"U Make My Sun Shine"
Single by Prince and Angie Stone
from the album The Chocolate Invasion
B-side	"When Will We B Paid?"
Released	April 10, 2001
Recorded	June 2000 [1]
Studio	Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre	Soul
Length	5:52 (single/original version) 7:05 (full length version)
Label	NPG
Songwriter(s)	Prince
Producer(s)	Prince
Prince singles chronology
" The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (1999) "U Make My Sun Shine" (2001) " Supercute" (2001)
Angie Stone singles chronology
" Everyday" (2000) "U Make My Sun Shine" (2000) " Brotha" (2001)

"U Make My Sun Shine" is a song by Prince, released on April 10, 2001. ^[2] The ballad is a duet with guest vocalist Angie Stone, and along with the B-side was reportedly one of the tracks from Prince's cancelled High album.

"When Will We B Paid?" is a cover version of a 1970 song by the Staple Singers, originally titled "When Will We Be Paid". While the Staple Singers' version is somewhat upbeat musically, Prince's take is a sparse number with lyrics delivered with sadness and anger. The music is almost dirge-like, but features a searing guitar solo to further emphasize the anger.^{[ citation needed]} The song concerns the mistreatment and lack of appreciations for black people in the United States. Prince performed the song during his 2001 Hit N Run Tour, segueing it from " Purple Rain".^{[ citation needed]}

Music video

Prince and Angie Stone, as well as some other NPG members at the time, can be seen singing against a blue, partly cloudy background.

Charts

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