According to Slowdive fans, “When The Sun Hits” is one of their finest songs. Surprisingly, it was almost left off Souvlaki. Apparently Christian and Nick “fought like hell” to get the song in the album, according to John Kupchik.
[Verse]
Sweet thing, I watch you
Burn so fast it scares me
Mind games, don't leave me
I've come so far, don't lose me
It matters where you are
[Chorus]
As the sun hits, she'll be waiting
With her cool things and her heaven
Hey hey, lover, you still burn me
You're a song, yeah (Hey hey!)
[Verse]
Sweet thing, I watch you
Burn so fast it scares me
Mind games, don't lose me
Come so far, don't lose me
It matters where you are
[Chorus]
As the sun hits, she'll be waiting
With her cool things and her heaven
Hey hey, lover, you still burn me
You're a sun, yeah (Hey hey hey!)
[Outro]
Sweet thing, I watch you (Burn away)
Sweet thing, I watch you (Burn away)
Sweet thing, I watch you (Burn away)
When the Sun Hits was written by Neil Halstead.
When the Sun Hits was produced by Slowdive.
Slowdive released When the Sun Hits on Mon May 17 1993.
Bassist Nick Chaplin told the Observer:
I remember recording it down at Weston, down at the White House, and for the longest time it sounded like a Pixies cover. Thinking back, I think that was people’s hesitancy. We didn’t wanna have something this derivative on the record, but again we took all t...