Sunny Came Home
| "Sunny Came Home" | ||||
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| Single by Shawn Colvin | ||||
| from the album A Few Small Repairs | ||||
| B-side | "What I Get Paid For" | |||
| Released | February 4, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Shelter Island | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer | John Leventhal | |||
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| "Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home" on YouTube | ||||
"Sunny Came Home" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. It is the opening track on her 1996 concept album, A Few Small Repairs. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the US on February 4, 1997, and was released commercially on June 24. In the United Kingdom, the song was released in July 1997 but did not chart until a re-release in May 1998.
"Sunny Came Home" was a commercial success, reaching number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 to become Colvin's first entry and first top-10 single on the chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number three, while in Iceland, it reached number 20. The song was also a critical success, winning both Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year and was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.