Black Sunshine

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"Black Sunshine"
Single by White Zombie
from the album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
Released	1992-1993
Format	CD single, Vinyl
Recorded	May, 1991 at 321 Studios, New York City
Genre	Alternative Metal, Groove Metal
Length	4:48
Label	Geffen
Writer(s)	Rob Zombie White Zombie
Producer(s)	Andy Wallace
Chart positions
# 39 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks
White Zombie singles chronology
"Thunder Kiss '65" (1992)	"Black Sunshine" (1992)	"I Am Hell" (1993)
La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 track listing
"Thunder Kiss '65" (Track 3)	"Black Sunshine" (Track 4)	"Soul-Crusher" (Track 5)

"Black Sunshine" is a song off the album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 by White Zombie which was used as a promo single in 1992 and 1993. The song can also be found on Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future and the greatest hits album The Best of Rob Zombie. The song is about a racing car called "Black Sunshine". The audio sample "I work on this baby the same way, trying to get maximum performance." is taken from the 1965 movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Also, the lyrics contain the words "to the devil a daughter comes", most likely a reference to the movie To the Devil a Daughter. The singer Iggy Pop provides the additional vocals for both the intro and outro of the song. He also plays the writer in the "Black Sunshine" music video.

In 2000, the song was covered by Lesser Known for the White Zombie tribute album Super-Charger Hell.

The music video of the song, which was filmed in black and white, features the band playing in the basement of an old dilapidated house. The animated characters Beavis and Butthead provided support for the band by "reviewing" the video during the episode "Home Improvement".

Contents 1 First Single Track Listing (1992) 2 Second Single Track Listing (1992) 3 Third Single Track Listing (1993) 4 Personnel 5 Single Chart Position

[edit] First Single Track Listing (1992)

1. "Black Sunshine (LP Version)" - 4:48
2. "Thunder Kiss '65 (Swingers Lovers Mix)" - 4:46
3. "Thunder Kiss '65 (Swinging Lovers Extended Mix)" - 6:10

[edit] Second Single Track Listing (1992)

1. "Black Sunshine (LP Version)" - 4:48
2. "Black Sunshine (Indestructible 'Sock It to Me' Psycho-Head Mix)" - 4:58

[edit] Third Single Track Listing (1993)

1. "Black Sunshine (Edit)" - 3:55
2. "Black Sunshine (LP Version)" - 4:48

[edit] Personnel

• Ivan de Prume - Drums
• Michael Golob - Art Direction, Photoshop Artist
• Iggy Pop - Additional Vocals
• Andy Wallace - Producer
• Sean Yseult - Bass, Art Direction
• J. - Guitar
• Rob Zombie - Vocals, Lyricist, Art Direction, Illustrations

[edit] Single Chart Position

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1994	"Black Sunshine"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	39

White Zombie

Rob Zombie | J. | Sean Yseult | John Tempesta

Discography

Studio albums: Soul-Crusher | Make Them Die Slowly | La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 | Astro-Creep: 2000

EPs: Gods on Voodoo Moon | Pig Heaven | Psycho-Head Blowout | God of Thunder | Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes | Supersexy Swingin' Sounds

Compilation albums: Box-Set

Singles: "Thunder Kiss '65" | "Black Sunshine" | "I Am Hell" | "Children of the Grave" | "Feed the Gods" | "More Human Than Human" | "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" | "Real Solution #9" | "Super-Charger Heaven" | "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" | "Blood, Milk and Sky" | "The One" | "I'm Your Boogieman" | "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls"

Tribute albums: Super-Charger Hell

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