Aerosmith had to cancel a gig in Irvine, California in order to complete the filming of the music video for this song.
The song's lyrics have an Alice in Wonderland feel with such as lyrics "I followed Alice into wonderland", "Took to the hatter like a walk in the park", "I ate the mushroom and I dance with the queen", "I chased that rabbit up her Bodhi Tree" and "That caterpillar's tryin to cop a plea".
The cover art was drawn by cartoonist Larry Welz.
The lyrics "She's finer than a painted rose" possibly referring to Disney's cartoon Alice in Wonderland when the Queen's men try to paint the white roses red.
"Sunshine" is also a street name for LSD. However, the lyrics "Sunshine, the kind that everybody knows", may suggest that the song does not refer to LSD.