Sunshine (Gabrielle song)

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"Sunshine"
Gabrielle - Sunshine (CD 1).jpg
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise
Released27 September 1999 (1999-09-27) [1]
Length4:12
Label Go! Beat
Songwriters
  • Gabrielle
  • Jonathan Shorten
Producers
  • Jonathan Shorten
  • Richie Fermie
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Walk On By"
(1997)		"Sunshine"
(1999)		"Rise"
(2000)

"Sunshine" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her third album, Rise (1999). Released as the album's lead single, the song became her sixth top-10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine.

Contents

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Gabrielle recorded an orchestral version of the Wookie remix for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical . In September 2019, NME included the Wookie remix of "Sunshine" in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list. [2]

Track listings

UK CD1 [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (radio edit)3:39
2."Sunshine" (Frankie Knuckles classic club mix)8:51
3."Sunshine" (Frankie Knuckles Mambo Sunset reprise)7:26
UK CD2 [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (radio edit)3:39
2."Sunshine" (K-Gee edit)4:21
3."Sunshine" (Wookie main mix)5:15
UK 12-inch single [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (Frankie Knuckles Mambo Sunset reprise)7:26
2."Sunshine" (Freezzy Jam mix)7:12
3."Sunshine" (Wookie main mix)5:15
4."Sunshine" (K-Gee mix)4:31
UK cassette single and European CD single [6] [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (album version)4:13
2."Sunshine" (Frankie Knuckles classic radio)4:13

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Rise album booklet. [8]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases – Week Starting 27 September, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 25 September 1999. p. 25. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "The best UK garage tracks of all time". NME . 16 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Sunshine (UK CD1 liner notes). Go! Beat. 1999. GOBCD23, 561 366-2.
  4. ↑ Sunshine (UK CD2 liner notes). Go! Beat. 1999. GOLCD 23, 561 367-2.
  5. ↑ Sunshine (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Go! Beat. 1999. GOBX23, 561 486-1.
  6. ↑ Sunshine (UK cassette single sleeve). Go! Beat. 1999. GOBMC23, 561 366-4.
  7. ↑ Sunshine (European CD single liner notes). Go! Beat. 1999. 561 468-2.
  8. ↑ Rise (UK CD album booklet). Go! Beat. 1999. 547 768-2.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 42. 16 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gabrielle – Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Zobbel.
  15. ↑ "British single certifications – Gabrielle – Sunshine". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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