Black Sunshine

Infobox Single
Name = Black Sunshine


Artist = White Zombie
from Album =
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
Producer = Andy Wallace
Writer = Rob Zombie White Zombie
Last single = "Thunder Kiss '65" (1992)
This single = "Black Sunshine" (1992)
Next single = "I Am Hell" (1993)Extra tracklisting
Album =
Type = Studio
prev_track = "Thunder Kiss '65"
prev_no = Track 3
this_track = "Black Sunshine"
track_no = Track 4
next_track = "Soul-Crusher"
next_no = Track 5|

"Black Sunshine" is a song initially featured on the album ' 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 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.

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.

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

econd single track listing (1992)

# "Black Sunshine (LP version)" - 4:48
# "Black Sunshine (Indestructible 'Sock It to Me' Psycho-Head mix)" - 4:58

Third single track listing (1993)

# "Black Sunshine (edit)" - 3:55
# "Black Sunshine (LP version)" - 4:48

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 "". In this version, the car motor noises used in the intro are more intelligible.

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

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