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Hello Sunshine is the seventeenth single by Super Furry Animals.
The track contains a sample of the song "By the Sea" by the teenage sibling duo Wendy and Bonnie[1], from their 1969 album Genesis. The edit version, issued as a single, does not contain the sample.
[edit] Coca-Cola controversy
According to a Gruff Rhys interview with Red Pepper magazine, the band turned down "a seven-figure offer by an advertising agency" for the use of "Hello Sunshine" in a Coca-Cola commercial:[2]
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We have never been a big selling band, but when it came to the crunch, we felt we couldn't justify endorsing a product that may have had a part in violently suppressing some of its workers. For a moment, sitting in the Sinaltrainal office, I thought that we could have done the advert and donated the money for their campaign for justice. Yet the thought of having to hear our song used to sell anything that exploits anyone for the worse turns my stomach.[2] |
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[edit] Tracklisting
All songs by Super Furry Animals.
- "Hello Sunshine (Radio Edit)" – 2:54
- "Cowbird" – 5:41
- "Sanitizzzed" – 2:45
[edit] References
