Katrina and The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (1985)
" Walking on Sunshine " is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. The re-recorded version was at first released on the band's 1985 self-titled album as the album's second single and reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 9 in the United States, and No. 8 in the United Kingdom. It was the Waves' first U.S. top 40 hit, and their biggest success in the United Kingdom until " Love Shine a Light " (1997). Conceived of as a ballad, Katrina decided to belt the song out. Read more about the song