The Proclaimers song "Sunshine on Leith"

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ballad single song

"Sunshine on Leith" is a heartfelt ballad by Scottish duo The Proclaimers that has become an unofficial anthem of Edinburgh, especially cherished by fans of the Hibernian F.C. football club.

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instanceOf ballad ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Sunshine on Leith ⓘ
artist The Proclaimers ⓘ
associatedWithCity Edinburgh ⓘ
associatedWithFootballClub Hibernian F.C. ⓘ
chartPerformance UK Singles Chart ⓘ
commonlySungAt Hampden Park cup finals involving Hibernian F.C. ⓘ
Hibernian F.C. home matches ⓘ
composer Charlie Reid ⓘ
Craig Reid ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
describedAs anthemic ⓘ
heartfelt ballad ⓘ
featuresInstrumentation drums ⓘ
guitars ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
genre folk rock ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Edinburgh football culture ⓘ
Scottish popular culture ⓘ
hasLiveVersionOn The Proclaimers live performances ⓘ
hasLyricsTheme gratitude ⓘ
love ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Sunshine on Leith music video ⓘ
hasNotablePerformance Hibernian fans singing after 2016 Scottish Cup Final ⓘ
inspiredWork Sunshine on Leith (2013 film) ⓘ
Sunshine on Leith (stage musical) ⓘ
isSignatureSongOf The Proclaimers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
LeithIs district of Edinburgh ⓘ
oftenClassifiedAs football anthem ⓘ
partOfAlbum Sunshine on Leith ⓘ
performer The Proclaimers ⓘ
producer Pete Wingfield ⓘ
recordLabel Chrysalis Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1980s ⓘ
releaseYear 1988 ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
titleReferences Leith ⓘ
usedAs anthem of Hibernian F.C. supporters ⓘ
unofficial anthem of Edinburgh ⓘ
vocalStyle duet ⓘ
writer Charlie Reid ⓘ
Craig Reid ⓘ

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