Sun Goes Down (David Jordan song)

"Sun Goes Down"
Single by David Jordan
from the album Set the Mood
Released4 February 2008 (2008-02-04)[1]
StudioCompass Point (Nassau, Bahamas)
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Jordan
  • Simon Pilton
Producer(s)Steve Lipson
David Jordan singles chronology
"Place in My Heart"
(2007) 		"Sun Goes Down"
(2008) 		"Move On"
(2008)

"Sun Goes Down" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Jordan, taken from his first album, Set the Mood (2007). "Sun Goes Down" was A-listed by BBC Radio 1 and entered the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone on 13 January 2008 at number 84. Following its physical release on 4 February 2008, it rose to number four on 17 February. Jordan first performed the song live at the Royal Variety Performance in December 2007.

Critical reception

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

David Jordan's debut single, 'Place In My Heart', might not have been a hit, but the Barnet boy still has the whiff of a superstar about him. Did you catch his set at The Royal Variety Performance last month? Those lithe, swivelling hips put Mick Jagger to shame.

If 'Sun Goes Down' doesn't propel the Trevor Horn protégé towards the top of the charts, it's likely that nothing will. A mixture of Celtic fiddles, stomping, glammy beats and a chorus that could quite easily have been nicked from a Victorian playground chant, it sounds like nothing else around at the moment, while also sounding like something you've had in your CD collection for decades. Pretty nifty, eh? .[2]

Track listings

UK CD single 1[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down" 
2."Finest of Ways" 
UK CD single 2[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down" 
2."Finest of Ways" 
3."Sun Goes Down" (Delinquent Remix) 
Digital download[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Goes Down"3:18
2."Sun Goes Down" (Delinquent Remix)4:45

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Music Upfront: February 4". Music Week. 2 February 2008. p. 19.
  2. ^ Levine, Nick (23 January 2008). "David Jordan: 'Sun Goes Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ Sun Goes Down (UK CD single liner notes). David Jordan. Mercury Records, ZTT Records. 2008. 1761142.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Sun Goes Down (UK CD single liner notes). David Jordan. Mercury Records, ZTT Records. 2008. 1767036.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Sun Goes Down – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 9. 1 March 2008. p. 51. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sun Goes Down". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Sun Goes Down by David Jordan". Acharts. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "David Jordan – Sun Goes Down". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. ^ "David Jordan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2008" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2009" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – David Jordan – Sun Goes Down". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 August 2021.