"Summer Sunshine" is a single by Irish band The Corrs

The Corrs

The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...

, released in May 2004. It is the opening track from the album Borrowed Heaven

Borrowed Heaven

Borrowed Heaven is the fourth studio album by Irish Celtic folk-rock band The Corrs, released through Atlantic Records on May 31, 2004. The album was produced by Olle Romo...

, released a fortnight later.

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr

Andrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician, songwriter and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon, and Jim...

, who wrote the song, has described it as dark and full of sadness, despite being very upbeat. It also contains the phrase 'borrowed heaven', which provided the basis for another song on the same album, as well as the album title. Kevin Godley

Kevin Godley

Kevin Godley is a British musician and music video director.He was born in a family of Jewish descent, and went to North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham....

 was enlisted to direct the promo video.

Track listing

• Sweden, UK, Europe CD

1. "Summer Sunshine"
2. "Summer Sunshine (Acoustic)"

• US Vinyl Promo

1. "Summer Sunshine (Fernando Garibay Extended Mix)" – 10:40
2. "Summer Sunshine (Ford Club Mix)" – 8:15
3. "Summer Sunshine (Ford Dub Mix)" – 6:42
4. "Summer Sunshine (Global Club Mix)" – 8:09
5. "Summer Sunshine (Fernando Garibay Acapella)" – 3:02
6. "Summer Sunshine (Ford Break Mix)" – 8:14
7. "Summer Sunshine (Ford Synthapella)" – 6:45

• UK, Europe CD (Limited)

1. "Summer Sunshine"
2. "Summer Sunshine (Acoustic)"
3. "Summer Sunshine (Ford Remix)"
4. "Summer Sunshine (Video)"
5. "Silver Strand (Acoustic)
6. "Behind The Scenes At The Video"

Music videos

Shot in London on 15 and 16 March 2004. The video portrays a couple inside a dark house, which The Corrs are tearing down. The house is eventually reduced to ruins but the couple emerge from it, safe and in the sunshine.

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	13
Austria Top 40	42
Belgium Singles Top 50	46
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	49
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	12
Italian Singles Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....	20
Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...	29
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	30
Spanish Singles Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...	2
Swiss Singles Chart	32
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	6
U.S. Adult Contemporary	29
U.S. Adult Top 40	32