"Sun Goes Down" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz. It features the vocals from British singer Jasmine Thompson. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 24 October 2014. The song peaked at number two on the German Singles Chart.

It served as the official song of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[1]

The song's composition consists of a piano, and a saxophone drop, accompanied by Schulz's beats, and Thompson's vocals. At the beginning of the song, the vocals and the drop, a loud, horn-like sound effect is played.

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Sun Goes Down" was made in September 2014 by director Lilja and shows various protagonists in different places all over Europe.

Filmed in four locations around Europe, the video features actress and model Milla Puolakanaho in Turku, Finland, a group of friends around cinematographer Karol Łakomiec and singer Kasia Zielińska on a rooftop in Warsaw, Poland, terra-cotta artist Dino Daddiego in the old town of Sassi di Matera, Italy, as well as both artists of the song, Robin Schulz and Jasmine Thompson in London, England. The gathering of Jasmine Thompson and her friends was shot in Burgess ParkinSouthwark, the DJ set with Robin Schulz was shot during a regular gig of his at the club EGG LDN.

The aerials were filmed by Markus Gelhard of Zebraworkz on location in Turku and Matera.

The total length of the video is two minutes and fifty-four seconds. The video was released on 1 October 2014 on Robin Schulz’s YouTube channel^[2] and has received more than 750 million views as of September 2022.^[3]

Formats and track listings

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Digital download – single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson)	2:57

Digital download – remixes
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) (Tocadisco Remix)	5:54
2.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) (TEEMID Remix)	3:41
3.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) (Pingpong Remix)	6:13
4.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) (Kris Menace Remix)	4:00
5.	"Sun Goes Down" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) (ManiezzL Remix)	4:50

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[7]	8
Colombia (Monitor Latino)^[8]	5
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)^[9]	2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	18
France (SNEP)^[11]	15
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[13]	6
Ireland (IRMA)^[14]	11
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[15]	2
Poland (Dance Top 50)^[16]	5
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[17]	3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[18]	27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[19]	57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	94
USHot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[22]	21

Year-end charts

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Chart (2014)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[23]	61
Germany (Official German Charts)^[24]	29
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[25]	86
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26]	53
Chart (2015)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[27]	70
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[28]	81
CIS (Tophit)^[29]	9
France (SNEP)^[30]	106
Germany (Official German Charts)^[31]	58
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[32]	14
Poland (ZPAV)^[33]	49
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[34]	8
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[35]	12
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[36]	88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[37]	47
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)^[38]	55
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[39]	80

Certifications

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Certifications for "Sun Goes Down"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[40]	Platinum	70,000^‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[41]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[42]	Gold	40,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[43]	3× Gold	600,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[44]	Gold	25,000^‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[45]	Gold	30,000^*
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[46]	Platinum	40,000^‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[47]	Gold	20,000^‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[48]	Platinum	30,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[49]	Silver	200,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Germany	24 October 2014	Digital download	Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)	^[50]
United Kingdom	7 June 2015	Digital download	Tonspiel (Warner Music Group)

References

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^ Video-Premiere of "Sun Goes Down" - Warner Music, Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

^ "Austrian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Sun Goes Down" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

^ "Canadian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Sun Goes Down". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robin Schulz; 'Sun Goes Down')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

^ "Italian single certifications – Robin Schulz feat. Jasmine Thompson – Sun Goes Down" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 April 2015. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sun Goes Down" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".

^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 25 December 2020. Type Robin Schulz feat. Jasmine Thompson in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Sun Goes Down in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

^ "Norwegian single certifications – Robin Schulz – Sun Goes Down" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

^ "Spanish single certifications – Robin Schulz feat. Jasmine Thompson – Sun Goes Down". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

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^ iTunes – Musik – „Sun Goes Down (feat. Jasmine Thompson) (Remix) – EP“ von Robin Schulz