Sunlight, in the broad sense, is the total spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. On Earth, sunlight is filtered through the atmosphere, and the solar radiation is obvious as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. This is usually during the hours known as day. Near the poles in summer, sunlight also occurs during the hours known as night and in the winter at the poles sunlight may not occur at any time. When the direct radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and heat. Radiant heat directly produced by the radiation of the sun is different from the increase in atmospheric temperature due to the radiative heating of the atmosphere by the sun's radiation. Sunlight may be recorded using a sunshine recorder. The World Meteorological Organization defines sunshine as direct irradiance from the Sun measured on the ground of at least 120 W·m −2 .
Direct sunlight gives about 93 lumens of illumination per watt of electromagnetic power, including infrared, visible, and ultra-violet.
Sunlight is a key factor in the process of photosynthesis
The Sunshine Motorway is a thirty-three kilometre Australian motorway on the Sunshine Coast region of Queensland, just north of Brisbane.
"Sunshine" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1980 album Keepin' the Summer Alive.
"Sunshine" is the debut solo single by hip-hop artist, Alphrisk, formerly of the Deceptikonz released in 2005. The single features Adeaze.
"Sunshine" is the first single from singer Gabrielle's, third album Rise. Gabrielle wrote the song after giving birth to her son, thus being one of her most upbeat outings yet.
The song was her sixth UK top ten hit.
Instant Sunshine is a comedy cabaret quartet. It was formed in 1966 by three doctors at St. Thomas' Hospital, Peter Christie, David Barlow and Alan Maryon-Davis. In 1972 they were joined by the journalist Miles Kington. In 1998 Miles Kington left the group and Tom Barlow joined in his place. Peter Christie is the leading spirit and writes the words and music.
Their style has been compared to Flanders and Swann. The lyrics typically have an element of surreal fantasy (one song begins "Our Budgie has Changed to an Orang-Utang"), while the tunes are usually wistful and mock-sentimental. Their act contains an abundance of comic "business" and sound effects, usually provided by Alan Maryon-Davis. They normally perform in cabaret at private bookings, but on occasion they appear in public performances such as the Edinburgh Fringe. They have also provided theme songs for radio programmes, being particularly known for their contribution to Stop The Week.
They produced at least six LPs, including "The Instant Sunshine LP" (1980), "Live at Tiddy Dols" (1968) and "Here We Go Again" (1968). There are currently three CDs in print, "Instant Sunshine Comes of Age" (1987), "Jubilee" (1992) and "Live at the Old Vic" (2002).
"Sunshine" is a pop-R&B song by former Australian Idol contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter, released as the second single off her debut album Ricki-Lee. The song was released on 26 September, 2005 in Australasian markets only. The single went to number-one on the ARIA Australasian singles chart, and number-eight on the ARIA singles chart. The video shows Ricki-Lee singing in a house, which is 3D animated, surrounded by animated spot lights.
"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.
"Sunshine" is the second single taken from Gareth Gates' second studio album, Go Your Own Way. The single peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #3.
"Sunshine" is a country folk war protest 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.
Like many catchy hits, Sunshine was not even 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 Jonathan Edwards, Sunshine was used to fill the hole.
It was released as a single and the positive energy and message of the song seemed just what the nation needed at that moment. Sunshine caught fire first on Boston radio, then nationwide, hitting #4 on the Billboard pop 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."
A cover of Sunshine was released by 18-year-old pop-folk artist Josh Thompson on April 22, 2007. The new version, featuring vocals by Jonathan Edwards, reached #29 on the Radio & Records' Hot A/C Indicator chart. Jonathan Edwards recorded and released a bluegrass version of "Sunshine" (along with an entire album) with the band "The Seldom Scene."
Susanna Hoff of the Bangles recorded a version of the song for her first solo album "When You're A Boy" in 1991, but the cut did not get chosen for the final pressing.
In July 2007, the original Jonathan Edwards recording joined the list of 60s protest songs used to sell high-end consumer products when it was used as the only audio in a Jeep television spot, part of the Heritage campaign developed by the Cutwater agency.
