The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
Single by Cher
from the album It's a Man's World
Released	August 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:13
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Bob Crewe; Bob Gaudio;
Producer(s)	Trevor Horn
Cher singles chronology

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
Single by The Walker Brothers
from the album The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
B-side	"After the Lights Go Out"
Released	15 February 1966
Recorded	9 January 1966, Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London
Genre	Baroque pop
Length	3:02
Label	Philips BF 1473; Smash Records (U.S.)
Songwriter(s)	Bob Crewe; Bob Gaudio;
Producer(s)	Johnny Franz; Ivor Raymonde;
The Walker Brothers singles chronology

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"
Single by Frankie Valli
from the album Solo
B-side	"This Is Goodbye"
Released	August 1965
Recorded	July 1965
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:26
Label	Smash
Songwriter(s)	Bob Crewe; Bob Gaudio;
Producer(s)	Bob Crewe
Frankie Valli singles chronology

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.

It was originally released as a single credited to Frankie Valli as a solo artist in 1965 on the Smash label, but was more successful when recorded by The Walker Brothers in 1966. Cher and Keane have also recorded the song.

Frankie Valli[]

Frankie Valli recorded and released the first version of the song but his single achieved only limited success, charting on Billboards Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart but not making the Billboard Hot 100 itself (#128).^[1] Although it was recorded in a Four Seasons recording session (with the other band members at that time), it was Valli's first official "solo" single in over a decade.

The song plays over the end credits of the 2019 folk horror film Midsommar.

The song plays over the final scene of the Hulu Original TV Series, "Shut Eye".

The Walker Brothers[]

In 1966, The Walker Brothers released their remake as a single. Retitled "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", this version met with much greater success than Valli's. It topped the UK Singles Chart,^[5] and also became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., where it peaked at #13.^[6] The single also hit the Top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Norway.

The Walker Brothers' version has since garnered retrospective critical acclaim, and is considered the group's signature song. NME ranked the song at No. 357 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Pitchfork ranked it at No. 187 on its list of The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s, and it is listed in the 2010 book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die.

In 2010, the Walker Brothers' version was used in the promotional trailer for the AMC television series The Walking Dead.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, the Walker Brothers' version played a prominent role in the film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World. It was featured the following year in the film Stoker.

In 2013, the single's B-side "After the Lights Go Out", played over the end-credits of the Canadian-Spanish psychological thriller film Enemy.

In 2018, the Walker Brothers' version appeared in the Hulu streaming service series Castle Rock, season 1 episode 6.

Track listing[]

Philips - BF 1473 / Smash Records S-2032
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"	Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio	3:17
2.	"After the Lights Go Out"	John Stewart	4:01

Chart positions[]

Chart (1966)	Peak position
Belgium Ultratop singles chart^[7]	15
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[8]	2
Germany Media Control singles chart^[9]	4
Netherlands^[10]	9
New Zealand (Listener)^[11]	7
Irish Singles Chart^[12]	5
Norway VG-lista singles chart^[13]	6
UK Singles Chart^[5]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	13

Cher version[]

In the summer of 1996, Cher released her remake as the fourth official European single from her twenty-second album It's a Man's World. The song went to number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. Her version was used in The X-Files episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus".

Critical reception[]

Allmusic called this song "a real highlight" and continued "epic and beautiful, complete with echoes of the Wild West."^[14]

Charts[]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[15]	15
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	26

Keane[]

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"

Single by Keane

Released

20 April 2005

Recorded

Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex

Genre

Piano rock

Length

3:31

Label

War Child music

Songwriter(s)

Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio-Tim Rice-Oxley

Producer(s)

Alex Lake
Nathan Thomas

Keane singles chronology

"This Is the Last Time"
(2004)

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
(2005)

"Bend and Break"
(2005)

In 2004, the British group Keane recorded a version of this song. Deviating from the original version, Tim Rice-Oxley, pianist and composer of Keane, changed the guitar for piano. He also took the lead vocals in the second chorus, like the original version. The single was selected in summer 2004 by readers of the NME and first released as a download-only single in September 2004. The song was given for download to the War Child foundation website and one thousand vinyl copies given as a gift to some fans of Keane, who had supported and helped the band. The numbered copies each included a handwritten note from Tim Rice-Oxley, also signed by the other two members, thanking them for their support.

Track listing

"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
"Your Eyes Open" (Mo Mental Remix)

Other versions[]

The Ormsby Brothers released a version in 1974, and the song peaked at number 93 in Australia.^[17]
In 1981, Nielsen/Pearson released their remake as a single. It became their last Hot 100 hit, peaking at #56.
Russell Hitchcock, the lead vocal of Air Supply covered the song for his eponymous 1988 solo debut album.
The song features prominently in the 1991 bittersweet romance film Truly, Madly, Deeply, starring Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson, with Nina (Stevenson) playing the main chords in the chorus on the piano and Jamie (Rickman) playing the main riff on the bass strings of his cello, and both of them singing.^[18] The singing of the song is a game the couple often played.^[19]

References[]

^ Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
^ "45cat - The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More / After The Lights Go Out - Philips - UK - BF 1473". 45cat. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "Scott free". The Age. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 98–100. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1042/3. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
^ "Discografie The Walker brothers". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
^ RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 5, No. 16, 13 June 1966
^ "musicline.de - The Walker Brothers: Single-Chartverfolgung". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
^ "Discografie The Walker Brothers". 2003-2012 Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "Irish Singles chart". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
^ "Discography The Walker brothers". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
^ Jose F. Promis (25 June 1996). "It's a Man's World - Cher | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Truly, Madly, Deeply - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Comedy.videosift.com. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
^ "Symbol". Moorestuff.us. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[1] Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004

[2] "45cat - The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More / After The Lights Go Out - Philips - UK - BF 1473". 45cat. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[3] "Scott free". The Age. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[500_Number_One_Hits-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 98–100. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[The_Great_Rock_Discography-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1042/3. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[Belgium-7] "Discografie The Walker brothers". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

[Canada2-8] RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 5, No. 16, 13 June 1966

[musicline-9] "musicline.de - The Walker Brothers: Single-Chartverfolgung". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

[Dutch-10] "Discografie The Walker Brothers". 2003-2012 Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

[11] "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[12] Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "Irish Singles chart". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[Norway-13] "Discography The Walker brothers". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

[14] Jose F. Promis (25 June 1996). "It's a Man's World - Cher | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[sc_Scotland_-15] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Cher-16] "Cher: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[aus-17] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[18] "Truly, Madly, Deeply - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Comedy.videosift.com. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

[19] "Symbol". Moorestuff.us. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

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