5 Years Time

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"5 Years Time"
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Single by Noah and the Whale
from the album Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Released
  • 22 October 2007
  • 4 August 2008 (re-release)
Genre
Length4:02 (video edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Charlie Fink
Producer(s)
Noah and the Whale singles chronology
"5 Years Time"
(2007) 		"2 Bodies 1 Heart"
(2008)
"Shape of My Heart"
(2008)
"5 Years Time"
(2008)
"Shape of My Heart"
(2008)

"5 Years Time", also known as "5 Years Time (Sun Sun Sun)", is a song released by English folk rock band Noah and the Whale. It was originally released in 2007, but it was later re-released on 4 August 2008 and became their first top-ten hit.

Chart performance[]

"5 Years Time" did not chart upon its first release in 2007. After poor initial sales, the group chose to re-release the single, and the record made it onto the charts in a number of countries. In the UK, it debuted at number 24, and went on to become Noah and the Whale's first top-ten single, peaking at number 7. In Ireland, "5 Years Time" debuted at number 47 and peaked at number 10.

Music video[]

The music video features the band performing in a pub and dancing/playing in the park. During the video, Laura Marling, who provides backing vocals for the group, is seen playing a tin whistle and also giving the camera the two-fingers. The video was directed by James Copeman. The style of the video resembles a Wes Anderson film, using the same font the director uses in his films/music videos.

The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 13 June 2008, and as of April 2018 it has been viewed over 11 million times.[1]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 59
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 72
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 10
Scotland (OCC)[5] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 7

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2008) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 78

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In popular culture[]

The song was used in a 2008 SunChips commercial[9] and was used in a 2008 Saturn commercial and featured in a Volkswagen Golf commercial in 2015.

References[]

  1. ^ "Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time - Official". 13 June 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Noah and the Whale – 5 Years Time" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Noah and the Whale – 5 Years Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Noah and the Whale". Irish Singles Chart.
  5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ^ "British single certifications – Noah & the Whale – 5 Years Time". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "New SunChips Ad". 21 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011 – via YouTube.

External links[]

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