New York Post's Jaclyn Hendricks noted that the song has a "livelier" production than Rihanna's previous single, her collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, " FourFiveSeconds" (2015). Jason Lipshutz of Billboard compared the song's mid-tempo groove to the one on the singer's 2012 single, " Diamonds". Daniel Welsh of The Huffington Post UK agreed with Trendell about the Coldplay comparison and linked the song to the band's 2012 collaboration with Rihanna, " Princess of China". Andrew Trendell of Gigwise described it as a "slow-burning stomper of a number, loaded with huge drums and arena backing vocals", further comparing it to the works of the British band Coldplay. Nolan Feeney of Time noted that the song features "a children's choir and otherwordly atmospherics". The single has "pounding" drums, sing-along lyrics, "gigantic" chorus, "layered harmonies", "swirling effects" and uplifting, positive lyrics. "Towards the Sun" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B ballad with a length of four minutes and thirty-three seconds. It was supposed to be on US Top 40/Mainstream radio on March 3, 2015, but its release was cancelled at the last minute. Scott Mills premiered the song on BBC Radio 1 on Febru and it was made available for digital download the same day on the iTunes Store. "Towards the Sun" was written by Tiago Carvalho, Gary Go and Rihanna. It was later reported that the film's soundtrack would also include songs recorded by Charli XCX, Kiesza and Jennifer Lopez. In 2014, Variety magazine reported that, in addition to her voice role, Rihanna had created a concept album for the film which was to be released on March 13, 2015. In June 2013, the film was retitled from as Home. In September 2012, 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation announced that the movie would be released on November 26, 2014. In June 2012, it was announced that Rihanna would star in the lead role in the film Happy Smekday! with the American actor Jim Parsons. Commercially the song was a moderate success, peaking at 76 on the UK Singles Chart and 22 on the French singles chart. On release, it received positive reviews from music critics who praised Rihanna's vocals and compared the song to the works of the British band Coldplay and their 2012 collaboration with Rihanna, " Princess of China". "Towards the Sun" is a mid-tempo pop and R&B ballad with positive and optimistic lyrics. The song was written and produced by Tiago Carvalho and Gary Go, with additional writing by Rihanna. The song was set to play on mainstream radio on March 17, 2015, but the radio release was cancelled. The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 9, 2015, and it was released for digital download as the soundtrack's lead single the same day by Westbury Road. " Towards the Sun" is a song recorded by the Barbadian singer Rihanna for the soundtrack to the 2015 film Home.
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