Liam Payne has announced that he is soon to release a new solo single entitled “Sunshine” for the animation film Ron’s Gone Wrong. The single is to be included on the film’s soundtrack and the singer also provides a voiceover for the animated film.
Olivia Colman, Rob Delaney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner and Zach Galifianakis also provide voiceovers for the film.
The singer expressed that releasing the single for the film is a dream come true. The film follows the character Barney “A socially awkward schoolboy and his malfunctioning digital device Ron”
The singer achieved musical fame in 2010, with his band One Direction aka 1D who are considered the best selling UK boyband”. The band lineup included bandmates, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson who met when they all entered the ITV series The X Factor.
The band released their debut album Up All Night on 18th November 2011 and achieved number-one success with their single “What Makes You Beautiful” released on September 11th 2011. Malik left the band in 2015 to embark on his solo career and the singer continued in the group with Horan, Styles and Tomlinson.
The singer released his first solo single “Strip That Down” on May 19th 2017 from his debut album LP1 released on December 6th 2019. The single reached number three in the UK Official Singles Charts. The singer counts Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Usher as his musical influences and has sold more than 23 million singles with 1D and 3 million solo albums to date.
The single has been described as a feel-good song and a teaser clip of the single was released today via TikTok. The singer stated “I can’t wait for you all to hear Sunshine and to see ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong.’ It has been a lot of fun!”
I am so excited to officially announce that my new single Sunshine is out 27th August and that it’s featured in the @ronsgonewrong movie I can’t wait for you all to hear it, pre-save it now https://t.co/fhhror4AXL@Disney @20thcentury @LSAnimation #RonsGoneWrong pic.twitter.com/vn1HYqWaoM
— Liam (@LiamPayne) August 19, 2021
The singer has not released any solo material since his collaboration single “Naughty List” with Dixie D’ Amelio last October. Making the single “Sunshine” the singers first single release of 2021. The single is set for release on August 27th and the film Ron’s Gone Wrong is set for release this October.
