Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (audio) [OFFICIAL]

: 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

Bill Withers wrote the song while working as a technician at an aircraft-parts factory, specifically making bathroom units for Boeing 747s. Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine (Audio)

: Rolling Stone has consistently ranked it among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. : Withers recorded the track with members of

: One of the most famous parts of the song is the bridge, where Withers repeats the phrase "I know" 26 times. Legend has it that he intended to write more lyrics for that section, but other musicians in the studio, including producer Booker T. Jones, advised him to keep it as it was. Musical Composition : Rolling Stone has consistently ranked it among

: 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

: 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".