Setting Sun (The Chemical Brothers song)

"Setting Sun"
Single by the Chemical Brothers
from the album Dig Your Own Hole
B-side"Buzz Tracks"
Released30 September 1996 (1996-09-30)
StudioOrinoco (South London, England)
Genre
Length5:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers singles chronology
"Life Is Sweet"
(1995) 		"Setting Sun"
(1996) 		"Where Do I Begin"
(1997)
Noel Gallagher singles chronology
"Setting Sun"
(1996) 		"Let Forever Be"
(1999)
Music video
"Setting Sun" on YouTube

"Setting Sun" is a song by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers featuring vocals from Noel Gallagher of Britpop band Oasis, who also co-wrote the track with duo members Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. He is not mentioned on the front cover, only in the credit list. It was released as a single on 30 September 1996 by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records from the Chemical Brothers' second album, Dig Your Own Hole (1997).

Despite receiving little airplay in the United Kingdom, "Setting Sun" sold 99,000 copies during its first week of release and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1996.[6] Outside the UK, the song entered the top 10 in Finland, Ireland, and Sweden. The music video was directed by Nic Goffey and Dominic Hawley and filmed in London. American magazine Rolling Stone included "Setting Sun" in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.[7]

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