"Sunshine" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her third album, ''

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'' (1999). Released as the album's lead single, the song became her sixth top-10 hit on the

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, peaking at number nine. 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, ''

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'' included the Wookie remix of "Sunshine" in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Produced at

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(London, England) * Mixed at The Church (London, England) Personnel * Gabrielle – writing, vocals, backing vocals * Jonathan Shorten – writing, keyboards, string arrangement, production * Mary Pearce – backing vocals * Linda Muriel – backing vocals * Chris Ballin – backing vocals * Chris Newton – backing vocals * Paul Noble – bass, guitars * Richie Fermie – drum programming, production *

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– strings, brass * Howard Gott – violin *

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– violin * Everton K C Nelson – violin * Sophie Sirota – violas * Sarah Wilson – cello * Jason Hazeley – string arrangement, brass arrangement * John Brough – mixing

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 singles 1999 songs Gabrielle (singer) songs Go! Beat singles Songs written by Gabrielle (singer) Songs written by Jonathan Shorten