"Sunny" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in December 1995. It was released by EMI to try to cash in on Morrissey's Southpaw Grammar album that had been released that year by RCA and consisted of three songs that Morrissey had recorded while under contract to EMI.

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"Sunny"
Single by Morrissey
Released	11 December 1995
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	2:43
Label	Parlophone (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Morrissey, Alain Whyte
Producer(s)	Steve Lillywhite
Morrissey singles chronology
"The Boy Racer" (1995) "Sunny" (1995) "Alma Matters" (1997)

"Sunny" had initially been planned to appear on the "Boxers" single released in January 1995, and "Black-Eyed Susan" had at one point been allocated to be the B-side of "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" in 1994.

Track listings

7" (Parlophone R6243)

Cassette (Parlophone TCR6243)

CD (Parlophone CDR6243)

Reception

Jack Rabid of AllMusic described Sunny as "pleasant, breezy, jovial, and winsome, but the melody is not memorable." He expressed a preference for the B-sides: "As has been the case for Morrissey's whole career, the B-sides overshadow the A-side."[1]

Musicians

• Morrissey – voice
• Alain Whyte – guitar
• Boz Boorer – guitar
• Jonny Bridgwood – bass guitar
• Woodie Taylor – drums

Live performances

The song was performed live by Morrissey between 1995 and 2000.

References