Today the Sun's on Us
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[thumb\|right\|[Richard Jones](/wiki/Richard_Jones_%28bassist%29 "Richard Jones (bassist)") provided instrumentation for "Today the Sun's on Us".](/wiki/Image:Richard_Jones%28bassist%29.jpg "Richard Jones(bassist).jpg")
"Today the Sun's on Us" was released as a [CD single](/wiki/CD_single "CD single") by [Fascination](/wiki/Fascination_Records "Fascination Records") as the third single from *Trip the Light Fantastic*. Issued on 6 August 2007, the single included the radio edit of the song and Ellis\-Bextor's cover of "[Duel](/wiki/Duel_%28Propaganda_song%29 "Duel (Propaganda song)")" by [Propaganda](/wiki/Propaganda_%28band%29 "Propaganda (band)").Details on "Today the Sun's on Us"' release  
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### Critical reception

[AllMusic](/wiki/AllMusic "AllMusic")'s K. Ross Hoffman described the song as a "highlight" from its parent album *[Trip the Light Fantastic](/wiki/Trip_the_Light_Fantastic_%28Sophie_Ellis-Bextor_album%29 "Trip the Light Fantastic (Sophie Ellis-Bextor album)")* (2007\). Nick Levine of [Digital Spy](/wiki/Digital_Spy "Digital Spy") remarked that, in "Today the Sun's on Us", Ellis\-Bextor took on the role a "guitar pop balladeer" with "limited" vocals. Writing for [Playlouder](/wiki/Playlouder "Playlouder"), Jeremy Allen positively compared the song to the works of [Theaudience](/wiki/Theaudience "Theaudience"), Ellis\-Bextor's former band. Writing for [musicOMH](/wiki/MusicOMH "MusicOMH"), Ben Hogwood described it as "pleasant enough" and a "grower", despite its lack of "a big chorus". The staff of [Popjustice](/wiki/Popjustice "Popjustice") listed it as the eighth best single of 2007, calling it "brilliant." [This Is Fake DIY](/wiki/DIY_%28magazine%29 "DIY (magazine)") writer Stuart McCaighy characterised the song as "warm, layered and soothing with a summery sheen". Emily Mackay from [Yahoo! Music](/wiki/Yahoo%21_Music "Yahoo! Music") compared "Today the Sun's on Us" to "[The Cardigans](/wiki/The_Cardigans "The Cardigans") on a bad day" and to the "naffer moments of [Pink](/wiki/Pink_%28singer%29 "Pink (singer)") or [Kelly Clarkson](/wiki/Kelly_Clarkson "Kelly Clarkson")."

### Chart performance

The song entered the [UK Singles Chart](/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart "UK Singles Chart") at number 64, on the chart issue dated 25 August 2007\. As of January 2014, the song is Ellis\-Bextor's 18th best\-selling single in the United Kingdom.

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| Romania ([Romanian Top 100](/wiki/Romanian_Top_100 "Romanian Top 100")) | 54 |
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What was Jeremy Allen's comparison to Theaudience's work by Sophie Ellis-Bextor in 'Today the Sun's on Us'?