"Daylight" is a song by American rock band Shinedown. It was the second single from their seventh studio album Planet Zero. It topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in August 2022, their eighteenth song to do so.
Background
The song was released on June 1, 2022, as the second single from the band's seventh studio album, Planet Zero. In August 2022, the song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The song was their 18th to do so, breaking their tie with Three Days Grace for the most number ones in the chart's history. On September 2, 2022, the band released an "Amazon Original" remix of the song, with added guitars and drums. On October 21, 2022, the band released a music video for the song, with footage from the Planet Zero touring cycle set to the Amazon Original version.
Themes and composition
Frontman Brent Smith commented on the meaning of the song:
Musically, Kerrang! described the song as "a unifying ballad that could conceivably have been written for Leona Lewis." In an interview with People, Smith said "we didn't want to focus on bombastic elements such as distorted guitars and such. We wanted the intent of the song to be heard."
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
2022 singles
2022 songs
Atlantic Records singles
Shinedown songs
Songs written by Brent Smith
Songs written by Eric Bass
Songs written by Dave Bassett (songwriter)