"In the Sun" is the second single from Joseph Arthur's second studio album Come to Where I'm From, though the song had been performed during his live shows as early as 1996.

On February 14, 2008, Joseph Arthur and his band The Lonely Astronauts performed "In the Sun" live on the Late Show with David Letterman.

7" vinyl (US white label promo): US promo CD: The song appears in the TV series' Scrubs (episode "My New God") and Grey's Anatomy (episode "It's the End of the World)", in the 2004 comedy film Saved!

recorded a cover of the song with producer James Iha for a Hurricane Katrina relief benefit EP released exclusively through the iTunes Store.

This cover of the song was originally featured in the Grey's Anatomy season 2 episode "It's the End of the World".