Sunshine (Liam Payne song)

"Sunshine"
Single by Liam Payne
from the album Ron's Gone Wrong (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
GenrePop[1]
Length2:44
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Falk
  • Nedler
Liam Payne singles chronology
"Naughty List"
(2020) 		"Sunshine"
(2021) 		"Teardrops"
(2024)
Music video
"Sunshine" on YouTube

"Sunshine" is a song by English singer Liam Payne for the Disney and 20th Century Studios' 2021 film, Ron's Gone Wrong.[2] It was released as a single on 27 August 2021 via Capitol Records.[3] The song has amassed 15 million streams as of October 2021.[4]

Background

On 19 August prior to its release, Payne wrote on Instagram, "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!!."[2] Payne also stated that working with Disney was a "dream come true."[5]

On 23 September 2021, Payne released a remix to the song by Billen Ted[6] and an acoustic version was released on 22 October 2021.[4]

Payne performed the song live on Good Morning America on 14 October 2021.[7]

Composition

"Sunshine" was written by Liam Payne, Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk and Albin Nedler while production was handled by Falk and Nedler.[8] The track runs at 107 BPM and is in the key of A-sharp minor.[9] Speaking about writing the song for the film, Payne stated;

"It was a little bit of a different experience. We kind of had all the melodies and stuff done first and, as we knew we were writing a song for kids, one of the kids of one of the writers came into the room and we asked 'what did you think of the song?' And he was like 'I really like the song, I just wish it had more sunshine in it' and that's where the title came from."[1]

Music video

The music video features Payne in a film-themed set as well as all-new film footage.[10] In the video, Payne interacts with a chicken while animated scenes from Ron's Gone Wrong feature main character, Barney, interacting with his malfunctioning companion device, Ron.[11][12]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine"2:44
Billen Ted remix
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine" (Billen Ted remix)2:55
2."Sunshine"2:44
12" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Sunshine"2:44
2."Sunshine" (Instrumental)2:44

Personnel

Credits for "Sunshine" adapted from AllMusic.[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Sunshine"
Chart (2021–22) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade)[13] 23
Portugal (AFP)[14] 76
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[15] 80
Venezuela Top Anglo (Record Report)[16] 30

Release history

Region Version Date Format Label
Various[3][6] Original 27 August 2021 Digital download Capitol
Remixes 24 September 2021
Italy[17] Original 3 September 2021 Radio airplay Universal
Europe 15 October 2021 Vinyl Capitol

References

  1. ^ a b Jamie Burton (20 October 2021). "Liam Payne on How He Added a Bit of 'Sunshine' Into Kid's Film 'Ron's Gone Wrong'". Newsweek. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Heran Mamo (19 August 2021). "Liam Payne Announces New Single Sunshine & Its Feature In Ron's Gone Wrong Movie". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Sunshine - Single by Liam Payne". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Liam Payne Releases New Acoustic Version of Latest Single 'Sunshine'". Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Liam Payne's New Single, Sunshine, to be Featured on Ron's Gone Wrong". Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Sunshine - From the Motion Picture "Ron's Gone Wrong" (Billen Ted Remix)". Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. ^ Larisha Paul (14 October 2021). "Watch Liam Payne Perform Sunshine On Good Morning America". Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Sunshine - Liam Payne Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Key and BPM of Sunshine by Liam Payne". Musicstax.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Liam Payne's Sunshine Music Video From Ron's Gone Wrong Released". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  11. ^ Aynslee Darmon (27 August 2021). "Liam Payne Brings The Sunshine With Catchy New Single From Ron's Gone Wrong". ET Canada. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  12. ^ Starr Bowenbank (27 August 2021). "Liam Payne Chills With a Rooster & Gets Peppy in Sunshine Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Tiparade Week 38". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Top 100 - Lista Semana 45: De 11-11-2021 a 17-11-2021" (PDF). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Record Report – Top Anglo". Record Report (in Spanish). R.R. Digital C.A. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ^ Filippo Viscomi (1 September 2021). "Liam Payne - Sunshine (Radio Date: 03-09-2021)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved 3 April 2024.