(don't you) steal my sunshine

there sure was mad summery one hit wonders back in those days.

i'll third or fourth the whole album being pretty good. it also had mr. dibbs on it which is really neither here nor there.

before global warming kicked in full blast...

-- PARTYMAN (wt...), Today 3:37 PM. (dubplatestyle) (later)

this played out so hilariously in mtl... it was a real mini-controversy

-- s1ocki (slytus...), August 23rd, 2006.

was it ever confirmed though?

Heres the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwtTOxouD5Q

Regardless, "Sunshine" fills me with idiot glee.

don't most people know more more more? i like steal my sunshine more than more more more. lots more. but more more more is on a list with i will survive and disco inferno of somgs i probably never need to hear again.

sugar ray

I remember hearing this song and thinking it was sung by David Spade...doesn't one of the people talking sound exactly like him? Or am I psycho?

Only in Portsmouth. God specifically shines the sun down on His favourite city during the winter, in recognition of their excellent properties for financial workers and sterling sporting achievements.

steal my sunshine is awesome.

"Hey Matt."
"Yeah Tim?"
"Hey, you talked to Mark lately?"
"Uh... haven't really talked to him but... he looks pretty... uh... down."
"Hahaha. 'He looks pretty uh-huh....'"
"Yeah, well... maybe we should cheer him up then."
"What do you... uh... suppose we should do?"
"Well... does he like butter tarts?"

...

"Check, come here, come here, come here."
"Wow. Look at her."
"I know."
"I've never seen Sharon look so bad before."
"I did once before, but this is pretty bad."
"Yeah. What do you think she got up to last night?
"Hahahahahahahahaha... KAREN!! I LOVE YOU!!"

Why isn't that in the video? It was the best part of the song! Is it an uncleared sample from some teen movie?

item!

Pazz and Jop singles 1999

1. TLC: "No Scrubs" (LaFace) 109
2. Eminem: "My Name Is" (Aftermath/Interscope) 66
3. Len: "Steal My Sunshine" (Epic)

Totally blew by me that critics liked this song.

"Uh... haven't really talked to him but... he looks pretty... uh... down."
"Hahaha. 'He looks pretty uh-huh....'"
"Yeah, well... maybe we should cheer him up then."
"What do you... uh... suppose we should do?"
"Well... does he like butter tarts?"

I always thought this was a drug reference I was too young to understand, but apparently it's a reference I just don't get period.

is there an Idjut Boys remix of this?

This is a really good song.

The female vocals are very summery.

What's not to like?

it's a great song but i can't figure out the lyrics. i think maybe i shouldn't bother, doesn't really matter what they're saying.

"it's a reference I just don't get period."

it's just stupid and funny

is there an Idjut Boys remix of this?

like people know "Every Morning" without knowing "Suavecito." *shakes fist at these kids today*

Wow, I knew both songs well but never pieced it together until I saw this. I also didn't know the name of "Suavecito." I just knew it as that song on oldies radio that features Santana's brother.

I was just reminded how much I fucking love this song. Oh Len.

They did that on purpose, didn't they? (The rec co, I mean)

it's possible they did on purpose. i know that lots of jive records' teen pop acts released radio-only singles (ever wonder why "i want it that way" only got to #5 on the hot 100?) so i assume it was fairly common at that time.

and actually yeah the album had many pretty good tracks, now that i think about it

I knew nothing about this except as a single on the radio but y'all have successfully just re-infected my brane...

Is it just me or does it kind of have like a Happy Mondays/Primal Scream Manchester feeling to it? Maybe that's why I like it so much. I could see Shaun Ryder doing it...

Well I've never made that connection before but I can see where you're coming from and love HM/PS so . . . you might be on to something.

Why cop the single when you can just buy the "Go" soundtrack!

This song randomly popped up in the latest episode of Girls reminding me just how god damn perfect it is. Hadn't listened to it in at least 5 years but have listened to it about 100 times since last Sunday.

l a t e r that week

"KAREN! I LOVE YOU!!!"

That first shot in the music video when the dude doesn't have his sunglasses on is kind of shocking!

Cool song though. They all look so nervous in front of the camera!

And yes I watched "Tubthumping" immediately afterwards.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/may/15/debunking-the-one-hit-wonder-lens-steal-my-sunshine

"I'm going to London soon and if anyone wants to call me up I'll fucking show up at their house and I'll sing this song."

:D

One-hit wonders channel Sesame Street in corny, charming tribute to Toronto: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2012/10/23/remember_len_onehit_wonder_toronto_band_is_back_with_new_music.html

summertime is len time!

the remix is out next month

when this first came out, I put it in the smash mouth/sugar ray file. listening now, free of 1999, I feel better about it.

getting to be that time again

l a t e r that week

this song is so good