Sunshine Girl (Moumoon song)

"Sunshine Girl" is Japanese band Moumoon's 8th single, released on May 12, 2010.^[2] It achieved success after a high-profile commercial campaign for Shiseido's Anessa range of sunblock cosmetics. It is currently Moumoon's only top 10 single, and their most successful single in terms of physical copies sold^[3] and digital certifications (it is the only Moumoon song to receive a certification by the RIAJ).

"Sunshine Girl"
Cover featuring model Yū Aoi[1]
Single by Moumoon
from the album Spark and 15 Doors
B-side	"Medley (2010 Summer Ver)"
Released	May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:51
Label	Avex
Songwriter(s)	Yuka, K. Masaki
Producer(s)	Moumoon
Moumoon singles chronology
"Aoi Tsuki to Ambivalence na Ai" (2009) "Sunshine Girl" (2010) "Let's Dance in the Moonlight" (2010)

An English-language version with the same arrangement was released on the group's EP Spark later in 2010.

Promotion

The song was first unveiled in Shiseido commercial campaign for Anessa, starting on March 19.^[4] The song was also later used in commercials for Sony Ericsson's Xperia smartphones,^[5] and was one of the songs used in Sony's bid for the Guinness World Records' award for greatest number of different commercials played in a single television show selling the same product.^[6]

The song was performed at Music Station on July 30.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuka, K. Masaki.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sunshine Girl"	3:51
2.	"Medley (2010 Sumer Ver.)" (メドレー Medorē)	3:37
3.	"Sunshine Girl (Instrumental)"	3:51
Total length:		11:17

Chart rankings and certifications

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay[8]	5
Billboard Japan Hot 100[9]	4
Billboard yearly Japan Hot 100[10]	41
Oricon weekly singles[11]	10
RIAJ Digital Track Chart weekly top 100[12]	1
RIAJ Digital Track Chart yearly top 100[13]	41

Sales and certifications

Chart	Amount
Oricon physical sales[14]	36,000
RIAJ ringtone downloads[15]	500,000+ (2× Platinum)
RIAJ full-length cellphone downloads[16]	250,000+ (Platinum)

Release history

Region	Date	Format
Japan	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)[15]	Ringtone
	May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12)[2][17]	CD, rental CD
	June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)[16]	Cellphone digital download
	July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)[18]	PC download