| Shine on Silver Sun | |
| Cover: | Shine on silver sun.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Strawbs |
| Album: | Hero and Heroine |
| B-Side: | And Wherefore |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 2:46 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Prev Title: | Part of the Union |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Hero and Heroine |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"Shine on Silver Sun" is a song by English band Strawbs featured on their 1974 album Hero and Heroine. It is written by Dave Cousins and was intended as a "come-back" single after the post-"Part of the Union" band split. The single was a minor success peaking at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.
The B-side track "And Wherefore" is a band composition, not released on any studio album. It forms the second part of the composite song "Why and Wherefore" which appears on the compilation/rarities album Halcyon Days.