Sunshine (Twista song)

"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.

"Sunshine"
Single by Twista featuring Anthony Hamilton
from the album Kamikaze
ReleasedAugust 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)
Length3:51
LabelAtlantic
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)

Track listing
  1. "Sunshine"
  2. "Sunshine" (Instrumental)
  3. "Overnight Celebrity" (Remix)
  4. "Legit Ballers"

Samples

"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]

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
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 R&B (OCC)[14] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) CD Atlantic [17]
United Kingdom August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [18]

References
  1. "Twista: Kamikaze Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  2. "Twista – Sunshine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  3. "Issue 766" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. "Twista – Sunshine" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  5. "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 38. September 18, 2004. p. 55.
  6. "Twista – Sunshine" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  7. "Twista – Sunshine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. "Jahres-Charts 2004 – Deutsche Black Charts". trendcharts.de (in German). Media Control AG. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sunshine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  10. "Twista – Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  11. "Twista – Sunshine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  13. "Twista – Sunshine". Singles Top 100. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  14. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  16. "British single certifications – Twista – Sunshine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  17. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 02/08/2004" (PDF). ARIA. August 2, 2004. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-08-06. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  18. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 28, 2004. p. 39.
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