Marc described the song as a "fun piece of pop with a bit of rap and disco thrown in." Release and reception Release Marc and Sharon Costanzo's vocal range spans one octave, from G ♯ 4 to G ♯ 5. Problems playing this file? See media help.Īccording to the sheet music published at by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of E major and is set in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 95 beats per minute. We both liked it, but then I never thought about it again." John King of the Dust Brothers was responsible for the mixing of the track, which was done at One on One South. And as soon as we recorded the song, it was done for me. She commented: "Marc just dragged me out of bed and into the studio one morning and said, 'Do you want to sing on this?'. When speaking to The Washington Post, Sharon Costanzo described the recording sessions as being relaxed. Recorded in 1996 on an eight-track tape, the song was one of the first demos recorded for You Can't Stop the Bum Rush. Production on the song was helmed by Marc Costanzo under the stage name Mumble C, with Costanzo also acting as a recording engineer. The recording sessions for "Steal My Sunshine" took place at Four Ways Studio B. Costanzo has explained that the lyrics were about the aforementioned rave and the events that took place there. As a result, the song's structure is characterized by alternating between male and female vocals from Marc and Sharon. When producing "Steal My Sunshine", Marc Costanzo wanted to make a song similar to the Human League's 1981 synth-pop single " Don't You Want Me". The master recording remained under his bed for months. Marc stated that "Steal My Sunshine" did not make much of an impression on him, so Len did not originally plan to release it. The song was recorded on a vintage early 1980s 8-track 1/2 inch recorder. Marc decided to loop part of the song's bridge and wrote and composed "Steal My Sunshine" over the instrumental. While out, he was listening to old disco music with Brendan Canning, and heard the 1976 disco hit " More, More, More". Marc Costanzo went to a rave during a time when he and his sister Sharon had gone several months without speaking. The song remains Len's most successful single, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Internationally, "Steal My Sunshine" was a top 40 hit in eight countries. As a result, Len is often deemed a one-hit wonder. The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, giving Len their first and only entry on the chart. "Steal My Sunshine" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its sample usage and considered the song a quintessential summer hit. The song was written during a period in which Marc and Sharon Costanzo were not speaking to one another.
The song's instrumental backing track is a sample of Andrea True Connection's 1976 single " More, More, More," earning a posthumous writing credit for Diamond, who died three months before the album's release. An indie pop and dance-pop song, "Steal My Sunshine" features siblings Marc and Sharon Costanzo trading lead vocals. "Steal My Sunshine" was one of the first demos recorded for You Can't Stop the Bum Rush, although the song almost remained unreleased due to it not making much of an impression on the band. The song was recorded at Four Ways Studio B and mixed by John King of the Dust Brothers at One on One South. According to Costanzo, the song is about feelings of elation he experienced while attending an outdoor electronic music festival.
Marc Costanzo and Gregg Diamond are credited as songwriters, while production was helmed by Costanzo under the stage name Mumble C. It was later released to contemporary hit radio as the lead single from You Can't Stop the Bum Rush on June 22, 1999, by Work Group. The song was initially released on the soundtrack to the 1999 crime comedy film Go, which resulted in the song receiving heavy airplay. " Steal My Sunshine" is a song by Canadian alternative rock band Len from their third studio album, You Can't Stop the Bum Rush (1999). From the album You Can't Stop the Bum Rush
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