Sunlight (The Magician song)

"Sunlight" is a song by Belgian DJ and record producer The Magician which features guest vocals from Olly Alexander of the English synth-pop band Years & Years. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 28 September 2014. The song was written by Stephen Fasano, Olly Alexander, and Mark Ralph. The song was used in the 2015 film We Are Your Friends.

"Sunlight"
Single by The Magician featuring Years & Years
Released	26 September 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	EDM[1]
Length	3:47
Label	FFRR
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Fasano Olly Alexander Mark Ralph
Producer(s)	The Magician
The Magician singles chronology
"When the Night Is Over" (2013) "Sunlight" (2014) "Together" (2015)
Years & Years singles chronology
"Take Shelter" (2014) "Sunlight" (2014) "Desire" (2014)

Live performances

The Magician and Years & Years performed the song at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. as part of the Digital Show.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 7 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 11 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 4 France (SNEP)[7] 184 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 57 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 22 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 37 Poland (Dance Top 50)[11] 38 Scotland (OCC)[12] 7 Slovenia (SloTop50)[13] 40 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 7 UK Dance (OCC)[15] 3 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[16] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 71 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 100 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20]	Gold	35,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[21]	Gold	15,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[22]	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	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
Ireland	26 September 2014	Digital download	FFRR
United Kingdom	28 September 2014

References

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8. "Chart Track: Week 44, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Magician feat. Years and Years" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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11. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
15. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
16. "The Magician Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
17. "Jaaroverzichten 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
18. "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
21. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2015". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
22. "Dutch single certifications – Years & Years – Sunlight" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Sunlight in the "Artiest of titel" box.
23. "British single certifications – The Magician feat. Years & Years – Sunlight". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-09-17. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Sunlight in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.