGreatestNight Versions: The Essential Duran DuranStrange BehaviourSingles Box Set 1981-1985Singles Box Set 1986-1995From Mediterranea With Love

SINGLES

"Planet Earth" • "Careless Memories" • "Girls on Film" • "My Own Way" • "Hungry Like the Wolf" • "Save a Prayer" • "Rio"• "Is There Something I Should Know?" • "Union of the Snake" • "New Moon on Monday" • "The Reflex" • "The Wild Boys" • "A View to a Kill" • "Notorious" • "Skin Trade" • "Meet El Presidente" • "I Don't Want Your Love" • "All She Wants Is" • "Do You Believe in Shame?" • "Burning the Ground" • "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" • "Serious" • "Ordinary World" • "Come Undone" • "Too Much Information" • "Perfect Day" • "White Lines" • "Out of My Mind" • "Electric Barbarella" • "Someone Else Not Me" • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" • "What Happens Tomorrow" • "Nice" • "Falling Down • "All You Need Is Now • "Girl Panic! • "Leave A Light On • "Pressure Off" • "Five Years" • "Invisible" • "More Joy" • "Anniversary" • "Tonight United" • "Give It All Up " • "Danse Macabre" • "Black Moonlight"

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