Light Surrounding You

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"Light Surrounding You"
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Single by Evermore
from the album Real Life
Released14 October 2006 (2006-10-14)
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:50
LabelWarner Music
SongwriterDann Hume
Producers
Evermore singles chronology
"It's Too Late (Ride on)"
(2006) 		"Light Surrounding You"
(2006) 		"Unbreakable"
(2007)

"Light Surrounding You" is a song by alternative rock band Evermore, released as the second single from their second studio album, Real Life (June 2006). It was written by Dann Hume, the group's drummer. The record is co-produced by Jon Hume. The song was released in October 2006 and peaked at No. 15 on New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart as well as No. 1 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart, making it Evermore's most successful single in Australia. It was the first single by a New Zealand artist to top the Australian charts since "How Bizarre" by OMC in 1996.[citation needed]

Dann Hume explained that the song is about "someone who had all the potential in the world but they didn’t believe in themselves". The music video features Australian actress Emily Browning. The song was used as a tribute to the leaving of Home and Away's long-term character Sally, portrayed by Kate Ritchie, in the 2006 season finale. It was earlier used for the Channel Ten series premiere of American show, Jericho. In New Zealand it was used in TV One's on-air identity package.[1]

Background

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The song was released on 14 October 2006 from their second album, Real Life, which was earlier released on the Warner label on 8 July 2006.[2][3] The single peaked at No. 15 on the RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand.[4] Drummer Dann Hume composed much of the music for the song on a piano. It reached No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.[5] It was the second song released from the album; whilst "Light Surrounding You" became Evermore's first number-one single in Australia, their first single "Running" remained their highest-charting New Zealand hit.[4][5]

Track listing

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CD single / iTunes EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Light Surrounding You"Dann Hume[6]3:55
2."Waves on the Sun"Jon Hume[6]4:05
3."All Day and All of the Night"Ray Davies[6]3:25
4."Sun Down"Dann Hume[6] Jon Hume2:50

Music video

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Personnel

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  • Jon Hume – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
  • Peter Hume – piano, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dann Hume – drums, rhythm and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Gold 7,500*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia 14 October 2006 Warner CD, digital download 5101165472
5101165475

See also

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References

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