(Always Be My) Sunshine

(Always Be My) Sunshine Jayzsunshine.jpg single Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown and Babyface In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 October 14, 1997 1997 East Coast hip-hop 4:43 Roc-A-Fella Def Jam Shawn Carter Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Daryl Barksdale Bobby Robinson Terry Lewis James Harris III Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool Jay-Z singles Who You Wit 1997 (Always Be My) Sunshine 1997 The City Is Mine 1998 Babyface singles How Come, How Long 1997 (Always Be My) Sunshine 1997 Fire 1998 Foxy Brown singles Firm Biz 1997 (Always Be My) Sunshine 1997 Hot Spot 1998 oZPGBLdicvE "(Always Be My) Sunshine" "(Always Be My) Sunshine" is a hip hop song by American rapper Jay-Z with guest vocals from fellow emcee Foxy Brown and R&B singer-songwriter Babyface who performs the song's chorus. It serves as the first single from his second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997). The track features production by Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool. Vanderpool samples MC Lyte's "Cha Cha Cha", Alexander O'Neal's "Sunshine", Kraftwerk's "The Man-Machine" and The Fearless Four's "Rockin' It" for the track's beat. In addition, George Fonenette plays keyboards on this song. The song's lyrics helped indicate Jay-Z's change from his Mafioso rap style to a more commercial "shiny suit" style.November 2024 Steve Juon of RapReviews.com supports the song claiming that it is a less gangsta version of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me & My Bitch", a well-received track.Juon Steve http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_lifetimevol1.html In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 Review at RapReviews.com July 9, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070803213518/http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_lifetimevol1.html 3 August 2007 live Jay-Z cites this song as "what killed the album."The Scoreboard | Life+Times Music video The music video was directed by Hype Williams. Jay-Z is featured in the video rapping in a room resembling a Rubik's Cube & having a carnival theme to it with Foxy Brown rapping alongside of him. Jay-Z & co-founder of Roc-A-Fella, Damon Dash later regretted doing the video citing that the video wasn't their style. Formats and track listings CD "Sunshine (Radio Edit)" (3:15) "Sunshine (Album Version)" (4:11) "Sunshine (Clean Version)" (4:12) "Sunshine (TV track)" (4:12) "Sunshine (Acappella)" (3:49) Vinyl A-side "Sunshine (Album Version)" "Sunshine (TV Track)" "Sunshine (Radio Edit)" B-side "Sunshine (Clean Version)" "Sunshine (Instrumental)" "Sunshine (Acappella)" Charts Chart (1997) PeakpositionGermany 18 Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface Sunshine 17368 June 16, 2022 trueNetherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1998/week-3 Tipparade-lijst van week 3, 1998 dutch Dutch Top 40 March 19, 20239Dutch100 66 Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface Sunshine June 16, 2022 trueNew Zealand 22 Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface Sunshine June 16, 2022 trueScotland 69 Jay-Z Ft Babyface & Foxy Brown Sunshine 19971019 June 16, 2022 trueSweden 47 Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface Sunshine June 16, 2022 trueUKrandb 3 Jay-Z Ft Babyface & Foxy Brown Sunshine 19971019 June 16, 2022 trueUK 25 Jay-Z Ft Babyface & Foxy Brown Sunshine 19971019 June 16, 2022 trueBillboardhot100 95 Jay-Z June 16, 2022 trueBillboarddancesales 21 Jay-Z June 16, 2022 trueBillboardrandbhiphop 37 Jay-Z June 16, 2022 trueBillboardrapsongs 16 Jay-Z June 16, 2022 true See also List of songs recorded by Jay-Z References Category:1997 singles Category:Jay-Z songs Category:Babyface (musician) songs Category:Foxy Brown (rapper) songs Category:Songs written by Jay-Z Category:Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Category:Roc-A-Fella Records singles Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams Category:1997 songs