Official Charts Pop Gem #4: Zoe - Sunshine On A Rainy Day

We like a pop tune. No, rephrase, we LOVE a pop tune. And throughout 2012 the Official Charts Company are celebrating 60 years of the Official Singles Chart – the home of said pop tunes.

But, ever wondered what happens to some songs when they disappear out of the charts, off radio playlists, pulled from music TV channels, never to be seen again?

Well, with a little help from you guys, every Friday OfficialCharts.com will be unearthing these lost glorious musical nuggets of pop brilliance with Official Charts Pop Gem!

This week’s Official Charts Pop Gem was suggested by OfficialCharts.com user Ross Carter, and it’s a rather fitting track for the summer we’ve had in Britain this year…

Zoe – Sunshine On A Rainy Day

Originally released in 1990, Sunshine On A Rainy Day was initially somewhat of a flop for London-born singer / songwriter Zoe (real name Zoe Pollock). It only reaching Number 53 in the Official Singles Charts.

However, after a remixed version by Youth - a founding member of seminal post-punk outfit Killing Joke and a music producer noted for his subsequent work with U2, The Verve and Embrace among many, many others – was released, and it appeared on a TV ad for the Amiga 500 computer, Sunshine On A Rainy Day hit Number 4 in the Official Singles Chart a year later. It became the 18th bestselling song of 1991 in the UK.

Ross says: “Why isn't this song played anymore? Such an anthem. Please help remind people of how great this song was/is.”

We totally agree Ross, so here it is, folks:

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