No Sunshine (Kid Frost song)

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"No Sunshine"
Single by Kid Frost
from the album East Side Story
Released1992
Length4:51
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mr. Mixx
Kid Frost singles chronology
"La Raza"
(1990)
"No Sunshine"
(1992)
"Another Firme Rola (Bad 'Cause I'm Brown)"
(1992)
Music video
"No Sunshine" on YouTube

"No Sunshine" is a song by American rapper Kid Frost and the lead single from his second studio album East Side Story (1992). Produced by Mr. Mixx, it contains a sample of "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers [1] and features uncredited vocals from Prince Teddy.

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [2] 95
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 20

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