"In the Sun" is the second single from Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a...

's second studio album Come to Where I'm From

Come To Where I'm From

Come to Where I'm From is the second official studio album by Joseph Arthur released by Real World Records on April 11, 2000. The album was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett, and features the singles "Chemical" and "In the Sun."-Track listing:-Singles:...

, though the song had been performed during Joseph's live shows as early as 1996. The single was released in the UK and Europe on April 23, 2001 via Real World Records and Virgin Records. The original singles were very limited in production and are now out of print

Out of print

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 and hard to find. A music video was produced for the song, directed by Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

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. The video is featured on the Directors Label

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series DVD The Work of Director Anton Corbijn.

On February 14, 2008, Joseph Arthur and his band The Lonely Astronauts

The Lonely Astronauts

The Lonely Astronauts is the band originally started as Joseph Arthur's touring band. Joseph and the band have recorded and released two studio albums together thus far, titled Let's Just Be , and Temporary People...

 performed "In the Sun" live on The Late Show with David Letterman. (link)

Track listing

CD:

1. "In the Sun" (Edit) – 4:08
2. "The Other Side" – 3:15
3. "Cocaine Blind" – 3:19

7" vinyl (US white label promo):

1. "In the Sun" (Edit) – 4:08
2. "Speed of Light" – 4:30

US promo CD:

1. "In the Sun" (Edit) – 4:08
2. "In the Sun" (Album Version) – 5:37
3. "In the Sun" (Call-Out Hook #1) – 0:10
4. "In the Sun" (Call-Out Hook #2) – 0:10
   • Tracks 5–23: Interview with Joseph Arthur, March 6, 2000 (interviewed by Bart Lipton in Los Angeles
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Michael Stipe's cover version

In 2005, Michael Stipe

Michael Stipe

John Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...

 of R.E.M.

R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...

 recorded a cover of the song with producer James Iha

James Iha

James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...

 for a Hurricane Katrina

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 relief benefit EP released exclusively through the iTunes Store

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. Stipe recorded "In the Sun" with Chris Martin

Chris Martin

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 of Coldplay

Coldplay

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 and Joseph Arthur himself. Additionally, a remix was provided by Justin Timberlake

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 and will.i.am

Will.i.am

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.

EP track listing

1. "In the Sun" (with Chris Martin) – 4:56
2. "In the Sun" (JAW Breakers Remix by Justin Timberlake and will.i.am) – 5:13
3. "In the Sun" (with Joseph Arthur) – 4:58
4. "In the Sun" – 4:55
5. "In the Sun" (Live on Austin City Limits
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   with Coldplay) – 3:40
6. "In the Sun" (Live Acoustic Couch Rehearsal with Joseph Arthur) – 5:53

Other cover versions

• Peter Gabriel
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  , on the tribute album Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute (1997). Since Joseph was on Peter Gabriel's Real World label at the time, Joseph allowed the song to be covered by Gabriel even though Joseph himself had yet to record the song for Come to Where I'm From.
• Donna De Lory, on her album In the Glow, released by Secret Road Records.
• Howie Day
  Howie Day
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   sang a cover, uncredited, over the ending credits of the film Saved!
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