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
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jonathan Shorten
Producer(s)
  • 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 (GOBCD23) [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 (GOLCD23) [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 (GOBX23) [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 (GOBMC23; 561 468-2) [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

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 42
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 98
Scotland (OCC) [11] 19
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 9
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [13] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Gold400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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