Towards the Sun (song)

"Towards the Sun"
Single by Rihanna
from the album Home: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	February 9, 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Power pop
Length	4:33
Label	Westbury Road
Songwriter(s)	Tiago Carvalho Gary Go Robyn Fenty
Producer(s)	Tiago Gary Go Kuk Harrell
Rihanna singles chronology
"FourFiveSeconds" (2015) "Towards the Sun" (2015) "Bitch Better Have My Money" (2015)
Home singles chronology
"Towards the Sun" (2015) "Feel the Light" (2015)

"Towards the Sun" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Home, in which she voices main character Tip. The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 9, 2015, and it was released for digital download as the soundtrack's lead single the same day by Westbury Road. The song was sent to mainstream radio on March 17, 2015 in the US. The song was written and produced by Tiago Carvalho and Gary Go, with additional writing by Rihanna.

"Towards the Sun" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B ballad with positive and optimistic lyrics. On release, it received positive reviews from music critics who praised Rihanna's vocals and compared the song to the works of the British band Coldplay and their 2012 collaboration with Rihanna, "Princess of China". Commercially the song was a moderate success, peaking at 76 on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the French singles chart.

It was later heard in a promo for the Superhero Drama miniseries Heroes Reborn^[1]