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"Sunshine"
Single by Lil' Flip featuring Lea
from the album U Gotta Feel Me
B-side"The Ghetto"
ReleasedMay 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)
GenreHip hop
Length3:47
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Synphony
Lil' Flip singles chronology
"Game Over (Flip)"
(2004) 		"Sunshine"
(2004) 		"What It Do"
(2005)

"Sunshine" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Flip, released May 24, 2004, as the second single from his third album, U Gotta Feel Me (2004). The song, produced by the Synphony, features vocals by American singer Lea. It reached number two on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, Rhythmic, and Hot 100 charts, stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's "Lean Back". It went on to become his most successful single to date.

The official remix is called "Baby Boy, Baby Girl (Sunshine Remix)" and also featured singer Amerie, but it was later switched to Lea. The remix samples late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 single, "Hypnotize".

Track listings

US 12-inch single[1]

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 enhanced CD single[2]

  1. "Sunshine" (clean album version) – 3:45
  2. "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" (Sunshine remix—explicit album version) – 3:41
  3. "Game Over" (flip—clean remix) – 4:25
  4. "Sunshine" (video) – 4:00

European CD single[3]

  1. "Sunshine" (featuring Lea) – 3:45
  2. "Sunshine" (Kingpin remix featuring Lea—dirty) – 3:56

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 24, 2004 (2004-05-24)
[19]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) Contemporary hit radio [20]
United Kingdom October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Columbia [21]

References

  1. ^ Sunshine (US 12-inch single sleeve). Lil' Flip. Sony Urban Music, Sucka Free Records, Columbia Records. 2004. 44 77009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Sunshine (UK enhanced CD single liner notes). Lil' Flip. Columbia Records. 2004. 675184 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Sunshine (European CD single liner notes). Lil' Flip. Columbia Records. 2004. 675416 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1574. September 24, 2004. p. 50. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Lil' Flip – Sunshine" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lil' Flip – Sunshine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "Lil Flip Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  15. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-75. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Lil' Flip – Sunshine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  19. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1556. May 21, 2004. p. 25. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  20. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1563. July 9, 2004. p. 20. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  21. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. October 16, 2004. p. 31.

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