"Sunshine" is a song by the American rock band Alice in Chains and the eighth track on their debut album, Facelift (1990).
[6]Cantrell wrote the song in Los Angeles after Alice in Chains had moved from Seattle to L.A. after the death of their friend Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone, and were in the middle of recording their first album, Facelift.
"[9] The song was performed live for the first time during Alice in Chains' concert at the club Natacha's in Bremerton, Washington.
[10] The last time the band performed this song with original lead vocalist Layne Staley was on February 1, 1991 at the Off Ramp Cafe in Seattle, Washington.
[10] 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 William DuVall replacing Staley.