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"'''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 (Eddy Grant 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 (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. The single, with vocals by [[Donnie Calvin]], was number one on the Hot Dance Club Play charts for one week.<ref name="whitburn220">{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=220}}</ref> The single did not chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], but did peak at number sixty-three on the Hot Black Singles chart.<ref name="whitburn498">{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=498}}</ref> It also reached number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="UKsingles" /> The song's bassline would later be sampled in [[Eleanor (singer)|Eleanor]]'s 1988 song "[[Adventure (Eleanor song)|Adventure]]", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.
"'''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 (Eddy Grant 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 (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. The single, with vocals by [[Donnie Calvin]], peaked at number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UKsingles" /> and reached the top thirty in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single did not chart on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], but was number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]] charts for one week<ref name="whitburn220">{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=220}}</ref> and peaked at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]] chart.<ref name="whitburn498">{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=498}}</ref> The song's bassline would later be sampled in [[Eleanor (singer)|Eleanor]]'s 1988 song "[[Adventure (Eleanor song)|Adventure]]", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988.


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! style="text-align:center;"|Chart (1982)
! Chart (1982)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br/>position
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|{{singlechart |UK |4 |artist=Rocker's Revenge |song=Walking on Sunshine |date=1982-09-18 |refname=UKsingles}}
{{singlechart |Flanders |19 |artist=Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin |song=Walkin' on Sunshine}}
|-
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{{singlechart |Dutch100 |20 |artist=Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin |song=Walkin' on Sunshine}}
|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play<ref name="AllMusic awards">{{cite web |title=Rockers Revenge – Awards at AllMusic |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rockers-revenge-mn0000831947/awards |accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
{{singlechart |New Zealand |30 |artist=Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin |song=Walkin' on Sunshine}}
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{{singlechart |UK |4 |artist=Rocker's Revenge |song=Walking on Sunshine |date=1982-09-18 |refname=UKsingles}}
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|''Billboard'' [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="whitburn220" />
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
|-
|''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles<ref name="AllMusic awards" />
|''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]]<ref name="whitburn498" />
|style="text-align:center;" |63
|style="text-align:center;" |63
|}
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Rockers Revenge |type=single |award=Silver |relyear=1982 |certyear=1982}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=United Kingdom |artist=Rockers Revenge |type=single |award=Silver |relyear=1982 |certyear=1982}}
{{Certification Table Bottom |nosales=yes |nounspecified=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}
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{{Eddy Grant}}
{{Eddy Grant}}


[[Category:1979 songs]]
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles]]
[[Category:1979 songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Arthur Baker (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eddy Grant]]
[[Category:Songs written by Eddy Grant]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Arthur Baker (musician)]]

Revision as of 23:58, 11 September 2017

"Walking on Sunshine"
Song
B-side
  • "Rockin' on Sunshine"
  • "Acappella Sunshine" (12" only)

"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[1] 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[2] and peaked at number 63 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.[3] 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

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
September 18, 1982 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 220.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 498.
  4. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ^ "Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin – Walkin' on Sunshine". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ^ "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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