Sunshine (Twista song)

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"Sunshine"
Sunshine Twista.jpg
Single by Twista featuring Anthony Hamilton
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:51
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Carl Mitchell, Bill Withers
Producer(s) Red Spyda
Twista singles chronology
"So Sexy"
(2004)
"Sunshine"
(2004)
"So Sexy Chapter II (Like This)"
(2004)

"Sunshine" is the fourth single released from American rapper Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze . The song did not find success in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, "Sunshine" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Sunshine" features R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and was produced by Red Spyda.

Contents

Composition

"Sunshine" heavily samples Bill Withers' 1977 hit, "Lovely Day." The Twista track begins with a lengthy sample of "Lovely Day"; additionally, the chorus is a reworded version of the original Withers chorus. [1]

Track listings

Australian CD single [2]

  1. "Sunshine" (album version featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  2. "Front Porch" (featuring Danny Boy)
  3. "Legit Ballers"

European CD single [3]

  1. "Sunshine" (explicit album version featuring Anthony Hamilton)
  2. "Legit Ballers" (LP version with the Speedknot Mobstaz)

UK CD1 [4]

  1. "Sunshine" (edited album version featuring Anthony Hamilton) – 3:44
  2. "Front Porch" (featuring Danny Boy) – 5:20

UK CD2 [5]

  1. "Sunshine" (explicit album version featuring Anthony Hamilton) – 3:44
  2. "Sunshine" (instrumental) – 3:44
  3. "Overnight Celebrity" (remix featuring Bump J and Cam'ron—explicit) – 3:29
  4. "Sunshine" (album version video) – 3:44
  5. "Slow Jamz" (video) – 3:34

UK 12-inch single [6]

A1. "Sunshine" – 3:44
A2. "Sunshine" (instrumental) – 3:44
B1. "Overnight Celebrity" "Overnight Celebrity" (remix featuring Bump J and Cam'ron—explicit) – 3:29
B2. "Legit Ballers" – 5:18

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
AustraliaAugust 2, 2004CD Atlantic [23]
United KingdomAugust 30, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[24]

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