"Pyanoye solntse" (Russian: Пьяное солнце – Drunken Sun) is a Russian-language song by Ukrainian singer Alekseev. It was released on September 13, 2015 and stayed number one[1] on the Russian ITunes chart for 6 weeks after release, it also ranked second for radio airplay in Ukraine the week of its release. The song hit 52nd place on Shazam's Top-100 world chart, making it the first Russian-language song to place on Shazam's World Chart.
| "Pyanoye solntse" | ||||
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| Single by Alekseev | ||||
| from the album Drunken Sun | ||||
| Released | September 13, 2015 | |||
| Label | Zion Music | |||
| Composer(s) | Ruslan Kvint | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Vitaly Kurovsky | |||
| Alekseev singles chronology | ||||
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Song edit
Composer Ruslan Kvint and poet Vitaly Kurovsky are behind the creation of the song. According to Ruslan himself, he had dreamt of the melody in his sleep and woke up at 5 am to record it on a dictaphone. The next day, Ruslan called his usual co-author Vitaly, who wrote the lyrics for the song in only a few hours. The single was then released on September 13, 2015.
Music Video edit
At the end of October a music video[2] for the song was released on YouTube. It was directed by Alan Badoev, who offered to make the video for free[3] in an effort to spread Ukrainian music. It is also noteworthy that Alekseev almost died on set after having to jump into freezing water. The video has 43 million views as of December 2019.
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award Program | Award Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MUZ-TV Awards[citation needed] | Song of the Year For "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Nominated |
| RU.TV Awards[citation needed] | Won | ||
| Golden Gramophone Award[citation needed] | For "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Won | |
| Top League Awards | Song of the Year For "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Won | |
| TopHit Music Awards | Most Frequently Played Track on the Radio | Won | |
| Song of the Year For "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Won | ||
| OOPS! Video Awards | Best Music Video for "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Won | |
| 2017 | Russian national music awards | Best Male Music Video for "Пьяное солнце" (Drunken Sun) | Nominated |
Charts edit
| Chart (2015)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Audience Choice Top 100 | 2 |
| CIS (Tophit Annual General) | 9 |
| CIS (Tophit General Top 100) | 1 |
| Russia (Tophit Russian Top 100) | 1 |
| Russia (Tophit Moscow Top 100) | 7 |
| Russia (Tophit Saint-Petersburg Top 100) | 4 |
| Ukraine (Tophit Ukrainian Top 100) | 2 |
| Ukraine (Tophit Kiev Top 100) | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "Чарты, рейтинги, хит-парады". December 31, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ ALEKSEEV (November 22, 2015), ALEKSEEV – Пьяное солнце (official video), retrieved August 20, 2017
- ^ "Бадоев отказался от гонорара, снимая клип для Алексеева". Шоу (in Russian). Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Alekseev – Пьяное солнце(послушать музыку, посмотреть видео клип)". tophit.ru. Retrieved August 20, 2017.