"Sunshine" is a song by English singer

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for the 2021 film, ''

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''. It was released as a single on 27 August 2021 via

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. The song has amassed 15 million streams as of October 2021.

Background

On 19 August prior to its release, Payne wrote on

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, "I am so excited to officially announce that my new single Sunshine is out 27th August and that it's featured in the upcoming @ronsgonewrongmovie!!." Payne also stated that working with

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was a "dream come true." On 23 September 2021, Payne released a remix to the song by

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and an acoustic version was released on 22 October 2021. Payne performed the song live on

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on 14 October 2021.

Composition

"Sunshine" was written by

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and Albin Nedler while production was handled by Falk and Nedler. The track runs at 107 BPM and is in the key of

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. Speaking about writing the song for the film, Payne stated;

Music video

The music video features Payne in a film-themed set as well as all-new film footage. In the video, Payne interacts with a chicken while animated scenes from ''Ron's Gone Wrong'' feature main character, Barney, interacting with his malfunctioning companion device, Ron.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for "Sunshine" adapted from

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. ;Musicians *

– vocals ;Additional musicians * Temu Bacot – backing vocals *

– guitar, bass guitar, keyboards *

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– clapping, drums, percussion * Jimmy V – clapping, guitar * Philip Krohnengold – keyboards * Albin Nedler – keyboards, backing vocals * Noah Passovoy – clapping ;Production * John Armstrong – assistant engineer * Deewaan – engineering * Carl Falk – producer, programming *

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– mixing * John Hanes – engineer * Savan Kotecha – composer *

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– mastering engineer * Albin Nedler – producer, programming * Noah Passovoy – engineering

Background

Composition

Music video

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Release history

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