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Van Zandt became interested in writing a song about Sun City to make parallels with the plight of Native Americans. Danny Schechter , a journalist who was then working with ABC News ' 20/20 , suggested turning the song into a different kind of " We Are the World ", or as Schechter explains, "a song about change not charity, freedom not famine."
Oliver Tambo and the ANC's school in Tanzania "was sure happy when we gave them a big check", according to Schechter. In South Africa, "Sun City" inspired musician Johnny Clegg to create a local organization similar to Van Zandt's. "Sun City" also became the catalyst for the 1988-91 South Africa Now TV series.
Daniel Isaac "Danny" Schechter (June 27, 1942 – March 19, 2015) was an American television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic. He wrote and spoke about many issues including apartheid , civil rights , economics, foreign policy , journalistic control and ethics, and medicine.
Sun City was a modest success, reaching #31 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart. It did much better in terms of critical reaction, placing at #5 on the Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for albums for that year. Sun City got the final spot on Rolling Stone's list of the best 100 albums of the 1980s in 1989 and 2016. [20] [21]
The Beach Boys recorded a version of the song in 1971, which remained unreleased until the 2021 box set Feel Flows was released. A cover version by Bobby Wright reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1974. [67] A cover version by Too Much Joy appears on the rerelease of their 1988 album Son of Sam I Am.
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A music video was produced for the song, directed by Anton Corbijn. The video is featured on the Directors Label series DVD The Work of Director Anton Corbijn. On February 14, 2008, Joseph Arthur and his band The Lonely Astronauts performed "In the Sun" live on the Late Show with David Letterman.
The song was released as the first single from the album on February 23, 2010, a full month ahead of the album. It was published on-line by Pitchfork on January 22, 2010. [1] The duo performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on April 2, 2010 in promotion of their new album. [2]