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Revision as of 09:05, 13 December 2022

"Walking on Sunshine"
Single by Eddy Grant
B-sideSunshine Jam[1]
Released1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length5:20
LabelIce Records
Songwriter(s)Eddy Grant
Producer(s)Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant singles chronology
"Living on the Front Line"
(1979) 		"Walking on Sunshine"
(1979) 		"My Turn to Love You"
(1980)
"Walking on Sunshine"
Single by Rockers Revenge featuring Donnie Calvin
B-side
  • "Rockin' on Sunshine"
  • "Acappella Sunshine" (12" only)
Released1982
GenrePost-disco
Length3:44 (7")
9:30 (Vocal, 12")
Label
Songwriter(s)Eddy Grant
Producer(s)Arthur Baker
Rockers Revenge singles chronology
"Walking on Sunshine"
(1982) 		"The Harder They Come"
(1982)

"Walking on Sunshine" is a song by Eddy Grant, originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album Walking on Sunshine. Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later by Rockers Revenge, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker. The single, with vocals by Donnie Calvin, peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart[4] and reached the top thirty in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but was number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts for one week[5] and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[6] The song's bassline would later be sampled in Eleanor's 1988 song "Adventure", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.

Personnel

Chart performance and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 30
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 4
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 1
Billboard Hot Black Singles[6] 63

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Eddy Grant - Walking on Sunshine".
  2. ^ a b "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 October 1979 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "AllMusic Review by Jo-Ann Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 220.
  6. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 498.
  7. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – Rockers Revenge". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Rockers Revenge in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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