"Walking on Sunshine" is a song by

Eddy Grant Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, Afr ...

, and the title track of his third studio album. It was released as a single in 1979. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later by

Rockers Revenge Rockers Revenge was a studio musical project, assembled by producer Arthur Baker in 1982. The group is most remembered by their 1982 post-disco hit " Walking on Sunshine", which peaked at number 1 on the US Dance Chart and number 4 in the UK. ...

, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker, which became the hit version.

Rockers Revenge version

released their version as a single in 1982, with vocals by

Donnie Calvin Donnie Calvin is an American reggae musician and singer. He was involved in Arthur Baker's studio project Rockers Revenge, which on September 18, 1982 had a number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart with their version of Edd ...

. It peaked at number four on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

and reached the top thirty in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single did not chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but was number one on the ''Billboard''

Hot Dance Club Play Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart for one week and also peaked at number 63 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The song's bassline would later be sampled in

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's 1988 song "

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", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.

Personnel

Fred Zarr Frederick I. Zarr (born September 26, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. The CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, & audi ...

– bass guitar, keyboard instrument *

– vocals * Bashiri Johnson – percussion *

Jellybean Benitez John Benitez (born November 7, 1957), also known as Jellybean, is an American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. H ...

and Arthur Baker – mixers

Chart performance and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

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