No Sunshine (DMX song)

"No Sunshine"
Single by DMX
from the album Exit Wounds: The Album
Released	March 13, 2001
Length	5:17
Label	Blackground Virgin Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Earl Simmons Damon Blackman Bill Withers
Producer(s)	Dame Grease
DMX singles chronology
"Don't You Ever" (2000) "No Sunshine" (2001) "We Right Here" (2001)
Music video
"No Sunshine" on YouTube

"No Sunshine" is a song by American rapper DMX, released on March 13, 2001, as the lead single from the soundtrack of the 2001 film Exit Wounds, which he also starred in. Produced by Dame Grease, it contains a sample of "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers.

The song is also used as the entrance music of former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.[1]

Composition and critical reception

The song is considered a dark take of "Ain't No Sunshine".[2][3] Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop wrote, "Throughout the lengthy track, X alternates between a chanted delivery and a more dexterous one, weaving a haunting cautionary tale ripe with violent imagery — and let's be honest, who does that better than DMX?"[3]

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	67

References

1. "WSHH Presents: Anderson Silva remembers DMX (WSHH Exclusive)". YouTube. June 15, 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
2. Wallace, Riley (April 4, 2020). "20 Hip Hop Songs That Sample The Late Bill Withers". HipHopDX. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. Findlay, Mitch (May 7, 2020). "DMX Let Fly A Stern Warning On Classic "No Sunshine"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
4. "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2023.