"Shine" was the title track and only single released from Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

's Shine

Shine (Cyndi Lauper album)

Shine was an album released exclusively in Japan in 2004 by singer Cyndi Lauper. The album was ready for release in 2001 but Edel Records, the label it was recorded with, folded. The leaked tracks from a demonstration disc quickly circulated on the Internet and by 2002 Lauper realized there was no...

album.

Song information

It was performed for the first time at Vienna, City Hall (Aids Benefit) on June 16, 2001.

This song has been remixed by several people, including Victor Calderone and Tracy Young. It caused the song to be a hit in the clubs.

"Shine" was remixed into a dance track for a climactic fifth season episode of the US version of Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk (US TV series)

Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian television series co-production, produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions, which was based on the British series of the same name, created by Russell T Davies...

. Lauper appeared as herself to perform the song at the show's "Babylon" dance club. Since then the performance has been used as a video clip for the song.

The first official release of the song appeared on the Shine E.P.

Shine (Cyndi Lauper album)

Shine was an album released exclusively in Japan in 2004 by singer Cyndi Lauper. The album was ready for release in 2001 but Edel Records, the label it was recorded with, folded. The leaked tracks from a demonstration disc quickly circulated on the Internet and by 2002 Lauper realized there was no...

, a 2002 mini album released to counteract heavy pirating of the material on the then-shelved full length album. The album itself, however, was not released in the U.S Before the official release of the album (exclusively in Japan), a single was released for the song, in a variety of formats.This limited edition was only released in the United States and could only be ordered online. The official name of the single is "Shine Remixes".

Track listing

1. Tracy Young Mix
2. Tracy Young Mix Instrumental
   Instrumental
   An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
   
   
3. Illicit Mix
4. Illicit Mix Instrumental
5. A cappella
   A cappella
   A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
   
   
6. Higher Plane (Bonus Track
   Bonus track
   In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
   
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Official versions

1. A Capella 5:16
2. Illicit Instrumental 8:39
3. Illicit Remix 8:37
4. Junior Vasquez Earth Mix
5. Tracy Young Instrumental 13:17
6. Tracy Young Mix 13:09

Cover versions

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming

Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...

performed a cover version of Shine on his first album, I Bought a Blue Car Today.