Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)

"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)"
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Released22 October 2001 (2001-10-22)
Length3:28
LabelGo! Beat
Songwriter(s)
  • Gabrielle
  • Jonathan Shorten
Producer(s)Jonathan Shorten
Gabrielle singles chronology
"Out of Reach"
(2001) 		"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)"
(2001) 		"Stay the Same"
(2004)

"Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)" is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her greatest hits compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2001), spanning her first three albums. Produced by Shorten, the song served as the album's lead single and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her tenth top-ten hit in the United Kingdom. Outside the UK, it reached the top 20 in Denmark, New Zealand, and Portugal.

Track listings

UK CD1 (GOBCD47)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)3:28
2."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove remix)5:31
3."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Dimitri & Tom remix)5:15
4."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Agent Sumo remix)5:37
5."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (enhanced video) 
UK CD2 (GOLCD47)[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)3:28
2."Out of Reach" (acoustic version)4:21
3."Rise" (live version)5:15
UK cassette single (GOBMC47)[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (album version)3:28
2."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove 7-inch edit)3:19
UK 12-inch single (GOBX47)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (Agent Sumo remix)7:02
2."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (E-Smoove remix)7:43
European maxi-CD single (570 664-2)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)"3:28
2."Out of Reach" (acoustic version)3:08
3."Rise" (acoustic version)3:51
4."Dreams" (original unreleased version)6:21
5."Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)" (CD ROM video) 

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 October 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 Go! Beat [19]
12 November 2001 12-inch vinyl [20]
Australia 14 January 2002 CD [21]

References

  1. ^ Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK CD1 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. GOBCD47, 587 376-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK CD2 liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. GOLCD47, 587 377-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK cassette single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. GOBMC47.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. GOBX47.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Gabrielle. Go! Beat. 2001. 570 664-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  13. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 16. 13 April 2002. p. 15. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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  17. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  18. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  19. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 October 2001. p. 29. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  20. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 10 November 2001. p. 29.
  21. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14/01/2002" (PDF). ARIA. 14 January 2002. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 16 August 2021.