Sun Is Shining (Axwell & Ingrosso song)

"Sun Is Shining" is a song by Swedish dance music duo Axwell Λ Ingrosso. The song was released in Sweden on 12 June 2015 as the fourth single from their debut studio album More Than You Know. The song was written by Sebastian Ingrosso, Salem Al Fakir, Axel Hedfors and Vincent Pontare. The song peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

"Sun Is Shining"
Single by Axwell Λ Ingrosso
from the album More Than You Know
Released	12 June 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Progressive house[1]
Length	4:14
Label	Def Jam Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Sebastian Ingrosso Salem Al Fakir Axel Hedfors Vincent Pontare
Producer(s)	Sebastian Ingrosso Axel Hedfors
Axwell Λ Ingrosso singles chronology
"Can't Hold Us Down" (2015) "Sun Is Shining" (2015) "This Time" (2015)
Music video
Official Music Video on YouTube

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Sun Is Shining" was first released into YouTube on 12 June 2015 at a total length of four minutes and ten seconds.[2] The video was shot in Antwerp, Belgium. It shows people finding notes with the song's lyrics written on them, which are revealed to have been created by Axwell and Ingrosso themselves, who also spread the notes across the city by throwing them off roofs of buildings.At the end of the video a vortex sweeps all the notes into the shape of the duo's logo. As of August 2019, it has received more than 126.1 million views.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sun Is Shining"	4:14

Digital download - Remixes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sun Is Shining" (Marcus Schossow & Years Remix)	6:01
2.	"Sun Is Shining" (R3hab Remix)	3:41
3.	"Sun Is Shining" (M-22 Remix)	6:03
4.	"Sun Is Shining" (W&W Remix)	5:14

Commercial usage

The song was used in a 2015 summer swimwear commercial for Swedish clothing company H&M which featured models Adriana Lima, Doutzen Kroes, Natasha Poly, and Joan Smalls.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 13 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 8 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 8 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 18 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 7 Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 7 France (SNEP)[11] 39 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 51 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] 9 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 23 Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 6 Italy (FIMI)[16] 56 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 8 Netherlands (Official Dutch40 Charts)[12] 6 Norway (VG-lista)[18] 4 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19] 11 Poland (Polish Airplay New)[20] 5 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[21] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24] 56 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[25] 13 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 19 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[27] 5 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[28] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[29] 49 France (SNEP)[30] 197 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[31] 45 Hungary (Single Top 40)[32] 68 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[34] 44 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 24 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[36] 54 Chart (2016) Position Hungary (Dance Top 40)[37] 37 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[38] 91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[39]	Gold	30,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[40]	Platinum	50,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[41]	2× Platinum	80,000
Poland (ZPAV)[42]	Gold	10,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[43]	5× Platinum	200,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Sweden	12 June 2015[44]	Digital download	Def Jam Recordings

References

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3. H&M (29 April 2015). "H&M Summer 2015: Summer starts now!" – via YouTube.
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40. "Italian single certifications – Axwell /\ Ingrosso – Sun Is Shining" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 November 2017. Select "2017" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sun Is Shining" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
41. "Norwegian single certifications – Axwell / Ingrosso – Sun Is Shining" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
42. "Polish single certifications – Axwell and Ingrosso – Sun Is Shining" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 15 June 2016.
43. certweek IS REQUIRED FOR SWEDISH CERTIFICATIONS AFTER 2011.
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