Sunshine on a Rainy Day#Christine Anu version

The song was originally released in October 1990,{{cite AV media notes|title=Now That's What I Call Music! 20|year=1991|type=UK CD compilation booklet|publisher=Virgin Records, EMI Records|id=CDS 798447 2, CD NOW 20}} when it reached number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, English record producer Mark 'Spike' Stent remixed the track and re-released it on 12 August 1991.{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=10 August 1991}} This version reached number four on the same chart and became Zoë's biggest hit. It was the 18th best-selling single of 1991. The track was used in UK advertisements for the Amiga 500 computer, which added to its popularity. It was also on Capital Radio's A-list.

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Photogenic British lass steps from out of left field with a percussive, midtempo gem on which she often comes across like a smoky Sophie B. Hawkins. Soft, syncopated hip-hop-derived beats support acoustic strumming, subtle electric chords, and flower-child lyrical prose. Track starts from a simple, sparse point, and builds to a rousing tambourine-shaking climax. Fueled with multiformat appeal."{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-10-24.pdf|title=New & Noteworthy|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=43|page=78|date=24 October 1992|accessdate=25 January 2018|author-link=Larry Flick}} Randy Clark from Cashbox described it as a "brooding club track".{{cite magazine|first= Randy |last= Clark |title= Music Reviews: Albums |magazine= Cashbox |date= 17 October 1992 |page= 5 |accessdate= 1 November 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-10-17.pdf}} James Hamilton from Music Week named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, calling it a "'Tom's Diner' inspired hypnotic folksy singalong roller, a real "sleeper" last autumn, now slightly remixed."{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-17.pdf |title= Dance: Pick of the Week |magazine= Music Week |date= 17 August 1991 |page= 8 |accessdate= 3 October 2020 |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}

Jack Barron from NME wrote, "'Sunshine on a Rainy Day' is an excellent anthem in every way being musically and lyrically direct. The tune builds from an acoustic beginning layering more guitars and harmonies into a fairy cake of a song. Written by Zoe and Youth and mixed by Andy and Ben Boilerhouse, it is touched with spirit and heart giving every indication on this tune that Zoe is destined to become a very bright star indeed."{{cite magazine|first=Jack|last=Barron|magazine=NME|title=Groove Check|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52228707373/in/photostream/|date=27 October 1990|access-date=24 February 2023}} Another NME editor felt the song is "a must for this summer" and "a certain Top 10 in the current climate".{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-10.pdf |title= Zoe - Sunshine on a Rainy Day Remix 1991 |magazine= Music Week |date= 10 August 1991 |page= 15 |accessdate= 3 October 2020}} Sophie Lawrence reviewed the song for Smash Hits, commenting, "It's a bit Belinda Carlisle-ish." She added, "I love it. It's really folky. She's got a brilliant voice. That's a record I'd definitely go out and buy."{{cite magazine|first= Sophie |last= Lawrence |title= Review: Singles |magazine= Smash Hits |date= 21 August 1991 |page= 41 |accessdate= 20 October 2020 |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/32725540200/in/album-72157680752799335/ |author-link= Sophie Lawrence}} Another Smash Hits editor, Mark Frith, stated that "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" has become "an anthem of unparalleled exuberance".{{cite magazine|first= Mark |last= Frith |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/49357754392/in/album-72157712591713216/ |title= New Singles |magazine= Smash Hits |date= 19 February 1992 |page= 54 |accessdate= 6 October 2020 |author-link= Mark Frith}} In 2012, the Official UK Chart named it a "pop gem" and inducted the song into its "Pop Gem Hall of Fame".{{cite web|author=Dan|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-pop-gem-4-zoe-sunshine-on-a-rainy-day__4459/|title=Official Charts Pop Gem #4: Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=31 August 2012|access-date=20 June 2025}}

• 7-inch single (1990){{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine on a Rainy Day|others=Zoë|year=1990|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=M&G Records, Polydor Records|id=MAGS 6}}

:A. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (7-inch version)

:B. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (a cappella mix)

• CD single (1990){{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine on a Rainy Day|others=Zoë|year=1990|type=UK & European CD single disc notes|publisher=M&G Records, Polydor Records|id=MAGCD 6, 877 953-2}}

1. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (7-inch version)
2. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Mellow mix)
3. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (a cappella mix)

• 7-inch and cassette single (1991){{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine on a Rainy Day|others=Zoë|year=1991|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=M&G Records, Polydor Records|id=MAGS 14, 867 574-7}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine on a Rainy Day|others=Zoë|year=1991|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=M&G Records, Polydor Records|id=MAGCS 14, 867 574-4}}

1. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (7-inch radio mix 1991)
2. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (original 7-inch mix 1990)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Sunshine on a Rainy Day

| cover = Sunshine_on_a_Rainy_Day_by_Christine_Anu.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Christine Anu

| album = Come My Way

| released = May 2000

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 3:50

| label = Mushroom

| writer =

• Martin Glover
• Zoë Pollock

| producer = Stuart Crichton

| prev_title = Now Until the Break of Day

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Jump to Love

| next_year = 2000

}}

In May 2000, Australian singer-songwriter Christine Anu released a version of the song as the first single from her second studio album, Come My Way. The song peaked at number 26 on the Australian Singles Chart and remained in the top 50 for 15 weeks.

• Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Sunshine on a Rainy Day|others=Christine Anu|year=2000|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Mushroom Records|id=MUSH019522}}

1. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (radio mix)
2. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Wicked Beat Sound System Mix)
3. "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (Scotia Nostre Mix)

• In 1994, Naomi Campbell covered the song on her album, Baby Woman.
• The song was covered by Emma Bunton on her debut solo album A Girl Like Me in 2001. She later performed it at Capital FM's Party in the Park that year.
• A version by dance artists Ed Real & Mark Richardson was released in 2003 on Nukleuz Records.
• Happy hardcore versions include "Sunshine" by Slipmatt and Eruption, and "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" by DJ Stompy.

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