Black Sunshine
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| Single by White Zombie from the album La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 |
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| Released | 1992-1993 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Producer | Andy Wallace | |||||||||||||
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"Black Sunshine" is a song initially featured on 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". Iggy Pop recorded the spoken word vocal intro and outro of the song "Black Sunshine" as well as playing the character of a writer in the video shot for the song. He is singled out for special thanks in the liner notes of album. 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. It is in 6/4 time with a tempo of 135 beats per minute.
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[edit] Music video
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". Iggy Pop also plays the character of a writer in the video.
[edit] First single track listing (1992)
- "Black Sunshine (LP version)" - 4:48
- "Thunder Kiss '65 (Swingers Lovers mix)" - 4:46
- "Thunder Kiss '65 (Swinging Lovers extended mix)" - 6:10
[edit] Second single track listing (1992)
- "Black Sunshine (LP version)" - 4:48
- "Black Sunshine (Indestructible 'Sock It to Me' Psycho-Head mix)" - 4:58
[edit] Third single track listing (1993)
- "Black Sunshine (edit)" - 3:55
- "Black Sunshine (LP version)" - 4:48
[edit] Appearance in popular culture
- In 2000, the song was covered by Lesser Known for the White Zombie tribute album Super-Charger Hell.
- Black Sunshine was covered for use in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. In this version, the car motor noises used in the intro are more intelligible.
[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 |
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| 1994 | "Black Sunshine" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 39 |
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