Sunlight (Nicky Byrne song)

"Sunlight"
Single by Nicky Byrne
from the album Sunlight
Released 12 February 2016
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 2:59
Label
Writer(s)
Republic of Ireland "Sunlight"
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Nicky Byrne, Wayne Hector, Ronan Hardiman
Appearance chronology
◄ "Playing with Numbers" (2015)   

"Sunlight" is a song performed by Irish singer Nicky Byrne. The song will represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Byrne along with Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 12 February 2016 through Studz Limited and Universal Music Ireland as the lead single from his debut studio album Sunlight (2016).[2]

Eurovision Song Contest

Byrne was first rumoured to be the Irish Eurovision entrant on 7 January 2016, and on 13 January the Irish broadcaster RTÉ revealed that he would represent the country with the song "Sunlight".[3][4] A lyric video for the song was posted on YouTube the same day. Byrne performed the song live for the first time on 13 February on The Ray D'Arcy Show.[5] He performed it also on Eurovision Ukraine Finals in February 2016. He will perform in the first half of the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[2]
No. Title Length
1. "Sunlight" (Radio Edit) 2:59
2. "Sunlight"   3:38
3. "Sunlight" (Instrumental) 3:38
7th Heaven Remix Single
No. Title Length
1. "Sunlight" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) 3:57
2. "Sunlight" (7th Heaven Club Mix) 6:12

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 68

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 12 February 2016[2] Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Nicky Byrne with the song 'Sunlight' for Ireland". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  2. 1 2 3 Sunlight - Single by Nicky Byrne on iTunes
  3. ↑ Fearon, Alana (13 January 2016). "Former Westlife star Nicky Byrne 'to represent Ireland at Eurovision this year'". irishmirror.ie. Irish Mirror. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (13 January 2016). "Nicky Byrne with the song 'Sunlight' for Ireland". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "RTÉ Announces Nicky Byrne as Ireland's Eurovision 2016 Entry". rte.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 7, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2016.


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