title: Hello Sunshine (Bruce Springsteen song)
text: # Hello Sunshine (Bruce Springsteen song)
  
  "Hello Sunshine" is a song by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2019 as the lead single from the album Western Stars, on April 26. It is a melancholic, mellow ballad that reflects the influences of Jimmy Webb, Glen Campbell and Burt Bacharach. Lyrically, the track finds Springsteen, who has "fallen in love with lonely", driving endlessly on an empty road.
  
  ## Release and reviews
  
  The song was well received. Pitchfork described it as "gorgeous", and compared it to country music classics “Everybody’s Talkin’”, “Gentle on My Mind” and “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues”. Spin describes it as having a "gorgeous wordless bridge" and as a "simple love song, aimed at universal truths, not short-story specifics", with "reactive and lyrical strings".
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for "Hello Sunshine" :
  
  | Chart (2019) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) | 11 |
  | Netherlands (Airplay Top 50) | 40 |
  | Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40) | 19 |
  | US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 16 |
  