5 Years Time

"5 Years' Time", also known as "5 Years' Time (Sun Sun Sun)", is a song released by English folk rock band Noah and the Whale. It was originally released in 2007, but it was later re-released on 4 August 2008 and became their first top-ten hit.

"5 Years' Time"
Single by Noah and the Whale
from the album Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Released22 October 2007
4 August 2008 (re-release)
GenreAnti folk, indie pop
Length4:02 (Music video edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Charlie Fink
Producer(s)Eliot James, Noah and the Whale
Noah and the Whale singles chronology
"5 Years' Time"
(2007)		 "2 Bodies 1 Heart"
(2008)
Shape of My Heart
(2008)
5 Years' Time
(2008)
Shape of My Heart
(2008)

Chart performance

"5 Years' Time" did not chart upon its first release in 2007. After poor initial sales, the group chose to re-release the single, and the record made it onto the charts in a number of countries. In the UK, it debuted at number 24, and went on to become Noah and the Whale's first top-ten single, peaking at number 7. In Ireland, "5 Years Time" debuted at number 47 and peaked at number 10.

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 72
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 10

End of year
Chart (2008) Position
United Kingdom 78[5]

Music video

The music video features the band performing in a pub and dancing/playing in the park. During the video, Laura Marling, who provides backing vocals for the group, is seen playing a tin whistle and also giving the camera the two-fingers. The video was directed by James Copeman. The style of the video resembles a Wes Anderson film, using the same font the director uses in his films/music videos.

The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 13 June 2008, and as of April 2018 it has been viewed over 11 million times.[6]

Commercials

The song was used in a 2008 SunChips commercial[7] and was used in a 2008 Saturn commercial and featured in a Volkswagen Golf commercial in 2015.

References
  1. "Austriancharts.at – Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Ultratop.be – Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Noah and the Whale". Irish Singles Chart.
  5. Official singles chart - 2008 UKChartsPlus.co.uk
  6. "Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time - Official". YouTube. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  7. "New SunChips Ad". YouTube. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

"5 Years Time" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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