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unusual facts about Walking on Sunshine



Kimberley Rew

Two of his better known compositions, both written for Katrina and the Waves, are "Walking on Sunshine" and "Love Shine a Light", performed by Katrina and the Waves as the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, taking the country to its first victory in the contest since 1981.

Prelude to History

The album saw minor success with a peak position of number 44 on the Germany albums chart, and spawned two moderately successful singles with double A-side "Walking on Sunshine/Call Me, Beep Me", and a remake of The Contours' "Do You Love Me".

Rockers Revenge

Its initial entry on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, "Walking on Sunshine" (an Eddy Grant composition and songwriter, featuring lead vocals by Donnie Calvin) hit #1 on the U.S. dance chart in 1982.

Songs We Didn't Write

# Walking On Sunshine (originally by Katrina and the Waves)


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Kimberley Rew

The group survived a slow career climb by tours of RAF bases and Canadian club gigs, then teamed up with producers Pat Collier and Scott Litt to record Rew compositions "Going Down to Liverpool", covered by The Bangles, and in 1985 "Walking on Sunshine", which became the group's first and biggest hit, and only evergreen, remaining firmly in the public consciousness through frequent radio plays, appearances in films, advertising, etc.