Released: January 24, 1972
Songwriter: Bill Withers
Producer: Hal Davis
[Intro]
You ever want something
That you know you shouldn't have
The more you know you shouldn't have it
The more you want it
And then one day you get it
It's so good too
But it's just like my girl
When she is around me
I just feel so good, so good
But right now I just feel cold, so cold
Right down to my bones
Because ooh
[Verse 1]
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she is away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she is always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
[Verse 2]
Wonder this time where she is gone
Wonder if she is going to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
And this house just is no home
Anytime she goes away
[Verse 3]
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, know, know, know, know
I know, I know
Hey I ought to leave
I ought to leave her alone
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
[Verse 4]
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness every day
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
And this house just is no home
Anytime she goes away
You ever want something
That you know you shouldn't have
The more you know you shouldn't have it
The more you want it
And then one day you get it
It's so good too
But it's just like my girl
When she is around me
I just feel so good, so good
But right now I just feel cold, so cold
Right down to my bones
Because ooh
[Verse 1]
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she is away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she is always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
[Verse 2]
Wonder this time where she is gone
Wonder if she is going to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
And this house just is no home
Anytime she goes away
[Verse 3]
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know, know, know, know, know
I know, I know
Hey I ought to leave
I ought to leave her alone
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
[Verse 4]
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness every day
Ain't no sunshine when she is gone
And this house just is no home
Anytime she goes away
Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection
- In Our Small Way (With Studio Countdown)
- Teenage Symphony
- I Was Made To Love Her
- Call On Me
- To Make My Father Proud
- Touch The One You Love
- When I Come Of Age
- Don’t Let It Get You Down
- Lonely Teardrops
- Farewell My Summer Love
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
- Girl, You’re So Together
- Who’s Lookin’ For A Lover
- Melodie
- That’s What Love Is Made Of
- I’ll Come Home to You
- I Hear A Symphony
- If’n I Was God
- Twenty-Five Miles (Original Mix)
- I Like You The Way You Are (Don’t Change Your Love On Me)
- Give Me Half a Chance
- Love’s Gone Bad
- Girl You’re So Together (Original Mix)
- Touch the One You Love (Original Mix)
- You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Original Mix)
- To Make My Father Proud (Original Mix)
- Call on Me (Original Mix)
- Don’t Let It Get You Down (Original Mix)
- Melodie (Original Mix)
- What Goes Around Comes Around
- Farewell My Summer Love (Original Mix)
- You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me) (Original Mix)
- You’re Good For Me
- Dear Michael
- Dapper Dan
- You Are There
- My Girl
- Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
- We’ve Got A Good Thing Going
- People Make The World Go ’Round
- The Greatest Show On Earth
- Ben
- You’ve Got A Friend
- Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone
- Maria (You Were The Only One)
- Wings Of My Love
- Rockin’ Robin
- Got to Be There
- In Our Small Way
- Girl Don’t Take Your Love From Me
- I Wanna Be Where You Are
- Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
- You Can Cry On My Shoulder
- With A Child’s Heart
- Just a Little Bit of You
- We’ve Got Forever
- Cinderella Stay Awhile
- One Day In Your Life
- Take Me Back
- We’re Almost There
- Music And Me
- Morning Glow
- Euphoria
- Johnny Raven
- Doggin’ Around
- Too Young
- Happy (Love Theme From ”Lady Sings The Blues”)
- All the Things You Are
- Up Again
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- Got To Be There (1972)
- Ain’t No Sunshine - Single (1972)
- Portrait of Michael Jackson (1973)
- 18 Greatest Hits (1983)
- Anthology (1986 Edition) (1986)
- Love Songs (1987)
- Motown’s Greatest Hits (1992)
- Anthology (1995 Edition) (1995)
- The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five: The Motown Years (2001)
- Anthology (2008 Gold Edition) (2008)
- Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years (2008)
- The Definitive Collection (2009)
- Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection (2009)
- Michael Jackson: ICON (European Version) (2012)
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine