Lovers On The Sun

Album: Lovers On The Sun (2014)
Charted: 1
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Songfacts®:

  • This summer jam features American singer-songwriter Sam Martin on vocals. Martin is the lead singer of the band Con Bro Chill, which he founded with his brother and also has writing credits on several of Maroon 5's tunes, including their hit single "Daylight."
  • The song was co-produced by Avicii and plugs into a similar country/folk/EDM hybrid as the Swedish DJ's own "Wake Me Up."
  • This features guitar work by Mike Einziger of the rock band Incubus. The multi-instrumentalist also co-wrote the track. (He also co-penned "Wake Me Up.")
  • The song's music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld ("Whistle" by Flo Rida, "We Are Young" by fun.) and has a Spaghetti Western theme. The clip stars Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta. who portrays a villain intent on torturing the clip's hero.
  • This was Guetta's fifth #1 as a lead artist on the UK singles chart following "When Love Takes Over," "Sexy Bitch," "Gettin' Over You" and "Titanium."

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