1293:
227:
called the song "emotionally powerful", and that "Sunshine" "really left an emotional impact with many listeners as it came from a personal place for
Cantrell." Classic Rock Review wrote; "A bright chorus of guitars make the verse section of 'Sunshine' unlike anything else on the album, although this
197:
When I was a little kid, I'd always tell her, "I'll be famous and buy you a house and you'll never have to work again. I'll take care of you like you took care of me.' When she passed away, it was a really shitty time for me. I didn't know how to deal with it then, and I still don't. But it gave me
1253:
251:
Alice in Chains performed the song for the first time in 24 years at the Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort in
Thackerville, Oklahoma on August 1, 2015, with new vocalist
579:
1248:
653:
1342:
307:
856:
228:
track's chorus is a little more straightforward hard rock, with
Cantrell singing some smooth backing vocals behind Staley's raspy throat."
1201:
419:
1327:
962:
810:
1134:
1322:
1194:
1166:
202:
Cantrell wrote the song in Los
Angeles after Alice in Chains had moved from Seattle to L.A. after the death of their friend
1053:
1039:
863:
842:
646:
1337:
1046:
997:
817:
753:
732:
1243:
1332:
625:
554:
580:"Alice in Chains Concert Setlist at Global Event Center at WinStar World Resort, Thackerville on August 1, 2015"
1296:
639:
1226:
746:
739:
441:
895:
525:
708:
620:
276:
237:
236:
The song was performed live for the first time during Alice in Chains' concert at the club
Natacha's in
68:
303:
1120:
203:
60:
1317:
245:
64:
498:
1088:
849:
1273:
1081:
1060:
1011:
990:
415:
1263:
1067:
725:
207:
167:
117:
40:
383:
1180:
1141:
1106:
662:
447:
189:
magazine in
January 1991 that he wrote "Sunshine" about his mother's death. Cantrell told
185:
162:
139:
31:
976:
1032:
1018:
1004:
955:
948:
920:
888:
695:
674:
332:
270:
252:
172:
131:
616:
357:
1311:
1219:
1113:
1025:
881:
824:
1258:
1173:
1127:
1074:
983:
913:
792:
778:
703:
264:
241:
112:
409:
1278:
1187:
969:
941:
760:
681:
282:
145:
75:
934:
469:
158:
125:
87:
688:
785:
503:
240:. The last time the band performed this song with original lead vocalist
223:
927:
474:
82:
1268:
631:
27:
635:
609:
499:"27 Years Ago: Alice in Chains Unleash Debut Album 'Facelift'"
210:, and were in the middle of recording their first album,
384:"How Alice in Chains Bridges Rock Eras With "Facelift""
171:(1990). The song was written by guitarist and vocalist
175:
as a tribute to his mother Gloria, who died in 1987.
1236:
1211:
1151:
1098:
905:
873:
834:
802:
770:
717:
137:
123:
111:
95:
74:
55:
47:
37:
26:
21:
214:. A demo version of the song can be found online.
244:was on February 1, 1991 at the Off Ramp Cafe in
327:
325:
195:
647:
59:December 1989 – April 1990 at
8:
470:"Alice in Chains - Sunshine (Demo Version)"
304:"Alice in Chains' Facelift: 25 Album Facts"
165:and the eighth track on their debut album,
654:
640:
632:
18:
549:
547:
295:
36:
25:
435:
433:
431:
382:Rivadavia, Eduardo (21 August 2015).
310:from the original on December 6, 2017
7:
497:Childers, Chad (August 21, 2017).
443:New Music Preview: Alice in Chains
414:. Thomas Dunne Books. p. 61.
14:
411:Alice in Chains: The Untold Story
408:de Sola, David (August 4, 2015).
198:the impetus to do what I'm doing.
1292:
1291:
1343:Songs written by Jerry Cantrell
1254:List of awards and nominations
440:Darzin, Daina (January 1991).
1:
864:The Essential Alice in Chains
843:Nothing Safe: Best of the Box
555:"Sunshine by Alice in Chains"
526:"Facelift by Alice In Chains"
754:The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
358:"Sunshine - Alice in Chains"
333:"Facelift - Alice in Chains"
157:" is a song by the American
67:• Capitol Recording Studio,
16:1990 song by Alice in Chains
1359:
1287:
669:
1328:American hard rock songs
306:. VH1. August 21, 2015.
273:– guitar, backing vocals
1195:Black Gives Way to Blue
747:Black Gives Way to Blue
896:Music Bank: The Videos
200:
1323:Alice in Chains songs
388:Ultimate Classic Rock
238:Bremerton, Washington
1121:What the Hell Have I
61:London Bridge Studio
1338:Commemoration songs
1099:Promotional singles
530:Classic Rock Review
478:. November 22, 2008
246:Seattle, Washington
206:, lead vocalist of
255:replacing Staley.
1305:
1304:
1012:A Looking in View
991:Heaven Beside You
232:Live performances
151:
150:
1350:
1333:Funk metal songs
1295:
1294:
1264:Blackdiamondskye
1068:The One You Know
656:
649:
642:
633:
613:
612:
610:Official website
595:
594:
592:
590:
576:
570:
569:
567:
565:
551:
542:
541:
539:
537:
532:. March 15, 2015
522:
516:
515:
513:
511:
494:
488:
487:
485:
483:
466:
460:
459:
457:
455:
437:
426:
425:
405:
399:
398:
396:
394:
379:
373:
372:
370:
368:
354:
348:
347:
345:
343:
329:
320:
319:
317:
315:
300:
208:Mother Love Bone
142:
128:
107:
106:
102:
19:
1358:
1357:
1353:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1347:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1301:
1283:
1274:Alice N' Chains
1232:
1207:
1147:
1142:Fear the Voices
1107:Bleed the Freak
1094:
901:
869:
830:
798:
766:
740:Alice in Chains
713:
665:
663:Alice in Chains
660:
608:
607:
604:
599:
598:
588:
586:
578:
577:
573:
563:
561:
553:
552:
545:
535:
533:
524:
523:
519:
509:
507:
496:
495:
491:
481:
479:
468:
467:
463:
453:
451:
439:
438:
429:
422:
407:
406:
402:
392:
390:
381:
380:
376:
366:
364:
356:
355:
351:
341:
339:
331:
330:
323:
313:
311:
302:
301:
297:
292:
261:
234:
220:
181:
163:Alice in Chains
138:
124:
104:
100:
99:
51:August 21, 1990
38:from the album
32:Alice in Chains
17:
12:
11:
5:
1356:
1354:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1310:
1309:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1240:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1223:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1102:
1100:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1033:Lesson Learned
1029:
1022:
1019:Check My Brain
1015:
1008:
1005:Get Born Again
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
956:Down in a Hole
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
921:Man in the Box
917:
909:
907:
903:
902:
900:
899:
892:
889:The Nona Tapes
885:
877:
875:
871:
870:
868:
867:
860:
853:
846:
838:
836:
832:
831:
829:
828:
821:
814:
806:
804:
800:
799:
797:
796:
789:
782:
774:
772:
771:Extended plays
768:
767:
765:
764:
757:
750:
743:
736:
729:
721:
719:
715:
714:
712:
711:
706:
700:
699:
696:William DuVall
692:
685:
678:
675:Jerry Cantrell
670:
667:
666:
661:
659:
658:
651:
644:
636:
630:
629:
623:
614:
603:
602:External links
600:
597:
596:
571:
543:
517:
489:
461:
427:
421:978-1250048073
420:
400:
374:
349:
321:
294:
293:
291:
288:
287:
286:
280:
274:
271:Jerry Cantrell
268:
260:
257:
253:William DuVall
233:
230:
219:
216:
183:Cantrell told
180:
177:
173:Jerry Cantrell
149:
148:
143:
135:
134:
132:Jerry Cantrell
129:
121:
120:
115:
109:
108:
97:
93:
92:
91:
90:
85:
78:
72:
71:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
35:
34:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1355:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1298:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1249:List of songs
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1220:Black Antenna
1217:
1216:
1214:
1210:
1203:
1199:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1143:
1139:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1118:
1115:
1114:Sea of Sorrow
1111:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1097:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1072:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1027:
1026:Your Decision
1023:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1009:
1006:
1002:
999:
995:
992:
988:
985:
981:
978:
974:
971:
967:
964:
960:
957:
953:
950:
946:
943:
939:
936:
932:
929:
925:
922:
918:
915:
911:
910:
908:
904:
898:
897:
893:
891:
890:
886:
884:
883:
882:Live Facelift
879:
878:
876:
872:
866:
865:
861:
859:
858:
857:Greatest Hits
854:
852:
851:
847:
845:
844:
840:
839:
837:
833:
827:
826:
825:Live Facelift
822:
820:
819:
815:
813:
812:
808:
807:
805:
801:
795:
794:
790:
788:
787:
783:
781:
780:
776:
775:
773:
769:
763:
762:
758:
756:
755:
751:
749:
748:
744:
742:
741:
737:
735:
734:
730:
728:
727:
723:
722:
720:
718:Studio albums
716:
710:
707:
705:
702:
701:
698:
697:
693:
691:
690:
686:
684:
683:
679:
677:
676:
672:
671:
668:
664:
657:
652:
650:
645:
643:
638:
637:
634:
628:on Setlist.fm
627:
624:
622:
618:
615:
611:
606:
605:
601:
585:
581:
575:
572:
560:
556:
550:
548:
544:
531:
527:
521:
518:
506:
505:
500:
493:
490:
477:
476:
471:
465:
462:
449:
445:
444:
436:
434:
432:
428:
423:
417:
413:
412:
404:
401:
389:
385:
378:
375:
363:
359:
353:
350:
338:
334:
328:
326:
322:
309:
305:
299:
296:
289:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
267:– lead vocals
266:
263:
262:
258:
256:
254:
249:
247:
243:
239:
231:
229:
226:
225:
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
199:
194:
192:
188:
187:
178:
176:
174:
170:
169:
164:
160:
156:
147:
144:
141:
136:
133:
130:
127:
126:Songwriter(s)
122:
119:
116:
114:
110:
98:
94:
89:
86:
84:
81:
80:
79:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
43:
42:
33:
29:
20:
1259:Susan Silver
1225:
1218:
1202:Phantom Limb
1174:Hate to Feel
1159:
1128:Got Me Wrong
1075:So Far Under
977:Don't Follow
914:We Die Young
894:
887:
880:
874:Video albums
862:
855:
848:
841:
835:Compilations
823:
816:
809:
793:Jar of Flies
791:
784:
779:We Die Young
777:
759:
752:
745:
738:
731:
724:
704:Layne Staley
694:
687:
680:
673:
587:. Retrieved
583:
574:
562:. Retrieved
558:
534:. Retrieved
529:
520:
508:. Retrieved
502:
492:
480:. Retrieved
473:
464:
452:. Retrieved
450:. p. 37
442:
410:
403:
391:. Retrieved
387:
377:
365:. Retrieved
361:
352:
340:. Retrieved
336:
312:. Retrieved
298:
265:Layne Staley
250:
242:Layne Staley
235:
222:
221:
211:
201:
196:
190:
184:
182:
166:
154:
152:
39:
1279:Spys4Darwin
1244:Discography
1152:Other songs
1089:Rainier Fog
970:I Stay Away
942:Angry Chair
803:Live albums
761:Rainier Fog
682:Sean Kinney
283:Sean Kinney
204:Andrew Wood
146:Dave Jerden
140:Producer(s)
1318:1990 songs
1312:Categories
1082:Never Fade
963:No Excuses
935:Them Bones
850:Music Bank
709:Mike Starr
626:"Sunshine"
617:"Sunshine"
584:Setlist.fm
559:Setlist.fm
393:8 February
290:References
277:Mike Starr
88:funk metal
22:"Sunshine"
811:Unplugged
689:Mike Inez
259:Personnel
218:Reception
69:Hollywood
1297:Category
1181:Nutshell
1160:Sunshine
1135:Over Now
726:Facelift
621:AllMusic
504:Loudwire
362:AllMusic
337:AllMusic
308:Archived
224:Loudwire
212:Facelift
168:Facelift
155:Sunshine
118:Columbia
56:Recorded
48:Released
41:Facelift
1237:Related
1167:Brother
949:Rooster
906:Singles
589:June 6,
564:June 6,
536:June 6,
510:June 6,
482:June 6,
475:YouTube
454:June 6,
367:June 6,
342:June 6,
314:June 6,
285:– drums
65:Seattle
1227:AIC 23
1054:Voices
1040:Hollow
928:Would?
418:
279:– bass
179:Origin
96:Length
83:Grunge
1269:Sleze
1061:Tears
1047:Stone
998:Again
984:Grind
161:band
113:Label
76:Genre
1212:Film
1188:Died
818:Live
733:Dirt
591:2018
566:2018
538:2018
512:2018
484:2018
456:2018
448:Spin
416:ISBN
395:2019
369:2018
344:2018
316:2018
191:Spin
186:Spin
159:rock
28:Song
786:Sap
619:at
30:by
1314::
582:.
557:.
546:^
528:.
501:.
472:.
446:.
430:^
386:.
360:.
335:.
324:^
248:.
193::
105:44
63:,
1204:"
1200:"
1197:"
1193:"
1190:"
1186:"
1183:"
1179:"
1176:"
1172:"
1169:"
1165:"
1162:"
1158:"
1144:"
1140:"
1137:"
1133:"
1130:"
1126:"
1123:"
1119:"
1116:"
1112:"
1109:"
1105:"
1091:"
1087:"
1084:"
1080:"
1077:"
1073:"
1070:"
1066:"
1063:"
1059:"
1056:"
1052:"
1049:"
1045:"
1042:"
1038:"
1035:"
1031:"
1028:"
1024:"
1021:"
1017:"
1014:"
1010:"
1007:"
1003:"
1000:"
996:"
993:"
989:"
986:"
982:"
979:"
975:"
972:"
968:"
965:"
961:"
958:"
954:"
951:"
947:"
944:"
940:"
937:"
933:"
930:"
926:"
923:"
919:"
916:"
912:"
655:e
648:t
641:v
593:.
568:.
540:.
514:.
486:.
458:.
424:.
397:.
371:.
346:.
318:.
153:"
103::
101:4
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.