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Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (audio) Today

The song is celebrated for its emotional depth and simplicity.

: The track has a tempo of 88 BPM and is played in the key of A minor . Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (Audio)

: The song was inspired by the 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses , which follows a couple struggling with alcoholism. Withers was moved by the characters' cycle of weakness and strength, comparing their relationship to "going back for seconds on rat poison". The song is celebrated for its emotional depth

Bill Withers wrote the song while working as a technician at an aircraft-parts factory, specifically making bathroom units for Boeing 747s. Withers was moved by the characters' cycle of

: 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

: In a nod to his former job, his record company presented him with a golden toilet seat once the record went gold. Listen to the official audio of the 1971 classic here: Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (Official Audio) BillWithersVEVO YouTube• Jun 13, 2015

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