"Sun Goes Down" is a song by German DJ and record producer
Robin Schulz
Robin Alexander Schulz (; born 28 April 1987) is a German musician, DJ and record producer. On 4 February 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr. Probz. This remix later received ...
. It features the vocals from British singer
Jasmine Thompson
Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer. She began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube. In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's son ...
. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 24 October 2014. The song peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart.
It served as the official song of the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
The song's composition consists of a piano, and a saxophone drop, accompanied by Schulz's beats, and Thompson's vocals. At the beginning of the song, the vocals and the drop, a loud, horn-like sound effect is played.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Sun Goes Down" was made in September 2014 by director Lilja and shows various protagonists in different places all over Europe. The video is a collage of intimate everyday moments that couldn’t be more different. However, one thing that they all share is the moment in which time seems to stand still and let the world take a deep breath.
Filmed in four locations around Europe, the video features actress and model Milla Puolakanaho in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
,
Finland
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, a group of friends around cinematographer Karol Łakomiec and singer Kasia Zielińska on a rooftop in
Warsaw
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,
Poland
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, terra-cotta artist Dino Daddiego in the old town of
Sassi di Matera
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The "Sassi" have been described by Fo ...
,
Italy
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, as well as both artists of the song,
Robin Schulz
Robin Alexander Schulz (; born 28 April 1987) is a German musician, DJ and record producer. On 4 February 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr. Probz. This remix later received ...
and
Jasmine Thompson
Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer. She began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube. In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's son ...
in London, England. The gathering of Jasmine Thompson and her friends was shot in
Burgess Park
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Unlike most ot ...
in
Southwark, the DJ set with
Robin Schulz
Robin Alexander Schulz (; born 28 April 1987) is a German musician, DJ and record producer. On 4 February 2014, he released the first single from his debut album, a remix of "Waves" by Dutch hip hop artist Mr. Probz. This remix later received ...
was shot during a regular gig of his at the club EGG LDN.
The aerials were filmed by Markus Gelhard of Zebraworkz on location in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
and
Matera.
The total length of the video is two minutes and fifty-four seconds. The video was released on 1 October 2014 on Robin Schulz’s YouTube channel and has received more than 750 million views as of September 2022.
Robin Schulz – Sun Goes Down feat. Jasmine Thompson (Official Video)
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Formats and track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
{{2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2014 songs
2014 singles
Robin Schulz songs
Jasmine Thompson songs
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup official songs and anthems
Tropical house songs
Songs written by Robin Schulz
Songs written by Tom Cane