Sunshine (Gabrielle song)

"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 ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 9.

"Sunshine"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Rise
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jonathan Shorten
Producer(s)Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Walk On By"
(1997)		 "Sunshine"
(1999)		 "Rise"
(2000)

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.[1]

Track listings
UK CD: 1 (GOBCD23)
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 CD: 2 (GOLCD23)
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (Radio Edit)3:39
2."Sunshine" (K-Gee Edit)4:21
3."Sunshine" (Wookie Main Mix)5:15
UK Vinyl (GOBX23)
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (Frankie Knuckles Mambo Sunset Reprise) 
2."Sunshine" (Freezzy Jam Mix) 
3."Sunshine" (Wookie Main Mix) 
4."Sunshine" (K-Gee Mix) 

Charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 42
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 98
Scotland (OCC)[4] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 9
UK R&B (OCC)[6] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "The best UK garage tracks of all time". September 16, 2019.
  2. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 42. 16 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gabrielle – Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. "British single certifications – Gabrielle – Sunshine". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Sunshine in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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