Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (audio) May 2026

Bill Withers wrote the song while working as a technician at an aircraft-parts factory, specifically making bathroom units for Boeing 747s.

: It is categorized as soul and R&B, featuring Withers' smooth baritone vocals. 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

: 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 : In a nod to his former job,

: 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

: 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".