Good Morning Sunshine

This article is about a song by Aqua. For a song by Oliver popularized by Donovan, see Good Morning Starshine.

"Good Morning Sunshine" is a song by Danish-Norwegian band Aqua from their debut album, Aquarium (1997). The group's eighth overall single as well as the seventh and last from Aquarium, the song was the first not to be released worldwide since "Lollipop (Candyman)" (1997). The song was released in December 1998, peaking at number 25 in Denmark and number 18 in the United Kingdom, becoming their lowest-charting song in the UK from the Aquarium album.

"Good Morning Sunshine"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarium
Released	14 December 1998 (1998-12-14)^[1]
Length	4:03
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Søren Rasted Claus Norreen René Dif
Producer(s)	Johnny Jam Delgado Claus Norreen Søren Rasted
Aqua singles chronology
"Turn Back Time" (1998) "Good Morning Sunshine" (1998) "Cartoon Heroes" (2000)
Music video
"Good Morning Sunshine" (live) on YouTube

The song itself was similar to "Turn Back Time", with a slower beat to previous tracks. In a documentary released in the early 2000s, the group members and principal songwriters Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen played part of an early version of the song, which was similar to their more bubblegum dance songs. According to the two, the song was going to be released as another pop song, but was changed later on.

Following the release of "Good Morning Sunshine", the group went on a 14-month hiatus in order to go on tour and record their second album, Aquarius (2000).

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "Good Morning Sunshine" (radio edit) — 4:03
2. "Good Morning Sunshine" (Love to Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) — 3:46
3. "Good Morning Sunshine" (CD-ROM video) — 4:33

UK CD2

1. "Good Morning Sunshine" (radio edit) — 4:03
2. "The Official Megamix" — 11:14

Scandinavia

1. "Good Morning Sunshine" (radio edit) — 4:05
2. "Good Morning Sunshine" (Love to Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) — 3:46
3. "Good Morning Sunshine" (Love to Infinity's Master Mix) — 6:47
4. "Good Morning Sunshine" (Love to Infinity's Nassaunautics Mix) — 7:10

Europe

1. "Good Morning Sunshine" (radio edit) — 4:03
2. "Good Morning Sunshine" (Love to Infinity's Classic Radio Mix) — 3:46

Charts

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[2]	94
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[3]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	80
Scotland (OCC)^[5]	18
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	18

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 12 December 1998. p. 24.
2. "Aqua – Good Morning Sunshine" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
3. "Tipparade-lijst van week 45, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
4. "Aqua – Good Morning Sunshine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.