What is "sunshine"

Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, a. Sunshiny; bright.
--Shak. ``Sunshine hours.''
--Keble.

Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, n.

1. The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and light which they give.

   But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator.
   --Milton.

2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.

   That man that sits within a monarch's heart, And ripens in the sunshine of his favor.
   --Shak.

mid-13c., from sun (n.) + shine (n.). Old English had sunnanscima "sunshine;" while sunscin meant "a mirror, speculum." Meaning "happy person who brightens the lives of others" is from 1942. Sunshine law in reference to U.S. open-meeting legislation is recorded from 1972, from the notion of shining the light of public access on deliberations formerly held behind closed doors. Related: Sunshiny.

a. (label en chiefly US) Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings. n. 1 The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.''Webster's College Dictionary'', Random House, 2001 2 A location on which the sun's rays fall. 3 geniality or cheerfulness. 4 A source of cheerfulness or joy. 5 The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place. 6 (lb en UK) (non-gloss definition: Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.) 7 (lb en UK) (non-gloss definition: Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.) 8 (lb en humorous) Used to address someone who has just wake up and/or is very sleepy.

1. n. the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind" [syn: sunlight, sun]

2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: fair weather, temperateness]

Valerie French is a former professional wrestling valet better known as Sunshine.

Sunshine is a disco act whose members were the sisters of singer Donna Summer: Linda Gaines (now Lotman), Dara Bernard, Jenette Yancy and lead singer Mary Ellen Bernard. Their 1978 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Take It to the Zoo," which was featured on the " Thank God It's Friday" film and soundtrack, was co-written by Summer (with Bruce Sudano and Joe "Bean" Esposito), who also sings background on the track.

The planned album, "Sunshine Watching Daddy Dance", was pulled at the last minute. Mary Ellen continued to perform with Donna until her sister's death in May 2012, while Dara, who also toured with Donna, is now living in Atlanta, Georgia. At Donna's funeral, the sisters performed "We've Come This Far By Faith".

Sunshine was the third album from S Club 7. It was released on 26 November 2001 and features the hit singles " Don't Stop Movin'", " You", " Have You Ever" and " Never Had a Dream Come True" - all bar "You" peaking at number one prior to the album's release. The album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart in December 2001, selling more in its first week (136,000) than any of their other albums. It was later certified 2x Platinum after selling over 600,000 copies. Sunshine was the last album that featured Paul Cattermole as he announced his departure from the group in March 2002. The album peaked at number thirteen in New Zealand. The album also charted at number five on the 2001 UK year-end chart.

The track "Summertime Feeling" samples " Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac. Remixes for "Stronger" were sent to clubs and radio stations, indicating that it would be the follow up single to "You", but the release was cancelled due to Cattermole's departure from the band. Videos for "Summertime Feeling" and "Show Me Your Colours" were shot during production of " Hollywood 7", "Show Me Your Colours" was also tipped to be released but plans were also scrapped.

Sunshine is sunlight, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the Sun, especially in the visible wavelengths.

Sunshine may also refer to:

"Sunshine" is the debut solo single by hip-hop artist, Alphrisk, formerly of the Deceptikonz released in 2005. The single features Adeaze.

Sunshine is a fantasy novel featuring vampires written by Robin McKinley and published by Berkley Publishing Group in 2003. Sunshine won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2004.

"Sunshine" is the first single from singer Gabrielle's third album Rise. Gabrielle wrote the song after giving birth to her son, contributing to the song's upbeat mood.

The song was her sixth British Top Ten hit.

"Sunshine" is a song by Australian recording artist Ricki-Lee Coulter, taken from her self-titled debut album Ricki-Lee. It was released both physically and digitally on 26 September 2005, as the second single from the album. "Sunshine" peaked at number eight on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies. The music video for the song was directed by Bart Borghesi.

"Sunshine" is the second single released from Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates' second studio album, Go Your Own Way. The single was released on September 13, 2003, and it peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. This was the second single from Gates' that failed to reach the top spot.

Sunshine is a 2007 British-American science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle. The film was adapted from a screenplay written by Alex Garland about the crew of a spacecraft on a dangerous mission to the Sun. In 2057, with the Earth in peril from the dying Sun, the crew is sent on a mission to reignite the star with a nuclear bomb that has a mass equivalent to Manhattan Island. The script was based on a scientific back-story that took the characters on a psychological journey. The director cast a group of international actors for the film, and had the actors live together and learn about topics related to their roles, as a form of method acting. To have the actors realistically react to visual effects that would be implemented in post-production, the filmmakers constructed live sets to serve as cues. The ensemble cast features Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, and Chipo Chung.

The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Moving Picture Company, DNA Films, UK Film Council, and Ingenious Film Partners. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, while the 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment division released the film in the video rental market. Sunshine explores physics, science and religion. Following its wide release in theatres, the film garnered several award nominations for its acting, directing, and production merits. It also won an award for Best Technical Achievement for production designer Mark Tildesley from the British Independent Film Awards. The film score was orchestrated by musician John Murphy. The soundtrack was released by the Fox Music Group label on 25 November 2008.

Previous science fiction films that Boyle cited as influences included Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrei Tarkovsky's 1972 film Solaris, and Ridley Scott's 1979 science-fiction horror film Alien. Sunshine was released in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2007 and in the United States on 20 July 2007. The film took £3.2 million in the UK over twelve weeks, and in the USA it was placed no. 13 in the box office on the first weekend of its wide release. With a budget of US$40 million, it ultimately grossed US$32 million worldwide. Although the film was not considered a box office success, preceding its initial screening to the public, the film was generally met with positive critical reviews. Widescreen DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film, also including the hi-definition theatrical trailer, scene selections, and director's commentary among other highlights, were released in the United States on 8 January 2008.

Sunshine is a 1999 historical drama film written by Israel Horovitz and István Szabó, directed and produced by Szabó. It follows three generations of a Jewish family (originally called Sonnenschein, a name that literally means "sunshine" in German, but later changed to Sors, meaning "fate" in Hungarian) during the changes in Hungary from the beginning of the 20th century to the period after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The central male protagonist of all three generations is portrayed by Ralph Fiennes. The film also stars the real-life mother and daughter team of Rosemary Harris and Jennifer Ehle as well as Rachel Weisz and John Neville.

Although fictional, the film weaves events drawn from several real sources into the story. The Sunshine family's liquor business was based on the Zwack family's liquor brand Unicum. One of Fiennes's three roles is based at least partly on Hungarian Olympian Attila Petschauer, but also includes allusions to the early life of Miksa Fenyő and other famous Hungarians of Jewish origin who suffered from anti-Semitism and the persecution of Jews in World War II Hungary. Another role in the film which is similar to that of a historic person is the character Andor Knorr played by William Hurt which closely resembles the latter part of the life of László Rajk.

The film was an international co-production among companies from Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Canada. It won the Genie Award for Best Canadian Film.

Sunshine was a "feel good" monthly digest, filled with uplifting short articles and anecdotes.

Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC1 from the co-writers of The Royle Family and Early Doors. These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series.

"Sunshine" is the fourth single released by singer Dino from his 1989 album 24/7.

Sunshine is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Deric Ruttan. The album was released on January 12, 2010 on Black T Records. Its first single was "Sing That Song Again".

"Sunshine" was the fourth single released from Twista's fourth album, Kamikaze. The song did not find success in the US, but in the UK, "Sunshine" peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. "Sunshine" features R&B singer Anthony Hamilton and was produced by Red Spyda.

Sunshine is Miranda Sex Garden's third release, and second EP.

"Sunshine" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Marti Frederiksen. It was released in mid- 2001 as a promotional single from the band's album Just Push Play.

Aerosmith had to cancel a gig in Irvine, California in order to complete the filming of the music video for this song.

The song's lyrics have an Alice in Wonderland feel with such as lyrics "I followed Alice into wonderland", "Took to the hatter like a walk in the park", "I ate the mushroom and I dance with the queen", "I chased that rabbit up her Bodhi Tree" and "That caterpillar's tryin to cop a plea". Also the lyrics "She's finer than a painted rose" possibly referring to Disney's cartoon Alice in Wonderland when the Queen's men try to paint the white roses red.

The cover art was drawn by cartoonist Larry Welz.

"Sunshine" is also a street name for LSD. However, the lyrics "Sunshine, the kind that everybody knows", may suggest that the song does not refer to LSD.

"(Always Be My) Sunshine" is a hip hop song by American rapper Jay Z with guest vocals from fellow femcee Foxy Brown and R&B singer-songwriter Babyface who performs the song's chorus. It serves as the second single from his second album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997). The track features production by Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool. Vanderpool samples MC Lyte's " Cha Cha Cha", Alexander O'Neal's "Sunshine", Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" and The Fearless Four's "Rockin' It" for the track's beat. In addition, George Fonenette plays keyboards on this song. The song's lyrics helped indicate Jay-Z's change from his Mafioso rap style to a more commercial " shiny suit" style. Steve Juon of RapReviews.com supports the song claiming that it is a less gangsta version of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me & My Bitch", a well-received track. Jay-Z cites this song as "what killed the album."

"Sunshine" is a country folk song from 1971 by Jonathan Edwards, released as the first single from his debut album Jonathan Edwards. The single reached Billboard #4 and earned a gold record.

"Sunshine" was not originally planned for release, but when an engineer accidentally erased the master of a track called "Please Find Me" near the end of sessions for the album, "Sunshine" was used to fill the hole.

The song was released as a single and first gained popularity on Boston radio, then nationwide, hitting #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 15, 1972 and earning a gold record. Here's Edwards' take on its success: "It was just at the time of the Vietnam War and Nixon. It was looking bad out there. That song meant a lot to a lot of people during that time--especially me."

Sunshine is the third album by New Zealand / Australian rock band Dragon, it was their first album after they had relocated to Sydney in May 1975. Sunshine was released in 1977 by CBS Records and peaked at #24 on the Australian national albums charts. The single "This Time" had been released in late June 1976, which peaked at #26 on the Australian national singles charts. The second single "Get that Jive" was the best charting peaking at #13 and the third single "Sunshine" reached #36. The album had US and International releases in 1978 on Portrait Records, with "This Time" called "In the Right Direction" and an alternative cover used (see infobox).

Dragon had released two progressive rock albums in New Zealand but in Sydney they were moving to a rock / pop sound and sent for keyboardist Paul Hewson of rival kiwi group Mammal. Hewson joined Dragon with Marc Hunter on vocals and his older brother Todd Hunter on bass guitar, Neil Storey on drums and Robert M. Taylor on lead guitar. Storey died of heroin overdose in September 1976, aged 22. Their debut single "This Time" had begun charting, they considered disbanding but continued with ex-Mammal drummer Kerry Jacobson to complete the album. The album was dedicated to Neil Storey (1954–1976).

Sunshine are a Serbian rapcore/ hip hop band from Belgrade.

Sunshine is an album from Christian duo Jeff & Sheri Easter. It was released on September 28, 2004.

"Sunshine" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta featuring Swedish DJ Avicii (Tim Bergling), from Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat. It entered the Swedish Charts at number 59. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.

Sunshine is the second studio album from German Dance-Band R.I.O.. It was first released on 13 May 2011 in Germany. The album peaked to number 29 on the Swiss Albums Chart.

Sunshine is an American comedy television series that aired from March 6 until June 12, 1975.

"Sunshine (Everybody Needs a Little)" is a song co-written recorded by American country music artist Steve Azar. It was released in January 2010 as the second single from his album Slide On Over Here. Azar wrote the song with Jason Young.

"Sunshine" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Lil' Flip, released May 21, 2004 as the second single from his third album U Gotta Feel Me (2004). The song, produced by The Synphony, features vocals by American singer Lea. The song reached number two on both the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and US Billboard Billboard Hot 100 charts, stuck for one and two weeks, respectively. Stuck in each case behind Terror Squad's " Lean Back". It went on to become his most successful single to date.

The official remix is called "Baby Boy, Baby Girl (Sunshine Remix)" and also features singer Lea. The remix samples late rapper The Notorious B.I.G's 1997 single, " Hypnotize".

"Sunshine" is a song and single by rapper/ dancer Rye Rye featuring M.I.A.. It was recorded in 2008 and released in 2010 and serves as the first single from her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! (2012). The release on N.E.E.T. Recordings (via Interscope Records) was followed by an extended play of remixes, including work by The Cataracs, 12th Planet, MSTRKRFT, and L.A. Riots. The song also appeared in the episode "While You Weren't Sleeping" of the TV series Gossip Girl. and The Bling Ring.

Sunshine is the second studio album by American rock duo Talk Normal. It was released in October 2012 under Joyful Noise Recordings.

Sunshine is a 1973 made-for-television docudrama directed by Joseph Sargent and produced by George Eckstein. The movie starred Cristina Raines in the title role of Kate Hayden in her first big movie role, Cliff DeYoung as Kate's husband Sam Hayden and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush as the role of Jill Hayden; Kate and Sam's daughter. The movie aired on CBS and originally aired as an episode of the CBS Friday Night Movie on November 9, 1972. At the time of its airing, Sunshine was the most watched made-for-TV movie in history.

"Sunshine" is a song released by The Archies in 1970, taken from their fourth studio album Sunshine. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom. It peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Sunshine" was first issued on Kirshner Records and was later reissued on the RCA Records label.

Sunshine is the fourth studio album released by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band of The Archie Show and the Archie Comics universe. The album includes 12 tracks and was issued on Kirshner Records. It was produced by Jeff Barry. The album features the single " Sunshine". The song peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at number 137 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.

Sunshine is an EP by American singer and actress Traci Lords. It was released independently on October 11, 2004 via online music store CD Baby and autographed CDs were also available on Lords' official website. Sunshine was her first musical release in almost a decade since her debut album 1000 Fires (1995).

Produced by Nick Nolan, the EP contains two tracks; "Sunshine" and "You Burn Inside of Me".

Sunshine is an American 1975 television series.

"Sunshine" is a song performed by English producer and songwriter Tieks featuring vocals from Dan Harkna. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2015 through Ministry of Sound. The song has peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2016, the song featured on an advert for the Fiat 500.