Chasing the Sun (The Wanted song)

"Chasing the Sun"
Single by the Wanted
from the album Word of Mouth, Ice Age: Continental Drift and The Wanted: The EP
B-side	"Fix You" (live)
Released	17 April 2012 (2012-04-17)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Metrophonic (London, England)
Genre	Electropop[1] dance-pop Progressive house
Length	3:19
Label	Island Global Talent
Songwriter(s)	Alex Smith Elliot Gleave
Producer(s)	Alex Smith
The Wanted singles chronology
"Warzone" (2011) "Chasing the Sun" (2012) "I Found You" (2012)
The Wanted US singles chronology
"Heart Vacancy" (2012) "Chasing the Sun" (2012) "I Found You" (2012)
Music video
"Chasing the Sun" on YouTube "Chasing the Sun" (Ice Age: Continental Drift version) on YouTube

"Chasing the Sun" is a song by British-Irish boy band the Wanted. It was released as their third single in the United States on 17 April 2012 by Island Records, from their eponymous debut EP (2012). It is also the lead single from their third studio album, Word of Mouth (2013).

The song was written by Example alongside producer Alex Smith, and is one of the two theme songs for the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift. "Chasing the Sun" was released on 20 May 2012 and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart; it also reached number 18 on the Canadian Hot 100 as well as number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 whilst also reaching the top 20 in several other countries. It peaked at number 1 on both on the Scottish Singles Chart and the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart.