Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)

"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Released	22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Length	3:28
Label	Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)	Gabrielle Jonathan Shorten
Producer(s)	Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Out of Reach" (2001) "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (2001) "Stay the Same" (2004)

"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her greatest hits compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2001), spanning her first three albums. Produced by Shorten, the song served as the album's lead single and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her 10th top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. Outside the UK, it reached the top 20 in Denmark, New Zealand, and Portugal.

Track listings

UK CD1 ^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)	3:28
2.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove remix)	5:31
3.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Dimitri & Tom remix)	5:15
4.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Agent Sumo remix)	5:37
5.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (enhanced video)

UK CD2 ^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)	3:28
2.	"Out of Reach" (acoustic version)	4:21
3.	"Rise" (live version)	5:15

UK cassette single ^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)	3:28
2.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove 7-inch edit)	3:19

UK 12-inch single ^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Agent Sumo remix)	7:02
2.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove remix)	7:43

European maxi-CD single ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)"	3:28
2.	"Out of Reach" (acoustic version)	3:08
3.	"Rise" (acoustic version)	3:51
4.	"Dreams" (original unreleased version)	6:21
5.	"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (CD ROM video)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 98 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 68 Denmark (Tracklisten) [8] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 35 Germany (GfK) [10] 88 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 77 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [12] 13 Portugal (AFP) [13] 4 Scotland (OCC) [14] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 56 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 9 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [17] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position UK Singles (OCC) [18] 168

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	22 October 2001	CD cassette	Go! Beat	[19]
	12 November 2001	12-inch vinyl		[20]
Australia	14 January 2002	CD		[21]

References

1. Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK CD1 liner notes). Go! Beat. 2001. GOBCD47, 587 376-2.
2. Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK CD2 liner notes). Go! Beat. 2001. GOLCD47, 587 377-2.
3. Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK cassette single sleeve). Go! Beat. 2001. GOBMC47.
4. Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Go! Beat. 2001. GOBX47.
5. Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Go! Beat. 2001. 570 664-2.
6. "Issue 623" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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8. "Gabrielle – Don't Need The Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)". Tracklisten. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 19, no. 46. 10 November 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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11. "Gabrielle – Don't Need The Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
12. "Gabrielle – Don't Need The Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
13. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 16. 13 April 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
15. "Gabrielle – Don't Need The Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
17. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
18. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved 5 February 2019.
19. "New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 20 October 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
20. "New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 10 November 2001. p. 29.
21. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14/01/2002" (PDF). ARIA. 14 January 2002. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2021.