Sunshine (Rye Rye song) explained

Sunshine
Cover:RyeRye-Sunshine.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Rye Rye featuring M.I.A.
Album:Go! Pop! Bang!
Released:October 5, 2010
Recorded:2008
Genre:Electronic
Length:3:22
Label:N.E.E.T. Recordings, Interscope Records
Producer:M.I.A.
Prev Title:Bang
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Never Will Be Mine
Next Year:2011
Sunshine (The Remixes)
Type:ep
Artist:Rye Rye featuring M.I.A.
Released:November 2, 2010 (digital)
November 22, 2010 (physical)
Genre:Electronic
Label:
Producer:M.I.A.

"Sunshine" is a song and single by rapper/dancer Rye Rye featuring M.I.A. It was recorded in 2008 and released in 2010 and serves as the first single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! (2012).[1] The release on N.E.E.T. Recordings (via Interscope Records) was followed by an extended play of remixes, including work by The Cataracs, 12th Planet, MSTRKRFT, and L.A. Riots. The song also appeared in the episode "While You Weren't Sleeping" of the TV series Gossip Girl.[2] and The Bling Ring.

Music video

'The clip celebrates Rye Rye's urban upbringing, with b-girl dance moves, double dutching, and pick-up games. The video is the second video of Rye Rye's to feature M.I.A., after her debut video "Bang". Contrary to sources' claims, the video was not shot in Rye Rye's hometown of Baltimore instead the video was shot by director Jess Holzworth, in the Greenpoint area of Brooklyn, NY.[3]

Track listings and formats

Single

  1. "Sunshine" (featuring M.I.A.) – 3:22

The Remixes EP

  1. "Sunshine" (JFK of MSTRKRFT Remix) [featuring M.I.A.] – 3:57
  2. "Sunshine" (12th Planet Remix) [featuring M.I.A.] – 3:12
  3. "Sunshine" (L.A. Riots Remix) [featuring M.I.A.] – 7:15
  4. "Sunshine" (The Cataracs Remix) [featuring M.I.A.] – 2:50

Credits

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . "Sunshine" feat. M.I.A Out Now! . Interscope Records. October 8, 2010. 23 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120930054159/http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=30600&aid=1122. 30 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Gossip Girl Music Season 4 Episode 16 . Gossip Girl. 23 June 2011. 23 June 2011.
  3. Web site: O'Donnell, Kevin. WATCH: M.I.A. and Rye Rye's Hot New Clip. Spin!. 5 October 2010. 9 October 2010.