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Wikipedia article




"'Chase the Sun'" is a song by Italian electronic music group Planet Funk with vocals from Auli Kokko. The melody is taken from Ennio Morricone's tune "Alla Luce Del Giorno", from the score of the 1969 film 'Metti, una sera a cena'. The song was released across Europe in 2000 and 2001 as the lead single from Planet Funk's debut studio album, 'Non Zero Sumness' (2002). "Chase the Sun" peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and additionally reached the top five in Greece, Romania, and Spain.

Track listings



'Italian CD single'

# "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) 7:42

# "Chase the Sun" (instrumental mix) 8:00

# "Chase the Sun" (radio edit) 3:47

'UK and Australian CD single, UK cassette single'

# "Chase the Sun" (radio edit) 3:36

# "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) 7:42

# "Chase the Sun" (instrumental) 8:00

'UK 12-inch single'

:A1. "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) 7:42

:B1. "Chase the Sun" (instrumental) 8:00

:B2. "Chase the Sun" (instrument-aopella) 3:47

'French CD single'

# "Chase the Sun" (radio edit) 3:42

# "Chase the Sun" (extended club mix) 7:57

Credits and personnel



Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.

'Studio'

* Recorded in May 2000 at Souled Out! Studios (Naples, Italy)

'Personnel'

* Marco Baroni writing, keys

* Domenico "GG" Canu writing, guitar, keys

* Sergio Della Monica writing, guitar, keys

* Simon Duffy writing, engineering, programming

* Alex Neri writing, keys

* Auli Kokko vocals

* Alessandro Sommella guitar

* Andrea Cozzani bass

* Planet Funk production, mixing

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



Usage



The song was used by CBBC in early 2001 for its continuity links.

The song is also used by Sky Sports for their coverage of darts in the UK. The song is played in the auditorium during the advert breaks of Sky-owned tournaments and it has developed a cult following amongst darts fans, who tend to rave and chant during the breaks.[https://www.pdc.tv/faqs#2 Frequently Asked Questions] pdc.tv

The song is also used during any Braehead Clan ice hockey match during the early autumn to mid Spring season at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.

The song is also known as the limited overs theme song for English county cricket club Essex Eagles. It is played at Essex games whenever their batsman or fielders enter the field of play in a limited overs match and whenever the team wins.

It is also used by Leinster Rugby whenever a penalty or conversion is scored. The song was played for two seasons when the Western Force rugby union side ran on.

The song is used as goal music for Australian A-League clubs Western United FC and Adelaide United FC. Norwich City have used this song as goal music during home matches at Carrow Road.

Since the 20172018 season, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League use the Darts remix as the team's goal song. Avalanche fans rave and chant every time a Colorado player scores a goal.

See also



* List of number-one club tracks of 2001 (Australia)

References



Category:2001 debut singles

Category:2001 songs

Category:Virgin Records singles

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