5 Years Time

"5 Years Time"
Single by Noah and the Whale
from the album Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Released	22 October 2007
Format	CD single, Digital download
Genre	Alternative Anti folk
Length	4:02 (Music video edit)
Label	Mercury
Writer(s)	Charlie Fink
Noah and the Whale singles chronology
"5 Years Time" (2007) "2 Bodies 1 Heart" (2008)
"Shape of My Heart" (2008) "5 Years Time" (Re-Release) (2008) "Shape of My Heart" (Re-Release) (2008)

"5 Years Time", also known as "5 Years Time (Sun Sun Sun)" was the first single (record) released by the English folk rock band Noah and the Whale. It was originally released in 2007, but it later was re-released on 4 August 2008, and became their first top-ten hit.

Chart performance

"5 Years Time" did not chart upon its first release. After poor initial sales, the group chose to re-release the single, and the record made it onto the charts in a number of countries. In the UK, it debuted at number 24, and went on to become Noah and the Whale's first top-ten single, peaking at number 7. In Ireland, "5 Years Time" debuted at number 47 and peaked at number 10.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	72
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[3]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	10

End of year

Chart (2008)	Position
United Kingdom	78[5]

Music video

The music video features the band performing in a pub, and dancing/playing in the park. During the video, Laura Marling, who provides backing vocals for the group, is seen playing a tin whistle and also giving the camera the two-fingers. The video was directed by James Copeman. The style of the video echoes the style of a Wes Anderson film, using the same typefont the director typically uses in his films/music videos.

The music video was added to YouTube on 13 June 2008, and has been viewed over eight million times.^[6]

Commercials

The song was used in a 2008 SunChips commercial^[7] and was used in some 2008 Saturn commercials and featured in a Volkswagen Golf commercial in 2015.

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
2. "Ultratop.be – Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
3. "Archive Chart: 2008-08-16" UK Singles Chart.
4. "Chart Track: Week 35, 2008". Irish Singles Chart.
5. Official singles chart - 2008 UKChartsPlus.co.uk
6. "Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time - Official". YouTube. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
7. "New SunChips Ad". YouTube. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-06.

External links

"5 Years Time" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics