"Sunshine" is a song by American

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band

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. The song was released on November 10, 2021, through

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and

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. The band's frontman

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and bassist

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wrote the song with Casey Smith,

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Tyler Spry and Zach Skelton, while Tedder and Kutzle also produced it with Spry and Simon Oscroft. It is the

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from the band's sixth studio album '' Artificial Paradise'' (2024).

Content

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'' (2021). The song is written in the key of

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, with a tempo of 138 beats per minute. The song features a

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by Tedder during the bridge.

Track listing

*''Sunshine. The EP'' # "Sunshine" – 2:43 # "Sunshine" (Acoustic Version) – 2:52 # "Sunshine" (

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Remix)– 3:08 # "Sunshine" (Jacaranda Remix) – 3:07

Credits and personnel

* Brent Kutzle – producer, composer, lyricist * Ryan Tedder – producer, composer, lyricist * Simon Oscroft – producer, associated performer, engineer, guitar, studio personnel * Tyler Spry – producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer, engineer, guitar, studio personnel * Casey Smith – composer, lyricist * Noel Zancanella – composer, lyricist * Zach Skelton – composer, lyricist * Brian Willett – associated performer, keyboards * Joe Henderson – associated performer, engineer, studio personnel, vocal producer * Loren Ferard – associated performer, guitar * Chris Gehringer –

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, studio personnel * John Nathaniel – mixer, studio personnel

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Certifications

References

{{OneRepublic 2021 singles 2021 songs OneRepublic songs Song recordings produced by Ryan Tedder Songs written by Brent Kutzle Songs written by Ryan Tedder Songs written by Noel Zancanella Songs written by Zach Skelton