It’s easy to underestimate the importance of this album released in March 2000. Although perhaps overlooked, it is important for its ‘head above the sand’ moment for what was then, still and underground movement to some degree. On its own, Don’t Give Up is a good song. Paired with other songs on the album, Don’t give Up is insanely profound. Grade: A Andromeda Paoletta, Michael (2000) "Chicane Delivers Emotional Grooves 'Behind the Sun'", Billboard, 10 June 2000, p. 38, 40 No Ordinary Morning’s lyrics are littered with heartbreaking lines. In the coda, the lyric “n the darkness that surrounds me / Now there is no peace of mind / Your careless words undo me / Leave the thought of us behind” leaves us wanting to sob and hug our teddy bears. But mostly, we feel empty. Not lonely, not even sad, just empty.

If I ever have to leave anywhere in a hurry - to include the planet earth - then Far From the Maddening Crowd is the one album I'd take with me but would quite happily take Behind the Sun if I couldn't find the former album. and 90s mainstay Bryan Adams lends vocals and co-writes the song Don’t Give Up. Like most of the songs on this album, the song builds upon simple concepts. However, the upbeat notion of the song gives a new voice to the album. The thesis, “Don’t give Up,” provides a juxtaposed viewpoint with darker songs such as No Ordinary Morning. Don’t Give Up particularly even serves as an answer to Autumn Tactics. While Autumn Tactics laments the hiding sun, Don’t Give Up starts with the line “don’t worry if the sun doesn’t shine.” That, my friends, is depth! Shadows of falling leaves / October moon and rusty skies / Ever changing feelings / The seeds of autumn in my mind” This is the phrase that sold me on Autumn Tactics. Sung by Justine Suissa of Oceanlab and Above and Beyond (two of my favorite trance bands aside from Chicane), I just can’t judge this song with any objectivity. So, what is my verdict? Does Behind the Sun still hold shape at age 20? Yes. The depth of the songs themselves, as well as the interconnective quality of the album, upholds my theory that Behind the Sun is truly one of the best, if not the best, trance album ever recorded.

All in all, Overture and Low Sun work well together. Without words, we see the picture both songs paint. Grade: B/B+ a b Paoletta, Michael (2000). " Chicane Behind the Sun", Billboard, 15 July 2000, retrieved 19 November 2009

Behind The Sun is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent yellow coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.Your computer may be infected with malware or spyware that makes automated requests to our server and causes problems.

If you know the music of Clannad, then Moya (aka Máire) Brennan needs no introduction. Brennan provides the guest vocals on Saltwater, mostly in Gaelic. The actual lyrics of Saltwater translate to a couple of phrases about swimming in the ocean. However, Saltwater takes 10 minutes to show this simple message. Why? Well, this is trance music after all. Trance is known to build emotion as it builds and adds sounds. Saltwater isn’t about the lyrics. Saltwater is about the feeling one feels while swimming in a seemingly endless body of water. How peaceful, and how small, we feel against something so massive. And with the same lyrics and sounds repeated over, and over again, we get that feeling. Looking at the theme park that Ibiza now is, the younger pilgrims to the island would forgiven for not knowing there was a time when the soul of the island was about freedom and time to relax, Chicane embodied that ethos, and Behind the Sun is like portal to those times.a b Spencer, Neil (2000) "This Week's Essential Releases: Chicane – Behind the Sun", The Observer, 26 March 2000 However, it was his working with Bryan Adams on the global number one, Don’t Give Up, with its sexy intro and ear-worm chorus that took Trance from Ibiza to Top of the Pops. Offiziellecharts.de – Chicane – Behind the Sun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2022. There’s not much to say about Overlap. It’s a simple instrumental that builds upon itself with repetitive sounds. Overlap isn’t boring mind you, in fact, it’s very interesting. But not too interesting. In fact, Overlap gives your mind and emotions a rest. Overlap serves as a bit of a chill pill if you will.