Sunday Girl (song)
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"Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by British synthpop
duo Erasure
. Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke
and Andy Bell
, it appears as the opening track on the duo's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World
. The song was released as the album's second UK single on 11 June 2007. A North American release followed in July 2007.
"Sunday Girl" is a very uptempo electronic music
song which tells the story of someone who has immersed herself in nightlife and while in a nightclub
catches the attention of Bell, who offers to dance with her "til Sunday morning" but warns "don't you mess your life up, Sunday Girl." The introduction is very similar to the bridge of the duo's 1995 single "Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)".
An unofficial music video
of the song was featured on Erasure's official website, consisting of backstage scenes and live performances from the band's Light at the End of the World world tour.
The single became Erasure's thirty-fourth Top 40 single in the UK, but has the distinction of being their lowest charting (and first to miss the Top 30) since "Oh L'amour", twenty-one years earlier.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
duo Erasure
Erasure
Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
. Written by Erasure members Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....
and Andy Bell
Andy Bell (singer)
Andrew Ivan "Andy" Bell is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo Erasure. He also has a solo career, with the albums Non-Stop and Electric Blue.-Early life:Andy Bell originates from the Dogsthorpe area in Peterborough...
, it appears as the opening track on the duo's thirteenth studio album Light at the End of the World
Light at the End of the World
Light at the End of the World is the thirteenth studio album by English synthpop duo Erasure. The album's release was announced on the band's website on 26 January 2007 in a video message from members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell.-Background:...
. The song was released as the album's second UK single on 11 June 2007. A North American release followed in July 2007.
"Sunday Girl" is a very uptempo electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
song which tells the story of someone who has immersed herself in nightlife and while in a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
catches the attention of Bell, who offers to dance with her "til Sunday morning" but warns "don't you mess your life up, Sunday Girl." The introduction is very similar to the bridge of the duo's 1995 single "Fingers and Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)".
An unofficial music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of the song was featured on Erasure's official website, consisting of backstage scenes and live performances from the band's Light at the End of the World world tour.
The single became Erasure's thirty-fourth Top 40 single in the UK, but has the distinction of being their lowest charting (and first to miss the Top 30) since "Oh L'amour", twenty-one years earlier.
UK Maxi-CD single (LCDMUTE376)
- "Sunday Girl" (Extended 12" Mix)
- "Sunday Girl" (Riffs & Rays Club Edit)
- "Sunday Girl" (Riffs & Rays Dub Edit)
North American maxi-CD single
- "Sunday Girl" (Radio Mix)
- "Take Me on a Highway"
- "Sunday Girl" (Extended 12" Mix)
- "Sunday Girl" (Riffs & Rays Club Edit)
- "Sunday Girl" (Riffs & Rays Dub Edit)
Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| European Hot 100 Chart | 70 | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 8 | 4 |
| German Singles Chart | 76 | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 33 | 1 |
| US Hot Dance Singles Sales | 1 | |