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Brighter Than The Sun by Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat
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Colbie Marie Caillat Born May 28 1985 Is An American Singer-Songwriter And Multi-Platinum Recording Artist. She Rose To Fame Through The Social Networking Website Myspace Where She Was The Number One Unsigned Artist Of Her Genre. In 2007 Caillat Signed With Universal Republic Records And Released Her Debut Album Coco. The Album Included The Hit Singles "Bubbly" And "Realize " And Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies In The United States And Is Certified 2x Platinum. In 2008 She Recorded A Duet With Jason Mraz "Lucky " Which Won A Grammy Award. In August 2009 Caillat Released Her Second Album Breakthrough Which Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200. It Has Since Been Certified Gold By The RIAA And Was Nominated For Best Pop Vocal Album At The 2010 Grammy Awards. Caillat Was Also Part Of The Group That Won Album Of The Year At The 2010 Grammy Awards For Her Featured Vocals And Writing On Taylor Swift's Fearless Album. In July 2011 She Released Her Third Studio Album All Of You. In October 2012 She Released Her First Christmas Album Christmas In The Sand. From 2018 To 2020 She Was A Member Of The Country Music Group Gone West. Caillat Has Sold Over Six Million Albums Worldwide And Over 10 Million Singles. She Has Been Honored With Two Grammy Awards And Five Nominations And Has Accumulated More Than 15 Billion Streams. She Is An Avowed Spokesperson And Supporter For ASPCA The Surfrider Foundation Save The Music Farm Sanctuary And The Humane Society Of The United States. Caillat Is Currently Recording A New Album In Nashville TN And Is Set To Release The First Single In The First Quarter Of 2023.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Brighter Than the Sun
Colbie-Caillat - All Of You
"Brighter Than The Sun" Is A Song By American Recording Artist Colbie Caillat. It Was Written By Caillat And Ryan Tedder And Produced By The Latter. The Song Was Released As The Second Single From Caillat's Third Studio Album All Of You. The Song Was Released To Digital Download On May 23 2011 Through Universal Republic. The Song Received A Positive Reaction From Music Critics Who Complimented Its Summer Feel. The Song Is Certified Platinum In The United States And Has Been Successful On Many Billboard Charts Including The Hot 100 Where The Song Reached The Top 50 The Adult Contemporary Chart Where The Song Peaked At Number One For A Week. "Brighter Than The Sun" Also Was A Top-40 Hit In Austria And Was The Third-Biggest Song Of 2012 On US Adult Contemporary Radio. The Song Which Caillat Co-Wrote With Hit-Maker And OneRepublic Frontman Ryan Tedder Is The Second Single From Her Third LP All Of You. Caillat Talked About Her Decision To Put Her New Single At The Top Of The All Of You Track List "I Usually Like To Start My Albums By Easing My Way In. But 'Brighter Than The Sun' Has A Punch. It's So Up-Tempo And Happy. My Manager Actually Requested That It Be No. 1 And He Was Right. This Song Is Awesome Because It Just Gets People Started Right Away And Interested In What's Next. A Different Instrument Leads Into Each Part Of The Song. It Never Stays The Same Which Keeps Listeners Wanting To Hear What's Next." Caillat Says She Wrote All The Tracks On All Of You About Her Relationship With Justin Young Who Plays Guitar In Her Band "He Was In My Band For Two Years Before We Noticed That We Like Each Other. I Wrote Most Of This Album About Us Our Ups And Downs." The Lyrics Reflect The Tumble Into Love "Boy We Go Together Like Peanuts And Paydays/ Marley And Reggae/ And Everybody Needs To Get A Chance To Say/ Oh This Is How It Starts/ Lightning Strikes The Heart/ It Goes Off Like A Gun/ Brighter Than The Sun." The Song Debuted At Number Ninety On The Billboard Hot 100. As Of The Week Of February 4 2012 "Brighter Than The Sun" Has Reached Number 47. The Single Has Spent Twenty-Six Weeks Inside The Hot 100 Chart Thereby Becoming Her Best Performing Song Since "I Never Told You" Of 2010 Due To Its Longevity On The Chart. The Song Has Proved To Be A Hit So Far On The Adult Contemporary Charts. On The Adult Pop Songs The Song Has Peaked At Number Two So Far Becoming One Of Her Most Successful Singles On The Adult Pop Charts Alongside "Fallin' For You" And Only Behind "Bubbly". On The Adult Contemporary Chart The Song Has Peaked At Number One Becoming Her Third-Single To Top The Chart. On The Pop Songs Chart The Song Has Peaked At Number Thirty-Nine And Is The First Of The Album To Chart And Her Most Successful Single Since "Fallin' For You". Similar With The Pop Songs Chart The Song Has Been Also Moderately Well On The Radio Songs Peaking At Thirty-Eight So Far. A Teaser Of The Music Video Was Released On June 13 2011. The Video Was Filmed In The Appropriately Sunny Playa Del Rey Beachside Community Of Los Angeles. The Production Is Inspired On The Nature Scenes Such As Flowers Fruits And A Bed Full Of Green Gram. The Video Premiered On June 30 2011. In The Video Colbie Appears Surrounded By Her Circle Of Friends. Next A Green Fern Gets A 10-Second Close-Up Followed By A Tight Shot Of Colbie's Hands Planting Sheets Of Grass. Colbie Proceeds To Twirl In Front Of Her Orange Tree And Reveals Her Swing Until A Dance Party Is Produced. Jenna Hally Rubenstein From MTV Buzzworthy Said Sarcastically That The Video Is "the Hottest Most Environmentally Conscious Party Of The Summer So Far." Caillat Performed The Song On The Today Show On July 12 2011 And On The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Two Days Later. Caillat Was The Featured Musical Guest On The So Random! Episode "Colbie Caillat" On August 14 2011 Where She Performed The Song. In Her So Random! Performance She Had To Change The Lyric "so Damn Beautiful" To "so So Beautiful". Caillat Performed The Song On Live With Regis & Kelly Show On September 27 2011. Caillat Went To Lopez Tonight To Perform The Track On October 1 2011.
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Colbie Marie Caillat Born May 28 1985 Is An American Singer-Songwriter And Multi-Platinum Recording Artist. She Rose To Fame Through The Social Networking Website Myspace Where She Was The Number One Unsigned Artist Of Her Genre. In 2007 Caillat Signed With Universal Republic Records And Released Her Debut Album Coco. The Album Included The Hit Singles "Bubbly" And "Realize " And Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies In The United States And Is Certified 2x Platinum. In 2008 She Recorded A Duet With Jason Mraz "Lucky " Which Won A Grammy Award. In August 2009 Caillat Released Her Second Album Breakthrough Which Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200. It Has Since Been Certified Gold By The RIAA And Was Nominated For Best Pop Vocal Album At The 2010 Grammy Awards. Caillat Was Also Part Of The Group That Won Album Of The Year At The 2010 Grammy Awards For Her Featured Vocals And Writing On Taylor Swift's Fearless Album. In July 2011 She Released Her Third Studio Album All Of You. In October 2012 She Released Her First Christmas Album Christmas In The Sand. From 2018 To 2020 She Was A Member Of The Country Music Group Gone West. Caillat Has Sold Over Six Million Albums Worldwide And Over 10 Million Singles. She Has Been Honored With Two Grammy Awards And Five Nominations And Has Accumulated More Than 15 Billion Streams. She Is An Avowed Spokesperson And Supporter For ASPCA The Surfrider Foundation Save The Music Farm Sanctuary And The Humane Society Of The United States. Caillat Is Currently Recording A New Album In Nashville TN And Is Set To Release The First Single In The First Quarter Of 2023.
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"Brighter Than the Sun" is a song by American recording artist Colbie Caillat. It was written by Caillat and Ryan Tedder and produced by the latter. The song was released as the second single from Caillat's third studio album, All of You. The song was released to digital download on May 23, 2011, through Universal Republic. The song received a positive reaction from music critics, who complimented its summer feel. The song is certified platinum in the United States and has been successful on many Billboard charts, including the Hot 100, where the song reached the top 50, the Adult Contemporary chart, where the song peaked at number one for a week. "Brighter Than the Sun" also was a top-40 hit in Austria and was the third-biggest song of 2012 on US adult contemporary radio.
The song, which Caillat co-wrote with hit-maker and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, is the second single from her third LP All of You. Caillat talked about her decision to put her new single at the top of the All of You track list:
"I usually like to start my albums by easing my way in. But 'Brighter Than the Sun' has a punch. It's so up-tempo and happy. My manager actually requested that it be No. 1, and he was right. This song is awesome because it just gets people started right away and interested in what's next. A different instrument leads into each part of the song. It never stays the same, which keeps listeners wanting to hear what's next."
Caillat says she wrote all the tracks on All of You about her relationship with Justin Young, who plays guitar in her band:
"He was in my band for two years before we noticed that we like each other. I wrote most of this album about us, our ups and downs."
The lyrics reflect the tumble into love:
"Boy, we go together like peanuts and Paydays/ Marley and Reggae/ And everybody needs to get a chance to say/ Oh, this is how it starts/ Lightning strikes the heart/ It goes off like a gun/ Brighter than the sun."
The song debuted at number ninety on the Billboard Hot 100. As of the week of February 4, 2012, "Brighter Than the Sun" has reached number 47. The single has spent twenty-six weeks inside the Hot 100 chart, thereby becoming her best performing song since "I Never Told You" of 2010 due to its longevity on the chart. The song has proved to be a hit, so far, on the adult contemporary charts. On the Adult Pop Songs, the song has peaked at number two, so far, becoming one of her most successful singles on the adult pop charts, alongside "Fallin' for You" and only behind "Bubbly". On the Adult Contemporary chart, the song has peaked at number one, becoming her third-single to top the chart. On the Pop Songs chart, the song has peaked at number thirty-nine and is the first of the album to chart and her most successful single since "Fallin' for You". Similar with the Pop Songs chart, the song has been also moderately well on the Radio Songs, peaking at thirty-eight, so far.
A teaser of the music video was released on June 13, 2011. The video was filmed in the appropriately sunny Playa Del Rey beachside community of Los Angeles. The production is inspired on the nature scenes, such as flowers, fruits and a bed full of green gram. The video premiered on June 30, 2011. In the video, Colbie appears surrounded by her circle of friends. Next, a green fern gets a 10-second close-up, followed by a tight shot of Colbie's hands planting sheets of grass. Colbie proceeds to twirl in front of her orange tree and reveals her swing, until a dance party is produced. Jenna Hally Rubenstein from MTV Buzzworthy said sarcastically that the video is "the hottest, most environmentally conscious party of the summer so far."
Caillat performed the song on the Today Show on July 12, 2011 and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno two days later. Caillat was the featured musical guest on the So Random! episode "Colbie Caillat" on August 14, 2011, where she performed the song. In her So Random! performance, she had to change the lyric "so damn beautiful" to "so so beautiful". Caillat performed the song on Live with Regis & Kelly show on September 27, 2011. Caillat went to Lopez Tonight to perform the track on October 1, 2011. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.