"Paper Sun" is a song by British rock band

Traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffic ...

, and was released as their debut single in May 1967. It was a number 5 hit in the

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,Traffic in the UK Charts
, The Official Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2011. number 4 in Canada, and peaked at number 70 on the ''

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'' Top 100 chart in the United States. The song is famous for its time-typical

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riff, played by

Dave Mason David Thomas Mason (born 10 May 1946) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic. Over the course of his career, Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock mu ...

, and its vocals by composer

Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his disti ...

. It was also released in an edited version on the U.S. version of the band's debut album, ''

Mr. Fantasy ''Mr. Fantasy'' is the debut album by England, English rock band Traffic (band), Traffic, released in December 1967. The recording included group members Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood (rock musician), Chris Wood, and Dave Mason; however ...

'' (briefly titled ''Heaven Is in Your Mind''). The black-and-white music video was shot at the

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(AfricaMuseum) in Tervuren, Belgium. The single's

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, "Giving to You", features an opening vocal section with lyrics sung by Winwood. The original B-side version was later released as a bonus track on a CD reissue of ''Mr. Fantasy''. The song was later issued in a modified version (4:20) on ''Mr. Fantasy''. The album version begins and ends with overdubbed spoken parts (probably by Chris Wood). The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 2010 British film ''

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''.

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Entry at discogs.com
Traffic (band) songs 1967 debut singles Songs written by Steve Winwood Songs written by Jim Capaldi Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller Island Records singles 1967 songs {{1960s-rock-song-stub