Sunshine (Lil' Flip song)

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"Sunshine"
Sunshine single.jpg
Single by Lil' Flip featuring Lea
from the album U Gotta Feel Me
B-side "The Ghetto"
ReleasedMay 21, 2004 (2004-05-21)
RecordedNovember 2003
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Synphony
Lil' Flip singles chronology
"Game Over (Flip)"
(2004)
"Sunshine"
(2004)
"What It Do"
(2005)

"Sunshine" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Flip, released May 24, 2004, as the second single from his third album, U Gotta Feel Me (2004). The song, produced by the Synphony, features vocals by American singer Lea. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, Hot Rap Tracks, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts, stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's "Lean Back".

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The official remix of "Sunshine" is called "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" and originally featured singer Amerie, but she was later replaced by Lea. The remix samples The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 single "Hypnotize". In 2022, American rapper Tyga remade the song adding new lyrics, featuring American singer Jhené Aiko and American rapper Pop Smoke. [1]

Track listings

US 12-inch single [2]

A1. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—explicit) – 3:41
A2. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—clean) – 3:40
A3. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—instrumental) – 3:40
A4. "Sunshine" (featuring Lea—explicit) – 3:45
B1. "The Ghetto" (explicit) – 2:22
B2. "The Ghetto" (clean) – 2:22
B3. "The Ghetto" (instrumental) – 2:30
B4. "The Ghetto" (explicit a cappella) – 1:37

UK CD single [3]

  1. "Sunshine" (clean album version) – 3:45
  2. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix—explicit album version) – 3:41
  3. "Game Over" (flip—clean remix) – 4:25
  4. "Sunshine" (video) – 4:00

European CD single [4]

  1. "Sunshine" (featuring Lea) – 3:45
  2. "Sunshine" (Kingpin remix featuring Lea—dirty) – 3:56

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] Gold500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMay 24, 2004 [23]
July 12, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [24]
United KingdomOctober 18, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Columbia [25]

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