"Iść w stronę słońca" is a 1981 song by Polish band 2 Plus 1.

Song information

The song was composed by the band's leader

Janusz Kruk Janusz Kruk (7 August 1946 – 18 June 1992) was a Polish singer, guitarist and composer, the leader of the popular band 2 Plus 1. Career Kruk went to a musical school in Warsaw, where he learned to play double bass. At the end of the 1960s, he f ...

, and the lyrics were written by Andrzej Mogielnicki, a popular Polish lyricist. It was first released on a

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by Tonpress in 1981, a popular medium often replacing the

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format in the pre-1990s Poland. In the same year, the track appeared on a various artists EP ''VIII konkurs na piosenkę dla młodzieży'', which also included songs by such popular Polish acts as

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and Kombi. A live version of the song was included on 2 Plus 1's 1986 compilation ''

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'', and the studio recording on the 1991's '' 18 Greatest Hits''. "Iść w stronę słońca" is regarded as one of 2 Plus 1's biggest hits, as well as the so-called "

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", since it has become deeply rooted in the history of Polish popular music.

Music video

The

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for the song pictures the band strolling around the forest and along

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References

1981 songs 2 Plus 1 songs Songs in Polish Songs written by Janusz Kruk {{1980s-pop-song-stub