I Can See Clearly Now

"I Can See Clearly Now"
Single by Johnny Nash
from the album I Can See Clearly Now
B-side"How Good It Is"
ReleasedJune 23, 1972
Genre
Length2:45
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Johnny Nash
Producer(s)Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash singles chronology
"Stir It Up"
(1972)
"I Can See Clearly Now"
(1972)
"There Are More Questions Than Answers"
(1972)
Official audio
"I Can See Clearly Now" on YouTube

"I Can See Clearly Now" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Johnny Nash. It was the lead single from his twelfth album, I Can See Clearly Now (1972), and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when it was released in 1972, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box charts. It also reached number one in Canada and South Africa. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years, including a hit version by Lee Towers that reached no. 19 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1982, and another recorded by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Runnings that peaked at no. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.