Today the Sun's on Us
Recording and composition
Recording and composition
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"Today the Sun's on Us" was produced by Jeremy Wheatley and Brio Taliaferro. [Steve Robson](/wiki/Steve_Robson "Steve Robson") engineered Ellis\-Bextor's vocals. Wheatley and Richard Edgeler mixed the song at the Twenty\-One Studios in London. The song is a slow adult [pop](/wiki/Pop_music "Pop music") ballad which features [electric guitars](/wiki/Electric_guitar "Electric guitar") and a [bass guitar](/wiki/Bass_guitar "Bass guitar"). Ellis\-Bextor's husband [Richard Jones](/wiki/Richard_Jones_%28bassist%29 "Richard Jones (bassist)") recorded both instruments, and Tim Van der Kuit recorded the electric guitar. The track was co\-written by Ellis\-Bextor, Robson and the Swedish songwriter [Nina Woodford](/wiki/Nina_Woodford "Nina Woodford"). Describing the song, Ellis\-Bextor explained that it is about "appreciating the good times." She described it as "very sensitive", if "a bit melancholy." Reflecting on its release in 2010, Ellis\-Bextor said:

Ellis\-Bextor stated that she released the song as a single because "it was important to me with this single to push boundaries a little bit and part of that is explore a few musical directions that are a bit more unexpected, so it's been nice to release a ballad."


Who co-wrote 'Today the Sun's on Us'?