It was written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten for her third album, Rise (1999).

In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Gabrielle recorded an orchestral version of the Wookie remix for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical.

In September 2019, NME included the Wookie remix of "Sunshine" in their "25 essential UK garage anthems" list.

[2] Credits are lifted from the Rise album booklet.

[8] Studios Personnel ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.