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

Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
Cover:	Gabrielle_-_Don't_Need_The_Sun_To_Shine_(To_Make_Me_Smile)_(CD_1).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Gabrielle
Album:	Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Length:	3:28
Label:	Go! Beat
Producer:	Jonathan Shorten
Prev Title:	Out of Reach
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Stay the Same
Next Year:	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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[1]	35
Portugal (AFP)^[2]	4

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	22 October 2001		Go! Beat	^[4]
	12 November 2001	12-inch vinyl		^[5]
Australia	14 January 2002	CD		^[6]

Notes and References

1. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 46. 11. 10 November 2001. 22 July 2020.
2. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 20. 16. 15. 13 April 2002. 16 March 2020.
3. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2001. UKChartsPlus. 5 February 2019.
4. New Releases – For Week Starting October 22, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 20 October 2001. 16 August 2021.
5. New Releases – For Week Starting November 12, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 29. 10 November 2001.
6. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14/01/2002. ARIA. 23. 14 January 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue620.pdf. 20 February 2002. 16 August 2021.