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recording artist Lil' Flip, released May 24, 2004, as the second single from his third album, ''

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'' (2004). The song, produced by the Synphony, features vocals by American singer Lea. It reached number two on the US ''

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charts, stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's " Lean Back". The official remix of "Sunshine" is called "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" and originally featured singer Amerie, but she was later replaced by Lea. The remix samples The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 single " Hypnotize". In 2022, American rapper

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remade the song adding new lyrics, featuring American singer Jhené Aiko and American rapper

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Track listings

US 12-inch single :A1. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—explicit) – 3:41 :A2. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—clean) – 3:40 :A3. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix featuring Lea—instrumental) – 3:40 :A4. "Sunshine" (featuring Lea—explicit) – 3:45 :B1. "The Ghetto" (explicit) – 2:22 :B2. "The Ghetto" (clean) – 2:22 :B3. "The Ghetto" (instrumental) – 2:30 :B4. "The Ghetto" (explicit a cappella) – 1:37 UK CD single # "Sunshine" (clean album version) – 3:45 # "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix—explicit album version) – 3:41 # "Game Over" (flip—clean remix) – 4:25 # "Sunshine" (video) – 4:00 European CD single # "Sunshine" (featuring Lea) – 3:45 # "Sunshine" (Kingpin remix featuring Lea—dirty) – 3:56

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