Sunshine (Ricki-Lee Coulter song)

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"Sunshine"
SunshineRL.jpg
Single by Ricki-Lee Coulter
from the album Ricki-Lee
B-side "Gotta Know"
Released26 September 2005 (2005-09-26)
Length3:02
Label Shock
Songwriters
Producers
  • Jarrad Rogers
  • Lukas Burton
Ricki-Lee Coulter singles chronology
"Hell No!"
(2005)		"Sunshine"
(2005)		"Breathe"
(2006)

"Sunshine" is a song by Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter from her self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee (2005). It was released both physically and digitally on 26 September 2005, as the second single from the album. "Sunshine" peaked at number eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies. The music video for the song was directed by Bart Borghesi.

Contents

Background and release

"Sunshine" was written by Kara DioGuardi, Lukas Burton, Zukhan Bey, Norman Johnson, Gregory Perry, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Jarrad Rogers. [1] It was co-produced by Rogers and Burton. [1] In an interview with The Age , Coulter said "Sunshine" is a "happy and in love song" with a motown feel. [2] "Sunshine" contains elements of the 1971 song "Want Ads" by American R&B girl group Honey Cone. [1] [2] Coulter said the sample gives the song "that happy 70s feel". [2]

"Sunshine" was released as a CD single and digital extended play (EP) on 26 September 2005, as the second single from Coulter's self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee . [3] "Sunshine" debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 14 on 3 October 2005. [4] It peaked at number eight in its fourth week on the chart. [4] "Sunshine" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies. [5]

Music video

The music video for "Sunshine" was directed by Bart Borghesi and filmed in Melbourne. [1] [6] It features Coulter singing in a house, which is 3D animated, surrounded by animated spotlights.

Track listing

  1. "Sunshine" – 3:02
  2. "Gotta Know" – 3:27
  3. "Sunshine" (instrumental) – 3:02

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Ricki-Lee: The Singles. [1]

Locations

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)LabelCatalogueRef(s).
Australia26 September 2005 Shock PUBLIC004 [3] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ricki-Lee: The Singles (Australian CD album liner notes). Public Opinion Music. 2008. p. 11. PUBLIC020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Life after Idol". The Age . 21 September 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sunshine – EP by Ricki-Lee". iTunes Store. Apple. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ricki-Lee – Sunshine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Music Video Database – Bart Boghesi". Music VDB. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 Sunshine (Australian CD single liner notes). Shock Records, Public Opinion Music. 2005. PUBLIC004.
  8. ↑ "Issue 832" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA . Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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