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Pocketful of Sunshine (song)

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is a single by Natasha Bedingfield from her United States record of the same name. The song was a top five hit in the United States. This was Bedingfield's second top five hit in the United States of America. It was released in 2008.

"Pocketful of Sunshine"
Single by Natasha Bedingfield
from Pocketful of Sunshine and Strip Me"
Released15 January 2008 (2008-01-15)
Recorded2006
Studio
GenrePop
Length3:23
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Shanks
Natasha Bedingfield singles chronology
"Love Like This"
(2007) 		"'"
(2008) 		"Bruised Water"
(2008)
"Pocketful of Sunshine" at YouTube

Composition

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is a pop song. It uses styles of dance-pop. It runs for three minutes and twenty three seconds.[1] The song is built on an electro beat.[2]

Reception

"Pocketful of Sunshine" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Julie Farmer of Blogcritics said it as one of the album's standout songs.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–12) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 28
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 3
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadaac 3
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadachrtop40 11
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadahotac 1
Czech Republic (IFPI)[6] 41
Germany (Media Control AG)[7] 24
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[8] 88
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[9] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 3
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[12] 3
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] 1
Illegal chart entered Billboarddanceairplay 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[14] 4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[15] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18] 14
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 13
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[20] 38
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[21] 13
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 17
Chart (2009) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Platinum 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[25] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*
Ringtone
United States (RIAA)[25] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Pocketful Of Sunshine (song) Media

  • "Pocketful of Sunshine" earned Bedingfield her second top five single in North America. It became her highest-charting single in Canada and tied with "Unwritten" as her highest charting effort in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Farmer, Julie. "Music Review: Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=793 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200835 into search.
  7. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  9. ↑ "Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=379 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=341 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  12. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=343 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  13. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=359 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  14. ↑ "Illegal name entered Natasha Bedingfield/Natasha+Bedingfield/chart?f=381 Natasha Bedingfield Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Natasha Bedingfield. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Natasha Bedingfield – Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  16. ↑ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Hot 100 Songs 11 through 20 - Billboard Year In Music 2008". Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  18. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  20. ↑ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  22. ↑ "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  23. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  24. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine". Music Canada.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "American single certifications – Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH


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