"Sunshine" is a song by English singer-songwriter Liam Payne for the 2021 20th Century Studios and Locksmith Animation film Ron's Gone Wrong. It was released as a single on 27 August 2021 by Capitol Records. The song has amassed 15 million streams as of October 2021.
Background On 19 August 2021, Liam Payne on Instagram wrote "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 Disney was a "dream come true". On 23 September 2021, Payne released a remix to "Sunshine" by Billen Ted and an acoustic version of the song was released on 22 October 2021. Payne performed the song live on Good Morning America on 14 October 2021.
Composition "Sunshine" was written by Liam Payne, Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk and Albin Nedler, while production was handled by Falk and Nedler. The track runs at 107 BPM and is in the key of A-sharp minor. Speaking about writing the song for the film, Payne stated;
Music video The music video for "Sunshine" features Liam 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 Pudowski, interacting with his malfunctioning B-bot Ron.
Track listing
Personnel Credits for "Sunshine" adapted from AllMusic. Musicians Liam Payne – lead vocals Temu Bacot – backing vocals Carl Falk – guitar, bass guitar and keyboards Matt Flynn – clapping, drums and percussion Jimmy V – clapping and guitar Philip Krohnengold – keyboards Albin Nedler – keyboards and backing vocals Noah Passovoy – clapping
Production Liam Payne – writer and performer John Armstrong – assistant engineer Deewaan – engineering Carl Falk – writer, producer and programming Serban Ghenea – audio engineer and mixer John Hanes – audio engineer Savan Kotetcha – writer Randy Merrill – mastering engineer Albin Nedler – writer, producer and programming Noah Passovoy – engineering
Charts +Chart performance for "Sunshine" Chart (2021–22) PeakpositionNetherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade) 23Portugal (AFP) 76 Venezuela Top Anglo (Record Report) 30
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Sunshine" Region Version Date Format Label Various Original 27 August 2021 Digital download Capitol Records Remixes 24 September 2021 Italy Original 3 September 2021 Radio airplay Universal Music Group Europe 15 October 2021 Vinyl Capitol Records
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