"Standing On the Sun" is a song by Beyoncé, used as a promotional single for a Beyoncé x H&M curated swimwear collection in 2013.
The song got an official release on November 4, 2014 when a remix featuring Mr. Vegas was included on the Platinum Edition of Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album.
Upon release, the remix debuted and peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.
Background[]
“Standing on the Sun” was written by Beyoncé, Sia, and Greg Kurstin for inclusion on her fifth studio album. When Knowles was announced as the spokeswoman of the new 2013 H&M summer swimwear campaign, the song was teased as a new promotional single in a similar manner to "Grown Woman", a single connected to her earlier 2013 Pepsi campaign. Upon release of the campaign, the original version of the single was lauded as having "number one hit single written all over it" by British radio station Capital Xtra.
Several unofficial versions appeared on various music streaming services at the conclusion of the campaign, before a full leak of the original version was reported by Rolling Stone and several other music publications in June 2013.
Live performances[]
Beyoncé performed the song for the first time on May 31, 2013, at her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour concert in Antwerp, Belgium. The song was debuted as a "special" surprise for the fans, as the show was rescheduled from the originally-planned May 14 date due to dehydration and exhaustion.
Visual[]
90 seconds of the original version were utilized for the H&M campaign commercial in April 2013, directed by noted Swedish music video director Jonas Åkerlund, whom Beyoncé had previously worked with on Lady Gaga collaboration "Telephone", and would direct subsequent visuals for "Haunted" and "Superpower" later in 2013. Reportedly an homage to the fusion of the four elements (fire, water, wind and earth), the video was shot "on a glistening beach" in Nassau, Bahamas.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
My body is magnified
In the sun, set me alight
My body and your delights
Burn me up, set me alight
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't deny, your desire
Feel like I'm on fire
When, you touch me
I feel the flame lickin' at my feet
Kiss you while the sun kisses me
[Chorus]
Can you feel the heat on my skin?
Can you feel all my lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Can you feel my heart burnin'?
Can you feel all my good lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
[Verse 2]
Let's get to huggin' and kissin'
Don't know the floor from the ceilin'
We cook it up in the kitchen
Nobody hotter than you
You know that I twerk it
And give you somethin' that's worth it
But d-d-daddy that's perfect
This 'yoncé only for you
All that ocean, can't you see it?
Mix up passion with fruit, sangria
BB Cubana, ay que lindo
Ya tu sabes camino como cocino, primo
There's only one thing on my mind
I wanna love you long time
Want you to watch me while I wind
Want you to love me long time
We're just havin' such a good time
Over and over we find
With the flame lickin' at my feet
Kiss you while the sun kisses me
[Chorus]
Can you feel the heat on my skin?
Can you feel all my lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Can you feel my heart burnin'?
Can you feel all my good lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
[Bridge]
Your body turn up, me say "Turn up, turn up"
Gyal you hot like the sun, so you turn up, turn up
Your body turn up, me say "Turn up, turn up"
Gyal you like the sun, so you turn up, Beyonce
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't deny your desire
Feel like I'm on fire
When you touch me
I feel the flame lickin' at my feet, oh
[Chorus]
Can you feel the heat on my skin?
Can you feel all my lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Can you feel my heart burnin'?
Can you feel all my good lovin'?
You and me
We're standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun
Feel everything
Standin' on the sun