"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" is a song by the English

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. It was released as the

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from their eleventh studio album, ''

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'' (2004) and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "

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" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band. The song was sent to US radio on 30 August 2004 and was issued physically over the following few months. Upon its release, "Sunrise" debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, giving the band their 14th top-10 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 ''

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chart, Duran Duran's third and last song to do so.

Composition

Upon its release,

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described it as a "dancefloor song that says everything about the band, about saying goodbye to the darkness and hello to the light." One reviewer found the song related to Duran Duran's 1981 hit "

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"; "sharing the same minor key and armed with a similar, Velcro-coated chorus."

Chart performance

"Sunrise" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart in October 2004 and reached number one on the US ''

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chart on 4 December 2004. The

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newly produced version is the main version of the song. It marked the band's first top ten in the UK since " Ordinary World" and their highest-charting single since "

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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

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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. Nevins has co-production credit, to which he is credited in the liner notes on the album.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (album version) – 3:24 # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (

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Cosmic mix) – 5:44 UK CD2 # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (album version) – 3:24 # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (

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dub mix) – 7:25 # "Know It All" – 2:30 # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (video) – 3:24 German mini-CD single # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" – 3:24 # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Peter Presta NY tribal mix) – 5:55 US CD single # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" # "Know It All" Australian CD single # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Alex G Cosmic mix) # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Ferry Corsten dub mix) # "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (Peter Presta NY tribal mix) # "Know It All"

Personnel

Duran Duran *

– vocals *

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– keyboards *

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– bass * Andy Taylor – guitar, backing vocals * Roger Taylor – drums Additional musicians * Sally Boyden – backing vocals Production * Don Gilmore – producer, engineer * Duran Duran – producer *

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– vocal producer *

– additional producer, programming, engineer, mixer * Jeremy Wheatley – mixing * Daniel Mendez – engineer * Francesco Cameli – assistant engineer *

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– mastering Notes * signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Covers, samples, and media references

At the end of an episode of ''

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'', the band appeared, performing the song in the Montecito as was normal during the second season. , the

-produced version of the song is used in the beginning sequence of the television programme ''

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'' on

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. It was also used in

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commercials with

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, and also appeared on an episode of ''

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'' as well as the television soundtrack, released on

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. The Jason Nevins club mix was featured in the 2007 arcade game ''

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''.

References

External links

Official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reach Up for the Sunrise 2004 songs 2004 singles Duran Duran songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Simon Le Bon Songs written by John Taylor (bass guitarist) Songs written by Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) Songs written by Andy Taylor (guitarist) Songs written by Nick Rhodes