text: sunsets ( song ) " sunsets " is a song released as the third single from australian rock band powderfinger 's fifth studio album , vulture street . the single was released on 4 january 2004 in australia and new zealand . " sunsets " earned a mixed response from reviewers . some reviewers praised its appeal and aggression , whilst others appreciated the power ballad elements within it . others , however , described the song negatively as " lumbering " . " sunsets " charted moderately , reaching no. 11 on the australian singles chart . recording and production vulture street was recorded and developed over a seven - week period in sydney , australia . it was during this time that " sunsets " was written and produced . nick didia produced the album , as he had done on previous powderfinger albums including odyssey number five . " sunsets " was mixed in atlanta , georgia , by brendan , who had previously worked with didia . fanning described the album during production stages as " a much more dry , direct rock " , but also noted that " just because i rock , doesn 't mean i 'm made of stone " . in that sense , " sunsets " ( and numerous other songs on vulture street ) were seen as emotive , combined with the rock elements fanning described . in an interview with undercover magazine , powderfinger guitarist darren middleton described " sunsets " as one of ( songwriter and lead vocalist ) bernard fanning 's older songs . he said it was similar to the acoustic songs on odyssey number five , the band 's previous album . middleton also said the band worked hard to make " sunsets " heavy , so that it shared the feel of other songs on the album . in an interview with rove host rove mcmanus , fanning described vulture street as the band wanting to " make a change " and " go back to why [ they ] started playing " . he cited rock and roll from the 1970s as a major influence on the album , especially the work of led zeppelin and ac / dc . music video the music video for " sunsets " was created by the animation studio liquid animation . it begins with the following dialogue in yellow : the visual theme for the video is the chinese legend of . the video goes on to introduce king di - jun , his ten sons ( who are also the celestial suns ) , queen xi and warrior yi . the video shows one of the king 's ten sons being strapped to the back of the jade dragon , but breaks free and the sons made life on earth unbearable , so the king send the warrior who was introduced earlier to kill them . he succeeds in finding them , and kills all but one . an acoustic video for " sunsets " is also featured on bonus dvds for vulture street , and dream days at the hotel existence , as well as the sunsets dvd single and these days : live in concert " low key " dvd . the video features bernard fanning and darren middleton playing the song in a rehearsal room . response " sunsets " was received with varying levels of enthusiasm from reviewers . musicomh reviewer simon evans described " sunsets " and " stumblin ' " as some of the more " lumbering " moments on vulture street , but still said they contained " a certain earthy appeal " . in his review of vulture street , sputnikmusic contributor james bishop agreed , calling " sunsets " the " most successful single from the album " , and praising its emotional impact . meanwhile , allmusic 's vulture street reviewer , jason macneil , described " sunsets " as " adorable " , and drew comparisons to the verve 's " lucky man " . sydney morning herald 's bernard zuel agreed , praising " sunsets " as " the new definition of power ballad " , and saying the song contained " open - hearted feeling and well - constructed progression " . charts awards track listing " sunsets " " sunsets " ( acoustic ) " rita " ( audio airlock demos ) " not the only one " ( studio outtake ) personnel