Black Out the Sun
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"Black Out the Sun" is the second international single from singer-songwriter Darren Hayes
' fourth studio album Secret Codes and Battleships
. It was released on 2 October 2011 with the video premiering on Hayes' YouTube channel on 21 August. The song received its first airplay on BBC Radio 2 on 25 August 2011. The song debuted at number 101 in the UK Singles Chart.
The single was not released in Australia; in its place "Bloodstained Heart" was released as a one-track digital download single and a music video was commissioned. That song will be the third UK single.
, who has previously worked with The Wanted
and Nicole Scherzinger
.
The song was originally written around 2008 for British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis
as part of his task of writing songs for other artists, but ultimately Hayes kept it for himself.
The single was mixed by Robert Orton
, who has previously worked with t.A.T.u.
, Lady Gaga
and several others.
, using vintage anamorphic lenses from the '70s.
Arjanwrites said of the video, The new video for "Black Out the Sun" is a perfect match for the atmospheric quality of the pop ballad. Standing on a deserted beach and surrounded by grim reapers, Hayes seems isolated, lost and confused. The dark and lifeless wasteland pictured in the video is the perfect backdrop for Hayes' state of mind in the song.
Darren Hayes
Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
' fourth studio album Secret Codes and Battleships
Secret Codes and Battleships
Secret Codes and Battleships is the fourth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It was released 21 October 2011 on Mercury Records in Australia, on EMI Records in the United Kingdom on 24 October, and on his own label Powdered Sugar for the rest of the world on 25 October...
. It was released on 2 October 2011 with the video premiering on Hayes' YouTube channel on 21 August. The song received its first airplay on BBC Radio 2 on 25 August 2011. The song debuted at number 101 in the UK Singles Chart.
The single was not released in Australia; in its place "Bloodstained Heart" was released as a one-track digital download single and a music video was commissioned. That song will be the third UK single.
Composition
"Black Out the Sun" was co-written by Darren Hayes and Swedish writer and producer Carl FalkCarl Falk
Carl Falk is a Swedish composer, producer, song writer and musician.Falk began playing violin at the young age of five, moving on to playing drums and piano before settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice...
, who has previously worked with The Wanted
The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week...
and Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, model, and actress. Scherzinger is perhaps best known for being the lead vocalist of the Pussycat Dolls....
.
The song was originally written around 2008 for British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
as part of his task of writing songs for other artists, but ultimately Hayes kept it for himself.
The single was mixed by Robert Orton
Robert Orton (mix engineer)
Robert Orton is a Grammy award-winning mixer. He has worked with many prominent artists including; Darren Hayes, Lady Gaga, Sean Kingston, Kelis, Livvi Franc, Sean Paul, Robbie Williams, Pixie Lott, Lil Jon, Enrique Iglesias, Usher, Mary J...
, who has previously worked with t.A.T.u.
T.A.T.u.
t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...
, Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
and several others.
Music video
The video for "Black Out the Sun" features Darren Hayes on a deserted beach surrounded by cloaked figures. It was shot at a sound stage at Village Roadshow studios in QueenslandQueensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, using vintage anamorphic lenses from the '70s.
Arjanwrites said of the video, The new video for "Black Out the Sun" is a perfect match for the atmospheric quality of the pop ballad. Standing on a deserted beach and surrounded by grim reapers, Hayes seems isolated, lost and confused. The dark and lifeless wasteland pictured in the video is the perfect backdrop for Hayes' state of mind in the song.