Setting Sun (The Chemical Brothers song)

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"Setting Sun" is a song by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers featuring vocals from Noel Gallagher of Britpop band Oasis, who also co-wrote the track with duo members Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. It was released on 30 September 1996 by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records, as the lead single from the Chemical Brothers' second album, Dig Your Own Hole (1997). Despite receiving little airplay in the United Kingdom, "Setting Sun" sold 99,000 copies during its first week of release and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1996. Outside the UK, the song entered the top 10 in Finland, Ireland and Sweden. The music video was directed by Nic Goffey and Dominic Hawley and filmed in London. The American magazine Rolling Stone included "Setting Sun" in their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.

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