Pocketful of Sunshine (song)

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“Pocketful of Sunshine”
“Pocketful of Sunshine” cover
Single by Natasha Bedingfield
from the album Pocketful of Sunshine
Released February 11, 2008 (U.S.)[1]
July 7, 2008 (UK)
Format Digital download CD Single
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop, R&B, soul
Length 3:23 (album version)
3:02 (radio edit)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, John Shanks
Producer John Shanks
Natasha Bedingfield U.S. singles chronology
"Love like This"
(2007)		 "Pocketful of Sunshine"
(2008)

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is a pop song performed by Natasha Bedingfield for her second North American album Pocketful of Sunshine. It is scheduled to be released as the album's second single in 2008.[2]. The single will be released in the UK as Natasha's second single from the re-release of N.B. on July 7, 2008.

The song has been recorded in simlish for the video game The Sims 2: FreeTime[3] and was featured on the midseason finale of the MTV television show The Hills.[4] Bedingfield will also perform the song on the season finale of the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.[5]

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is also used in the background of several of ABC's "Start Fresh" commercials. The song is also featured on Audition Online.

Contents

[edit] Reception

Pocketful of Sunshine was among the most praised album's tracks in the album. A critic of All Music Guide praised the song, calling it the "album's lineup".[6] Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone described "Pocketful of Sunshine" as "serviceable: long on catchy" and "professional-grade melodies and dance beats", but added "annoying only in spots".[7] Meanwhile, Bill Lamb of About.com review stated that the single is "good one" for "the promise of spring".[8] The song was also listed as one of the "top tracks" on the album of the same name, in the review, also, of About.com.[9]

[edit] Music video

Bedingfield in the music video.
Bedingfield in the music video.

In an interview with Alloy.com, Bedingfield said she will soon be filming a music video for "Pocketful of Sunshine". She also said that she was excited about the video because "people are...making their own versions of the video on YouTube and that kind of thing, which is really exciting, so I want to get done with my video as well".[10]
The music video was directed by Alan Ferguson. On Natasha's blog, she explains a little bit about the concept of the video, and how she wanted a video that showed the contrast that happens in life, like finding beauty in the middle of ugliness or strength at times of weakness.

The video opens up with Bedingfield at a work building. Scenes of a child drawing a picture while his parents are fighting and a teenager drawing graffiti in a parking lot are intercut through the video. After she drops off her work, Bedingfield grabs a parachute and jumps out the window. When she lands, she has on different clothes. Shortly after she lands, more people jump out with parachutes to join her. While Bedingfield sings, the crowd dances. Meanwhile, the police arrive to arrest the teenager, but he punches through the wall, escaping. Bedingfield is then sitting in a chair, when an eclipse occurs, hence the line "and the darkness is light". When the eclipse passes, Bedingfield shoots red butterflies out of her hands, hence the line "there's only butterflies". Bedingfield performs a free concert for the crowd. Back at the work building, the employees watch Bedingfield and dance. The child walks out of the house he drew, when the camera shows Bedingfield meditating on a large flower, while a group of belly dancers dance around her. They all dance happily, not really having anything to do with the meaning of the song. As the child walks up to her, Bedingfield opens her eyes. The end of the video shows the flower rising up, while Bedingfield sings the final lines, then looking at the child Also, the flower symbolizes a Hindu Goddess Laxmi.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pocketful of Sunshine".

US Digital Single

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit] - 3:02

UK CD1

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit] - 3:02
  2. "Love like This" [Jim Jonsin Remix] - 4:14

UK CD2

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Album Version] - 3:22
  2. "Cheer Me Up"
  3. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Remix]
  4. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix]
  5. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Music Video]

Promotional CD

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit] - 3:02
  2. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Album Version] - 3:22
  3. "Love like This" [Jim Jonsin Remix] - 4:14

Club Promo Mixes CD

  1. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Club ]
  2. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Club]
  3. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Radio]
  4. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Radio]
  5. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix]
  6. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Johnny Vicious Dub]
  7. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Stonebridge Dub Radio Mix]
  8. "Pocketful of Sunshine" [Radio Edit]

Official remixes

  • Johnny Vicious Radio mix
  • Johnny Vicious Club mix
  • Johnny Vicious Dub mix
  • Johnny Vicious Warehouse mix
  • StoneBridge Radio edit
  • StoneBridge Club mix
  • StoneBridge Dub mix

[edit] Chart performance

"Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States at number sixty-five, even though it had not been commercially released as a single.[11] The song also debuted on the Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts at number twenty-four,[12][13] and at number forty-three on the Pop 100 chart.[14] Since its release, it has climbed to number eight on the Hot 100, peaking there for two weeks and giving Bedingfield her second top ten hit on the chart, after "Unwritten" from her first album peaked at number five. It has also reached number seven on the Pop 100. The song has managed to climb to number two on the U.S. iTunes chart after Natasha performed it on American Idol on May 1, and as such, has reached a peak of number four on the Hot Digital Songs chart. On May 28, the song was certified platinum as it has sold 1,014,268 downloads to date.

The track was also successful on Billboard's Dance charts, where it reached number one on both the Hot Dance Club Play chart in May 2008 and Hot Dance Airplay charts the following June.

In Canada, the song debuted at number forty-three on the Canadian Hot 100,[15] and has so far peaked at number three, becoming Natasha's third top ten single, and the second from Pocketful of Sunshine. The song has also peaked at number one on the Canadian iTunes Chart.

On the United World Chart, "Pocketful of Sunshine" debuted at number forty and has peaked at number sixteen for three weeks so far.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
[16][17][18]
Canadian Hot 100 [19] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 7
Turkey Billboard Top 20 Chart[20] 19
Brazil Hot 100 68
Brazil Dance Chart [21] 3
Romanian Top 100 88
Cyprus Singles Chart 1
Europe Singles Chart 201
United World Chart 16

[edit] Personnel

The following people contributed to "Pocketful of Sunshine":[22]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "CHR: Available For Airplay". FMQB.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Interview with Adam Bomb on Q100 Atlanta". YouTube. December 12, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "VideoBlog: Singing In Simlish". YouTube. November 22, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  4. ^ "Songs from Season 3 of the Hills episode 18?". Yahoo!. November 12, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  5. ^ Warner, Tyrone. "Natasha Bedingfield talks 'Degrassi'". CTV. December 5, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. Pocketful of Sunshine. All Music Guide. Macrovision Company. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  7. ^ Hoard, Christian. Pocketful of Sunshine Review. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  8. ^ Lamb, Bill. Pocketful of Sunshine Single Review. About.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  9. ^ Lamb, Bill. Pocketful of SunshineAlbum Review. About.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  10. ^ "Interviews: Natasha Bedingfield". Alloy.com. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  11. ^ "Hot 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "Hot Digital Songs (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  13. ^ "Hot Digital Tracks (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  14. ^ "Pop 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  15. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 (Chart Listing for the Week of Feb 09 2008)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  16. ^ "Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  17. ^ "Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". All Music Guide. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  18. ^ "World Chart Positions". aCharts.us. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  19. ^ Country_MM_060227.qxd
  20. ^ Billboard Türkiye Top 20 Accessed April 12, 2008
  21. ^ http://www.hot100brasil.com/chtdance.html
  22. ^ Pocketful of Sunshine (CD liner notes). Sony BMG. January 2008.

[edit] External links

Preceded by
"4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
May 31, 2008		 Succeeded by
"Break the Ice" by Britney Spears
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
June 13, 2008		 Succeeded by
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"Single" · "These Words" · "Unwritten" · "I Bruise Easily" · "I Wanna Have Your Babies" · "Soulmate" · "Say It Again" · "Love like This" · "Pocketful of Sunshine"
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"These Words" · Unwritten" · "Single" · "The One That Got Away" · "Love like This" · "Pocketful of Sunshine"
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