Big Sur (The Thrills song)

"Big Sur (Song)"
"Big Sur (Song)"
Single by the Thrills
from the album So Much for the City
B-side	"No-One Likes To Be Upstaged"
Released	9 June 2003
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:07
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Boyce, Ben Carrigan, Conor Deasy, Bobby Hart, Kevin Horan, Padraic McMahon, Daniel Ryan
Producer(s)	Tony Hoffer
The Thrills singles chronology

"Big Sur" is the third single released by Irish band the Thrills, off their debut album So Much for the City. It was released on 9 June 2003. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, making it the most successful single release from the band. In their home country, the song reached number nine, giving them their second top-ten single after "One Horse Town". Elsewhere, "Big Sur" reached number 44 in Italy and number 55 in the Netherlands. The song contains elements from "(Theme from) The Monkees".

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Thrills

Enhanced CD Single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Sur"	3:07
2.	"No-One Likes To Be Upstaged"	3:24
3.	"One Horse Town" (Demo)	3:12
4.	"Big Sur" (Video)	3:07

iTunes EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Sur"	3:09
2.	"No-One Likes To Be Upstaged"	3:25
3.	"One Horse Town" (Demo)	3:12

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	9
Italy (FIMI)^[2]	44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[3]	55
Scotland (OCC)^[4]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	17

References

^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Sur". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "The Thrills – Big Sur". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "The Thrills – Big Sur" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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[sc_Ireland2_-1] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Sur". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[sc_Italy_The_Thrills-2] "The Thrills – Big Sur". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[sc_Dutch100_The_Thrills-3] "The Thrills – Big Sur" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-4] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[sc_UK_-5] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

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v t e The Thrills
Ben Carrigan Conor Deasy Kevin Horan Pádraic McMahon Daniel Ryan
Studio albums	So Much for the City Let's Bottle Bohemia Teenager
Extended plays	The Thrills Bite Size
Singles	"Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)" "One Horse Town" "Big Sur" "Don't Steal Our Sun" "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?" "Not for All the Love in the World" "The Irish Keep Gate-crashing" "Nothing Changes Around Here" "The Midnight Choir"