"Sunshine" is the fourth single released from American rapper Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze. The song did not find success in the US, but in the UK, "Sunshine" peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Sunshine" features R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and was produced by Red Spyda.
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"Sunshine" | ||||
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Single by Twista featuring Anthony Hamilton | ||||
from the album Kamikaze | ||||
Released | August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Carl Mitchell, Bill Withers | |||
Producer(s) | Red Spyda | |||
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"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]
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 17 |
Australian Urban (ARIA)[3] | 4 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] | 5 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] | 7 |
France (SNEP)[6] | 52 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] | 58 |
Germany Black Chart (Official German Charts)[8] | 12 |
Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 93 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 11 |
Scotland (OCC)[12] | 8 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 27 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[14] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 3 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Silver | 200,000![]() |
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Australia | August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) | CD | Atlantic | [17] |
United Kingdom | August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30) |
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