Sunshowers

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“Sunshowers”
“Sunshowers” cover
Single by M.I.A.
from the album Arular
B-side "Fire, Fire"
Released July 5, 2004
Format 12" and CD
Recorded Early 2004
Genre Dancehall, Hip hop
Length 3:16
Label XL Recordings
Writer(s) Maya Arulpragasam,
Ross Orton,
Steve Mackey,
August Darnell,
Stony Jr. Browder
Producer Maya Arulpragasam,
Nesreen Shah,
Steve Mackey,
Ross Orton
Anthony Whiting
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Galang"
(2003)		 "Sunshowers"
(2004)		 "Galang
(re-release)
(2004)
Video Capture
M.I.A. in the music video for "Sunshowers"
M.I.A. in the music video for "Sunshowers"

"Sunshowers" is the second single from M.I.A.'s critically acclaimed album Arular and her first official release with XL Recordings. It is written by Maya Arulpragasam, Ross Orton, Steve Mackey, August Darnell and Stony Jr. Browder and produced by Maya Arulpragasam, Nesreen Shah, Steve Mackey, Ross Orton and Anthony Whiting. The song samples Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band's "Sunshower".

“ "Sunshowers" is about how in the news the world is being divided into good and evil with this axis of evil and terrorism thing, so the song is asking:

"How can we talk about gun culture and other issues while Blair is preaching that if someone hits us, we should hit back twice as hard?"

 ”

— M.I.A.

The music video for "Sunshowers" was directed by Rajesh Touchriver and filmed in the jungles of South India.

The song faced censorship controversies on TV and radio, and was banned from MTV after M.I.A. refused to remove the lines: "you wanna go? you wanna winna war? Like PLO, I don't surrendo" for airplay.[1]

Designer Matthew Williamson opened and closed his fashion week runway show with the song in 2004.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listings and formats

CD single

  1. "Sunshowers" – 3:16
  2. "Fire, Fire" – 3:28
  3. "Sunshowers" [instrumental] – 3:15
  4. "Sunshowers" [a capella] – 2:52

The only difference the 12" single has is that tracks 2 and 3 are switched.

[edit] Personnel

  • Maya Arulpragasam - main performer, artwork, producer
  • Nesreen Shah - chorus
  • Steve Mackey - producer, mixing
  • Ross Orton - producer, mixing
  • Anthony Whiting - producer, mixing

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
Canadian Singles Chart[3] 22
U.K. Singles Chart[4] 93

[edit] References

  1. ^ washingtonpost.com, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/15/AR2005091500697_pf.html">"M.I.A., No Loss For Word"</a>, September 16, 2005
  2. ^ Webb, Adam (2005). “M.I.A. - Arular". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  3. ^ M.I.A. Sunshowers @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
  4. ^ Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol