Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (audio) ✪

: The track has a tempo of 88 BPM and is played in the key of A minor .

Bill Withers wrote the song while working as a technician at an aircraft-parts factory, specifically making bathroom units for Boeing 747s. Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (Audio)

: One of the most famous parts of the song is the bridge, where Withers repeats the phrase "I know" 26 times. Legend has it that he intended to write more lyrics for that section, but other musicians in the studio, including producer Booker T. Jones, advised him to keep it as it was. Musical Composition : The track has a tempo of 88

: Withers recorded the track with members of the MG's (Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Al Jackson Jr.) and Stephen Stills on guitar. Cultural Impact and Success Legend has it that he intended to write

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a timeless soul classic released in 1971 by Bill Withers on his debut album, Just As I Am . Despite its short duration of just over two minutes, the song became a massive hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning Withers his first Grammy Award. Origins and Inspiration

: Rolling Stone has consistently ranked it among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

"Ain't No Sunshine" was the breakout hit that launched Withers' career at age 31. : It won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1972.