Sunlight (DJ Sammy song)

"Sunlight"
Single by DJ Sammy featuring Loona
from the album Heaven
Released	15 May 2002 (2002-05-15)
Length	3:59
Label	Vale Music, Data, Central Station
Songwriter(s)	DJ Sammy, Marie-José van der Kolk, Martin Eyerer, Oliver Laib
Producer(s)	DJ Sammy
DJ Sammy singles chronology
"Heaven" (2001) "Sunlight" (2002) "The Boys of Summer" (2002)

"Sunlight" is a song written and produced by Spanish disc jockey DJ Sammy with vocals provided by Dutch singer Loona. It was released in May 2002 as the second single off DJ Sammy's second studio album, Heaven (2002), and reached number eight in the United Kingdom, number 21 in Ireland, and number 28 in the Netherlands.

Music videos

There were two videos made for the single. One video features time-lapse photography of locations around the world of people walking in urban areas, traffic, clouds drifting on mountains, and waves on a beach. The other video features time-lapse photography of Palma de Mallorca and Loona singing on the beach.

Track listings

Spanish maxi-CD single[1] "Sunlight" (sunrise mix) – 3:59 "Sunlight" (sunset mix) – 5:22 "Sunlight" (DJ Shog remix) – 7:46 "Sunlight" (Martin Eyerer remix) – 9:56 "Sunlight" (Minimalistix remix) – 7:34 "Sunlight" (Oliver Lieb remix) – 5:08 "Sunlight" (sunset mix instrumental) – 5:08 "Sunlight" (bossa nova vibes) – 3:18 UK enhanced CD single[2] "Sunlight" (radio edit) "Sunlight" (Milky remix edit) "Heaven" (Yanou's Candlelight mix) "Sunlight" (video)

UK cassette single[3] "Sunlight" (radio edit) "Sunlight" (Milky remix edit) Australian CD single[4] "Sunlight" (sunrise mix) – 4:00 "Sunlight" (bossa nova vibes) – 3:19 "Sunlight" (sunset mix) – 5:22 "Sunlight" (DJ Shog remix) – 7:48 "Sunlight" (Minimalistix remix) – 7:35 "Sunlight" (Oliver Lieb remix) – 7:47

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 40 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 58 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 12 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 29 Germany (GfK)[9] 50 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 21 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[11] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 62 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 46 Scotland (OCC)[15] 6 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 8 UK Dance (OCC)[17] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Singles (OCC)[18] 173

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Europe	15 May 2002 (2002-05-15)	CD	Digidance Urban	[9]
United Kingdom	9 June 2003 (2003-06-09)	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Data	[19]

References

1. Sunlight (Spanish maxi-CD single liner notes). DJ Sammy. Vale Music. 2002. VLCDMX 1047-4.
2. Sunlight (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). DJ Sammy. Data Records. 2003. DATA54CDS.
3. Sunlight (UK cassette single sleeve). DJ Sammy. Data Records. 2003. DATA54MCS.
4. Sunlight (Australian CD single liner notes). DJ Sammy. Central Station. 2003. CSR CD5 0417.
5. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
6. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 27. 28 June 2003. p. 12. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
9. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sunlight". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
11. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 12 June 2003". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 13 June 2019.^[dead link‍]
12. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 27, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
13. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
14. "DJ Sammy DP – Sunlight". Top 40 Singles.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
17. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
18. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
19. "New Releases – For Week Starting 9 June 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 June 2003. p. 23. Retrieved 6 September 2021.